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Threat versus Safety Physiology

posted in: Recent, RUTs, Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1, The Physiology/ Mental Mechanics of RUTs |

Lesson Objectives Consider ongoing environmental input separately from your body’s responses. Understand the essence of illness/ disease is sustained exposure to real or perceived threats. It creates an adverse chemical profile that increases metabolism (your rate of fuel consumption) and causes inflammation. Your tissues will be physically damaged over time. … Read More

Essence of Illness

posted in: Important, Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1 |

The burden of chronic disease is crushing us while we have the answers right in front of us. A recent summary reported that the total cost of chronic disease in the US is 3.7 trillion dollars a year, which is approximately 19.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. (1) … Read More

Bullying is Assault and Should be treated as Such

posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 4 |

There are serious mental and physical consequences from being bullied. What would be the outcome of a scenario where a stranger or acquaintance walked up to you and began to call you names and shove you. Maybe they even hit you? What would you do? You would call the authorities … Read More