subject: Could Stress Be Aggravating, Even Causing, Your PCOS? [print this page] Could Stress Be Aggravating, Even Causing, Your PCOS?
Absolutely!
Let me tell you a bit about stress, and what it does to your body.
Hans Selye wasa remarkable researcher.What he discovered is remarkable, and unfortunately,not really considered in this day and age by the mainstream. This is sad, as itreally goes a long way toexplaining alot!
When we are exposed to a stress (physical, mental, emotional), we first have to detectit. We have an alert phase. This is when our bodies realisethere is something we need to repond to. Then we try to adapt to this stress.These steps are crucial to our immediate survival. We go into flight or fight mode. When we are in flight or fight, we are in survival mode only (NOT health and wellbeing mode) We need to get out of the situation in order to revert to our naturalhealthly state The next phase described by Hans Selyeis fatigue. As I said,being in flightor fight phase isNOT about health. It is simply about survival. So, unless we change our situation (ie getaway from the stress), our body will keep trying to adapt. Now, being in survival mode is very expensive energy wise. So, eventually, we will suffer from fatigue. We can not longer keep adapting. This is when serious illness really sets in. Heart attacks, strokes, cancer (and PCOS increases your risk of these illnesses).
But, let me back up a few steps
When our body is adapting, changes occur. If you know a bit about your PCOS, and the results of tests youmay have had done, you may find it amazing that the changes occuring withthe stress response look very similar (actually the very same)to those occuring in PCOS.
So, you need to control your stress, not have your stress control you!
This stress can be mental stress (as we tend to think of first when that word gets a mention), physical, spiritual, lack of sleep, lack of exercise, bad foods, toxins in and around us, lack of correct movement (ie lack of good, regular Chiropractic care), lack of support and sense of community.
This issue is CRUCIAL in PCOS, so crucial I have dedicated a whole chapter in my book to it!
So, get relaxing, get enjoying life, and know you are giving your body a huge boost in the health, happiness and longevity stakes!
