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Biophysicist & Yoga Teacher. Healing lifelong chronic health issues holistically. Making room for the body's natural healing powers. Sign up for my newsletter ↓
Apr 23 14 tweets 5 min read
I’m 31.

Chronic fatigue and stress cost me a decade of my life.

I slept 8 hours every night, but I was constantly exhausted and anxious.

But after 2000+ hours studying biology, I finally understood why.

My nervous system was stuck in chronic fight-or-flight mode.

Here’s how to regulate your nervous system and get your energy back for good (backed by science):Image
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When you’re chronically stressed, your autonomic nervous system (the part of your brain that controls stress and recovery responses) gets activated.

This puts your body in a low-grade survival state known as fight or flight.

No species can thrive when they’re operating from survival mode.

The result is exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix.Image