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Autonomic Nervous System
Balance (Balanced)
  Autonomic Nervous System
 Signs, symptoms, indicators
 Conditions that suggest it
 Contributing risk factors
 


The fact that you appear to have a "Balanced Autonomic Nervous System" will be reflected in your Metabolic Dietary Type and nutrient recommendations. The autonomic nervous system controls most of the involuntary activities of your body. It regulates your metabolism and keeps you alive without conscious thought. It has two opposing branches; the parasympathetic and sympathetic. The parasympathetic branch ("rest and digest") causes pupil contraction, lowering of heart rate, lowering of blood sugar, increasing of digestive secretions, and relaxing of the bladder among other things. The sympathetic branch ("fight or flight") does the opposite. Some nutrients strengthen one branch over the other. When an imbalance exists, these nutrients can make the imbalance better or worse. Different people have different dietary requirements.

The best source of information about Metabolic Typing is The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott and Trish Fahey, published in 2000.





Signs, symptoms & indicators of Autonomic Nervous System Balance:
Lab Values - Common  High systolic blood pressure
  High diastolic blood pressure

Symptoms - Abdominal Pain

  Confirmed/history of heartburn

Symptoms - Bowel Movements

  (Very) frequent stools

Counter-indicators:
  (Very/tendency to) infrequent stools

Symptoms - Cardiovascular

Counter-indicators:
  Arrhythmia

Symptoms - Food - General

  Normal/low eating frequency
  Strong appetite

Counter-indicators:
  Weak appetite
  Increased/high eating frequency

Symptoms - Gas-Int - General

  (Confirmed) delayed gastric emptying

Counter-indicators:
  Absence of delayed gastric emptying

Symptoms - Head - Mouth/Oral

Counter-indicators:
  Cold sores

Symptoms - Immune System

  History of infections

Symptoms - Metabolic

  Low energy/stamina

Symptoms - Mind - Emotional

  Patient/calm disposition
  Being anxious/nervous

Symptoms - Mind - General

  Being highly motivated
  A hard-driving personality
  High spontaneity
  Being easily excitable
  Being an antisocial person

Counter-indicators:
  Being a sociable person
  Being not easily excited
  Low spontaneity
  Being unmotivated

Symptoms - Muscular

Counter-indicators:
  Thick musculature

Symptoms - Skin - Conditions

Counter-indicators:
  Regular/occasional/frequent rashes

Symptoms - Skin - General

  Dry skin

Counter-indicators:
  Oily/moist skin

Symptoms - Sleep

  Unsound sleep
  (Frequent) difficulty falling asleep

Conditions that suggest Autonomic Nervous System Balance:
Circulation  Mitral Valve Prolapse

Metabolic

Counter-indicators:
  Hypoglycemia

Risk factors for Autonomic Nervous System Balance:
Symptoms - AllergyCounter-indicators:
  History of adult allergies

Symptoms - Glandular

Counter-indicators:
  History of hypoglycemia

Symptoms - Skin - Conditions

  History of adolescent acne


KEY
Weak or unproven link
Strong or generally accepted link
Weakly counter-indicative
Strongly counter-indicative


GLOSSARY

Metabolism (Metabolic, Metabolize, Metabolizes, Metabolizing)
The chemical processes of living cells in which energy is produced in order to replace and repair tissues and maintain a healthy body. Responsible for the production of energy, biosynthesis of important substances, and degradation of various compounds. Also defined as the sum total of changes in an organism in order to achieve a balance (homeostasis): Catabolic burns up, anabolic stores and builds up; the sum of their work is metabolism.

Nervous System
A system in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that receive and interpret stimuli and transmit impulses to effector organs.

Parasympathetic
Usually Parasympathetic nervous system: Portion of the autonomic nervous system that is generally associated with increasing digestion and intestinal muscle activity; decreasing blood circulation and respiration.




Last updated: Apr 13, 2008


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