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2: Most people are already in a state drastically limits all forms of immunity
of stress from the high toxicity and in the body.

radiation levels of our modern world.
For a surprising number of us, feeling 4: Don’t underestimate the full-being

anxious, scared, endangered, and so on effects of fear and stress on your body,
gives a sense of normalcy - adding to the mind, and soul. Other than immune
addictive nature. People stimulate fear system suppression, fear can lead to

and stress to feel “normal” - how a heavy cardiovascular conditions, decreased
drug user needs a constant stream of fertility, delay in brain reactivity and

their chosen substance to feel “normal”. emotional regulation, depression, and
We have daily deadlines to meet at work, premature death.
we consume chemicals constantly in

our food and drink, we have family and This season communicate with your
friend obligations we can’t miss again! body & try not to stress! We wish you a

We have to start prioritizing self-care so fantastic (not too spooky) Halloween!
that the body can understand what it’s
healthy normal truly is.

By Kalen P C Nielsen
3: When the body is stressed, it cannot Vedara Holistic Practitioner

tell the difference between real life-
threatening danger, and being late for References:
the bus. To our subconscious minds, https://www.ajmc.com/view/in-oncology-

all stress and fear are exactly the same. clinical-pathways-the-variability-isn-t-with-the-
Even if we’re just stuck in an awkward drugs

elevator conversation, our bodies will https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/
think we’re being chased by a tiger. Acute healing-stress-the-inside-out/202003/your-
fear responses (like a jump-scare) will panic-is-increasing-your-risk

actually upregulate immunity functions https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
for a short time, but will slow down, or PMC1361287/

even shut down, certain organ system
functions. Moderate-length stressors https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/impact-
(like scary movies or haunted houses) fear-and-anxiety

will down-regulate cell-mediated https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/
immunity; meaning less antigen- fondness-fear-why-do-we-be-scared-ncna812661

response. Long-term fight or flight (like
an entire season of scary activities)

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