Chronic Illness

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ACE test (Adverse Childhood Experiences) predicts likelihood of weight gain, smoking, drug use, development of chronic illness.

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First of 3 talks on how nutrition can help us recover from chronic illness

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ACE leads to Chronic Stress, which means we constantly are producing adrenaline= stress response. This leads to chronic illness

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Researchers know chronic stress causes cell wall permeability. What is cell wall permeability?

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NSAIDs cause cell wall permeability.

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Taking NSAIDs for stress headaches or if you have stress plus arthritis = a double dose of cell wall permeability.

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Cell wall permeability leads to inflammation because the immune system is over-activated. It uses histamine as a marker to tag and kill invaders – histamine is inflammatory.

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Chronic stress= blood goes to arms and legs for fight or flight instead of digesting

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Alzheimer’s, Fibromyalgia, M.S, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis all had their start showing digestive problems- we didn’t know this when my mom got sick, but my friends and I have all found remission of symptoms through an anti-inflammatory diet.

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Vitamin C- needed to make collagen= foundation for bones structure that calcium gets deposited onto

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Our heart needs calcium in order to beat– all muscles need it in order to contract– so going to the bones releases Vitamin C to make adrenaline and calcium for our heart and other muscles.

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But blood vessels and capillaries need Vitamin C to be strong and flexible- throughout the body, including the digestive tract. Without it, they become weak and brittle, especially little capillaries like we have in our digestive tract.

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Remember Vitamin C is needed to make adrenaline and adrenaline is priority when stressed.

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Study: low Vitamin C= 6x increase in cholesterol levels in monkeys

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Low Vitamin C levels + chronic stress are the perfect storm to create osteoporosis, clogged arteries and chronic illness

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Poor digestion = body can’t get the nutrition it needs to function, so it has to turn to its storehouses.