The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar M.D.amazon.com
The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience
If you are in a resilient state, communication is flowing between all parts of your brain. (Dr. Siegel calls this state “integration.”) Say someone cuts you off while you’re driving your child to school. Your limbic system and brain stem react so fast you step on the brakes before you’re fully aware of what’s happening. Then you feel the surge of f
... See moreTo free yourself from the immediate emotional responses of the limbic brain, you must accomplish two tasks. First, you have to enhance your brain’s physiology, which you can achieve by making specific dietary and lifestyle modifications. Second, once your brain has been optimized, you can take full advantage of its powerful ability to develop pathw
... See moreWhen we are stressed, the body shifts its resources from maintaining homeostasis, that happy place of well-being and balance, to protecting itself.