Tag: stress
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Somatic Anxiety: The Kind That Has Nothing to Do With Your Thoughts
Have you ever resolved a stressful situation mentally, talked it through, understood it, made peace with it, and then noticed that your body had not received the memo? This experience has a name: somatic anxiety. The chest is still tight. The shoulders are still up near your ears. There is a low hum of tension…
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Loneliness Is a Physical Health Problem, Not Just an Emotional One
Priestess Sekhmet left a comment in one of my articles last week that got me thinking about loneliness. She said she has been feeling stifled lately, that she is struggling to find a healthy leisure routine with real variety, and that isolation and social life play into her food choices more than she had fully…
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Magnesium Deficiency: The Silent Drain on Your Energy.
What if the thing quietly undermining your sleep, your mood, your energy, and your ability to handle stress was a magnesium deficiency — something so ordinary that most people never think to check it? Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body. It is involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions, including energy…
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5 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated.. How I Calmed Mine Naturally
I did not know what a dysregulated nervous system was until my body made it impossible to ignore.. I was sleeping seven to eight hours a night but waking up exhausted. I would startle at small sounds. My digestion was unpredictable. I felt either wired and restless or completely flat, with very little in between.…