Reverse Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | MS Diet, MS Symptoms, MS Treatments, Heal MS, Cause of MS
Aug 28, 2026 · 43 min · 12 segments
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Well, let's talk about the parasympathetic system versus the sympathetic system, because I think people get those confused.
So in your autonomic nervous system, these are things that your body does automatically without you really thinking.
And this is why I said, remember I said, if you're stressed out, your body's not going to digest.
And this is your sympathetic nervous system, which is also referred to as your fight or flight.
Because have you ever seen like, you know, you walk by and a rabbit goes, boom, he's gone, you know, or he's too close, he freaks out, he hunches down and does not move.
But It's a survival tactic that your body has developed over years and years and way back when we were running from the saber tooth tigers.
I'm sure you guys have all heard this analogy where you need that energy, that burst of cortisol.
You need everything that happens when you are afraid or you're put into action.
and so your your pupils dilate so you can get more light in so you can act your blood vessels dilate so you can lift that volkswagen off the baby right your um your heart rate increases you're going to be able to run faster do more you're thinking more clearly But in order for your body to put all that energy into getting out of the situation, it disables, to a certain extent, your digestion.
So your body doesn't need to be thinking about digesting when you're under stress.

Well, let's talk about the parasympathetic system versus the sympathetic system, because I think people get those confused.
So in your autonomic nervous system, these are things that your body does automatically without you really thinking.
And this is why I said, remember I said, if you're stressed out, your body's not going to digest.
And this is your sympathetic nervous system, which is also referred to as your fight or flight.
Because have you ever seen like, you know, you walk by and a rabbit goes, boom, he's gone, you know, or he's too close, he freaks out, he hunches down and does not move.
But It's a survival tactic that your body has developed over years and years and way back when we were running from the saber tooth tigers.
I'm sure you guys have all heard this analogy where you need that energy, that burst of cortisol.
You need everything that happens when you are afraid or you're put into action.
and so your your pupils dilate so you can get more light in so you can act your blood vessels dilate so you can lift that volkswagen off the baby right your um your heart rate increases you're going to be able to run faster do more you're thinking more clearly But in order for your body to put all that energy into getting out of the situation, it disables, to a certain extent, your digestion.
So your body doesn't need to be thinking about digesting when you're under stress.
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