The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast Neurobiology of Chronic Conditions | Manifest Your Health Series | Ep 321
Jul 30, 2024
Explore the fascinating interplay between the brain and chronic health conditions. Discover how the mind can misinterpret physical signals, leading to ongoing symptoms even after infections clear. Learn about the vital role of mindset and neuroplasticity in healing. Find out practical strategies to calm your nervous system and promote emotional resilience. Shift your focus from pain to health, unlocking your body's true healing potential.
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Chronic Symptoms Are Brain-Wired
- Chronic symptoms become hardwired in the brain and nervous system, creating a mind-body component to illness.
- Addressing chronic conditions requires focusing on the brain and nervous system, not just the physical body.
Brain Mislearns Symptoms as Danger
- Chronic conditions can arise from brain learning to misinterpret neutral body symptoms as signs of ongoing illness.
- This learned stimulus causes ongoing immune responses even without the original trigger present.
Amygdala Drives Immune Overreaction
- Amygdala and insula brains areas process fear, emotion, and immune responses linked to chronic symptoms.
- Overactivation causes hyper defense and physical symptoms through nervous and immune system signaling.