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“Focus allows you to pay attention to what’s happening here and now, and this starts the process of neuroplasticity.”
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
“Because the amygdala can become hypersensitive, chronic stress can make you more jumpy and anxious. This is why a war veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will hit the floor and cover his head when he hears the loud blast of fireworks. Before he has a chance to think about it, the blast reminds him of an improvised explosive device (IED) exploding or a gunshot. His amygdala triggers the fight-or-flight response—a false alarm. When you experience severe trauma or excessive chronic stress, the once-cooperative partnership between your hippocampus and your amygdala becomes skewed in favor of the amygdala. This is because the hippocampus is assaulted by excess cortisol and glutamate when the amygdala is pumped up. Cortisol and glutamate act to excite the amygdala, and the more it is excited, the more easily it is triggered.”
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
“calm and positive.”
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
“Repetition rewires the brain and breeds habits. When”
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
“Cortisol works more systemically than adrenaline does. It triggers the liver to make more glucose available in the bloodstream while it also blocks insulin receptors in nonessential organs and tissues so that you get all the glucose (fuel) that you need to deal with the threat. Cortisol’s work is a long-term strategy of insulin resistance, which serves to provide the brain with a sustained level of glucose. However, you don’t always have a lot of glucose floating around, so cortisol works to stockpile energy. It converts protein into glycogen and begins to store fat. If the stress is chronic, the increased body fat is stored in the abdomen. If you have a growing bulge in your midsection, it may be due to cortisol working to store energy. Unfortunately, that’s not the way you want it to be stored. It’s better to burn off such stored energy by exercise.”
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
― Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life
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