34. The Brain-Body Connection - How to Signal Safety with Lindsay Mitchell

Have you ever wondered why your body reacts to certain environments and situations in a hyper-inflammatory way? In this episode, Lindsay discusses how physical symptoms can be a result of a dysregulated nervous system, using the examples of food sensitivities, anxiety, and other chronic symptoms. Lindsay talks about how we can identify the fight-or-flight response in the body and how to combine somatic, bottom-up approaches, & top-down regulation to create a balanced autonomic nervous system Show Notes: -Acute stress response definition: fight-or-flight -Traffic light symbol: Red: freeze; Yellow: fight-flight; Green: growth-repair -The goal is to signal safety to your body more often than note; this is your autonomic nervous system in balance -How "danger" gets communicated when we eat something "healthy" like a salad – how this can show up as inflammation, pain, anxiety, bloating, etc. -We are communicating with our environments (internal and external) -Cellular communication of stress broken down -The concept of Epigenetics -Simple exercises you can use before you eat Resources: -Free Wired for More Video series and community -Join the Wired for More FREE community & video series -Cait's Instagram: @caitrossco -Cait's Website -Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside -The Vital-Side Membership Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer