D:
Out of these four? It's a combination of the four?
Yes,
it's usually a combination of the four. So for some people maybe they have a
pinched nerve in their back and their back kind of hurts and then they also
have lots of work stress going on.
But
then they're also not drinking enough water and they're drinking alcohol on the
weekends which is another stress on the body clogging up the liver.
And
then maybe they have a vitamin or mineral deficiency because they're not eating
really healthy food. And all of this compounded together is causing adrenal
exhaustion.
D:
Is there any one of these stresses that's more harmful to a person?
Well,
what I have found is that number four has the biggest impact on our body. That
believe it or not, the work stress and the emotional stress, yes, that can
compound and be a lot on your body. But if you take care of number four, the
fourth category, nutritional and chemical stress, and you make this one rock
solid then the other three categories won't affect you as much.
And
this is also category that we have the most control over because we can control
everything that we put in our mouths. We can control if we have a viral
infection like herpes one or herpes two. We can take things for that. Because
if four, your physical body is really
balanced and healthy and strong and resilient, then if you get into a car
accident you're going to heal faster. And you're going to be less prone to
getting a structural imbalance like a sports injury.
And
number two, your emotions will be more balanced so you'll be able to handle
stress when it comes up with your family members or your mother-in-law is
driving you crazy.
And
mental stress won't affect you as much. You'll have more mental clarity, more
mental focus. You won't be in a brain fog.
So
categories one through three won't affect you as much. So focus on category
four, making that a priority. So pinpointing the stresses like eliminating food
allergies...this is so confusing because you may find websites that will say
things like "I stopped eating wheat and my psoriasis went away so it must have
been wheat that caused it."
But
then another eating wheat and their psoriasis
doesn't go away and you may be thinking "Why is that?" Well, you might not have
to wheat. For me, I have a sensitivity to wheat and gluten. So I know that if I eat
wheat and gluten and I'm working too much at work and I'm not getting enough
sleep at night then I'm making myself an open invitation, a prime candidate for
my psoriasis to come back.
But
if I want it to go into remission, I have to get lots of sleep. I know my diet.
I stick to my diet. I take time off on weekends. I make sure I turn my computer
off. I'm taking lots of time off and I make sure I'm drinking enough water and
taking care of my body.
But
just the other day my fianc� looked at my forehead and I had a little spot. I
get it along my hairline first. And he looked at it and said "Oh, it's time to
go and take a break. It's time to distress." And I was eating a little more
sugar than I normally did and entertaining a little bit. We'd gone out a couple
of times and I drank some alcohol and all of these things are stresses on the
body.
So
I have a physical sign, a physical reminder that tells me "OK, it's time to
start reducing stress." So I get out my SOS exercise and I'll start making a
list of all of the things that could be possible physical stresses for me. And
then I start eliminating as many as possible.