Table of Contents
For the longest time, I thought the health was about doing more. More nutritional supplements, more laboratory tests, more exercises, and more routine. Data schedules and detailed verification lists of all that I was trying to do for my health. I thought that if I just found the correct group and harassed it for a long time enough, I finally felt surprising.
But nothing but for me was not another protocol. It was a simple rehabilitation of a mental transformation about how I think about health, recovery and life in general. The idea of focusing on sending safety signals to my body was instead of trying to force her to submit.
This mental transformation turns the way I eat, move, rest, and even think. This helped me get out of the place of low -level stress and if healing is already possible. If you feel the relationship in rut as you are, but you cannot determine the reason, then read!
Understanding the nervous system
First, let’s take a look at the nervous system. Our nervous system works in two main positions: sympathetic and representative. The friendly nervous system is responsible for fighting, journey, or responding to freezing. Our body activates this response when it senses the danger or threat. On the other hand, the Samatawi system is responsible for comfort, digestion and recovery.
Thanks to modern life, many of us spend the majority of our lives stuck in the sympathetic situation. Even if we do not feel mental tension, our bodies may still receive signs that we are not safe.
I spent more than a decade in this place. I did not understand that my continuous work, even “healthy” things, was keeping me stuck and my body still does not feel safe enough to turn into a healing situation. This is where the concept of safety signals comes in exchange for stress signs.
What are safety and stress signals?
Stress signals are things that tell our bodies to stay alert. These can be clear mental pressures such as arguments or deadlines, but also more fine things. Lack of erosion, excessive exercise, poor sleep, loneliness, negative conversation for the self, or even exposure to blue light at night, send stress signals to our nervous system.
Safety signals, on the other hand, are the sermon that tells the body that it is acceptable to rest and repair. These include things such as food nutrition, deep sleep, human communication, moisturizing, sunlight, gentle movement, and gentle self -speaking.
When we focus on sending more safety signals, the nervous system can finally relax. Once this, many things begin to improve, such as our energy, digestion, mood, hormones, and even weight.
Reconstruction of safety through nutrition
One of the most powerful safety signals we can send to our bodies is through food. For a long time, I was less than eating, especially when I was trying to heal the thyroid gland and lose weight at the same time. I did not think about it as pressure because I (usually) did not exceed meals, but I did not eat enough of what my body needs.
When we don’t eat enough, our body gets a message that food is rare. This is a threat and stirring hormones, such as cortisol. So instead of recovery and repair, our nervous system is on top alert. It puts excessive food eating pressure on the body, especially if we turtle high -calorie foods and low nutrient foods.
The shift occurred when I started eating enough, with a special focus on protein, microscopic nutrients and minerals. I started giving priority to the first meal per day, making sure that it is full of food and protein, before I got to any caffeine. I also stopped eating late at night, giving my body time to digest before bed.
Instead of approaching food from the mentality of restrictions or control, I started asking myself, how can I nurture my body today? This transformation alone brought noticeable improvements in my energy, moods and sleep.
Sleep as a sign of safety
We all know that sleep is important, but I did not realize the amount of nervous sleep that suffers from inconsistent or insufficient sleep. As a mother of a few children, I couldn’t always get 8 hours!
Even by skipping one hour of sleep it can cause cortisol to rise and affect blood sugar and insulin. When it comes to the fog of the brain, some experts compared only one night of six hours of sleep to be in a moderate drunk.
Sleeping is a priority, especially with the previous bedtime and consistent waking time, a big difference for me. I have noticed improvements in heart rate fluctuation, a comfortable heart rate, and a calm feeling. It may be difficult to do this for mothers, but the idea is to make sleep a priority. For me, this means that it does not mean cleaning the kitchen late at night or browsing social media after children went to bed!
Creating a quiet sleep environment also helped. She turned a sleeping room into an oasis of sleep and kept it dark and cold with a little noise as possible. I was reduced by exposure to blue light in the evening and found that my body began to relax normally and fall into a deeper sleep.
Light and mode rhythms
While I avoid blue light at night, it’s your friend during the day. Natural light is one of the strongest tools but is ignored to support the nervous system.
Getting sunlight in the morning helps control the inner clock for the body and supports melatonin production at night to improve sleep. Getting sunlight in the middle of the day enhances the health of mitochondria, improves nutrient absorption, and supports the hormone balance. I try to get at least 10 minutes of sunlight in the morning within 30 minutes of waking up, and it is often barefoot, so I also get the advantages of grounding. Then I will take some short walking with the weighted jackets or sit in the afternoon sun absorption chair.
In contrast, exposure to blue light at night tells the body that it is a day, which may disrupt sleep and cause stress. It started using amber and red lighting in the evening and wearing blue light banning glasses when needed. It has also turned into the use of warm lighting sources after sunset from lamps. These lamps are on a temporary, so I don’t even think about replacing them when the sun sets.
Simple shifts help in physical light to feel more compatible with its natural rhythms. In addition, he reduced the constant strain of the background that I did not know was there.
Mineral hydration and balance
Dehydration is another common stress signal but often ignored. When we are a little dried, our blood is poisoned, our energy decreases, and our body realizes that there is something wrong.
But moisture is not only related to drinking water. Our bodies need minerals, such as magnesium, potassium and sodium until the water is absorbed and effectively used. It started drinking mineral water in the morning, often outside the sun. I also focus on staying on moisture between meals so that I do not reduce my stomach acid needed to digest.
Not only does this help support my nervous system, but I have noticed more energy when I moisturize with a lot of minerals.
The movement that feels support
It is important to get enough water, but get enough movement. Exercise can be a safety signal or a stress sign, depending on what the body needs at a certain time.
When I felt deeply tense, extensive exercises increased. My body desires gentle movements, such as walking, swimming or stretching. Over time, with the stability of the nervous system, strength exercises are slowly turned back and resisted. Now you will find me to race in the track field.
I have changed my mind, so I see the movement another way to support my body, not to punish it. I aim for regular walking, moving, and friendly ways to move throughout the day. There is a time and place to practice more intense, but it may be too much when we are in the excess nervous system.
Environmental and emotional signals
Even if we eat well and sleep enough, our environment still sends signals to our nervous system. Artificial perfumes, harsh cleaning products, artificial clothes, and even chaos can work as hidden pressure.
Our internal dialogue is also important. The way we talk to ourselves, whether by criticism or sympathy, has a direct impact on the safety of our nervous system safely. I noticed that I was saying things like “my body attacks itself.”
When I noticed negative ideas, I asked, will I say this to my child or my best friend? If not, it does not belong to my inner world either. Instead, I turned my mind into saying something like, “my body heals.” These transformations helped me create more safety from the inside.
Contact, joy and fine signals
Human relationship is a very strong safety signal. Contact with eye, laughter, touch and attendance, we all tell our bodies that we are safe and supported.
Joy and find happiness in little things in life are also important here. Things such as singing, dance, warm baths, tinnitus, stretching, or even watching sunset are all ways to care for the nervous system. The vagus nerve, which plays a big role in complete activation, responds to these small, small acts.
She also started thinking about how a home environment could feel more support. I switched the harsh lights of gentle people, removed artificial perfumes, and made a sleepy room a comfortable space that really felt safe.
Final ideas on safety signs
The most important thing I learned is that our bodies are always next to our side. They are constantly working to protect us, even when he does not feel this way. When we learn to communicate with our bodies instead of trying to fix it or impose it, everything changes for the better.
If you just start this path, I will encourage you to choose one small thing. Get the morning sunlight. Drink water -rich water. Go to the bed 30 minutes ago. Eat a protein -rich breakfast. All that is managed and gentle with your body.
It is not about making more effort, but listening to what our body tells us more.
What are some ways to support the health of the nervous system? Leave a comment and tell us!
