• Autonomic nervous system
• Regulatory disorder
• HRV analysis
• Diseases Cause & Effect
• Sample hight blood presure
• Who - Why - How often
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The autonomic nervous system is the body’s main control and regulation system

 

“If a control system controls and regulates a subordinate system, the functioning of the control system is the most important diagnostic parameter for assessing disorders!”

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one such control system. It controls and regulates the basic vital functions of the organism, such as metabolism, breathing, cardiovascular system, digestive system, hormonal system, immune system etc. The two main nerves of the ANS are the sympathetic nerve (tension) and the parasympathetic nerve (relaxation).

When we are confronted with stress and danger the sympathetic nerve switches to “alarm status.” When in “alarm status" systems that increase blood pressure, heart rate and provide more oxygen in the cells now have to come to the forefront in order to tense the body and mind. Only when the tension is released through physical activity does the sympathetic nerve's “alarm status” switch off.

Now the parasympathetic nerve is active. Only this nerve can provide for regeneration, physical relaxation, repair processes and recovery.

In today’s world professional, family and personal stress factors, such as annoyance, frustration, anxiety and time constraints, are often not broken down through physical activity, however. Rather, they reinforce themselves by way of a chronic (permanent) state of “alarm” in the body.

As a result, parasympathetic nerve activity for repair processes in the various systems (e.g. immune, hormonal, cardiovascular system) is halted. The body doesn’t relax and the necessary regeneration cannot take place.

It is now only a question of time before various symptoms appear from this imbalance in the regulation of the autonomic nervous system.