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


The fact that you appear to have a "Moderately Positive (Sympathetic Dominant) 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.





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Lab Values - CommonIcon  High systolic blood pressure
Icon  High diastolic blood pressure

Symptoms - Abdominal Pain

Icon  Confirmed/history of heartburn

Symptoms - Bowel Movements

Icon  (Very) frequent stools

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

Symptoms - Cardiovascular

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Arrhythmia

Symptoms - Food - General

Icon  Normal/low eating frequency
Icon  Strong appetite

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Weak appetite
Icon  High/increased eating frequency

Symptoms - Gas-Int - General

Icon  (Confirmed) delayed gastric emptying

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Absence of delayed gastric emptying

Symptoms - Head - Mouth/Oral

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Cold sores

Symptoms - Immune System

Icon  History of infections

Symptoms - Metabolic

Icon  Low energy/stamina

Symptoms - Mind - Emotional

Icon  Patient/calm disposition
Icon  Being anxious/nervous

Symptoms - Mind - General

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

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

Symptoms - Muscular

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Thick musculature

Symptoms - Skin - Conditions

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Regular/occasional/frequent rashes

Symptoms - Skin - General

Icon  Dry skin

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Oily/moist skin

Symptoms - Sleep

Icon  Unsound sleep
Icon  (Frequent) difficulty falling asleep
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SpacerConditions that suggest Autonomic Nervous System Balance:
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CirculationIcon  Mitral Valve Prolapse

Metabolic

Counter-indicators:
Icon  Hypoglycemia
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SpacerRisk factors for Autonomic Nervous System Balance:
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Symptoms - AllergyCounter-indicators:
Icon  History of adult allergies

Symptoms - Glandular

Counter-indicators:
Icon  History of hypoglycemia

Symptoms - Skin - Conditions

Icon  History of adolescent acne
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KEY
PlusSpacerWeak or unproven link
PlusSpacerStrong or generally accepted link
MinusSpacerWeakly counter-indicative
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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.




Last updated: Mar 16, 2010


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