Stress and Cholesterol

Long term stress plays a serious role in cholesterol levels. This is how...stress be it real or perceived causes the release cholesterol from the liver into the blood stream. Why? If your brain perceives a threat it prepares and calls into action a host of physiologic responses. One of the responses is to prepare for bleeding, or to stop bleeding. Cholesterol contains sticky platelets, and this is what your body uses to stop bleeding and form clots. This response occurs whether you are actually getting ready to fight a bear or you get cut off on the way to work. The degree of the response is what matters. So you can feel free to eat all the egg yolks you want, but take a minute to relax, breath, and get into the chiropractor to get your nervous system balanced. At our office we actually measure how your nervous system is responding to stress. Call for a consultation 734-244-4383.