Running Man Self Regulation Skills Project
Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and Decision-Making: Unveiling Your Paleo-Caveperson Wiring
Explore the fascinating interplay of stress, anxiety, and pain on our ability to think, choose, and act in modern life through the lens of our paleo-caveperson wiring and survival programming.
Discover why we sometimes exhibit socially inappropriate behaviors under stress and find it challenging to make sound decisions in tense situations.
Gain insights from psychology, neuropsychology, physiology, sociology, biology, and social dynamics, explained in everyday language without overwhelming scientific jargon.
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Running Man Self Regulation Skills Project
The Hidden Link Between Immunity, Stress, and Resilience: Breathwork Explained
Ep 105. Unlocking True Resilience: How Your Immune System and Breath Control Can Transform Stress into Strength
Resilience isn't just about "toughing it out" or pushing through environmental stress. True resilience is biological. It begins deep within the body—at the level of humoral immunity, your blood-based immune response. This internal defense system doesn’t just protect you from viruses and bacteria—it shapes how you feel moment to moment.
Our perception of wellness—ease, effort, stress, or burnout—is deeply tied to immune function and the chemical messengers in our bloodstream. Hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and glucocorticoids, along with neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, GABA, and NMDA receptors, directly influence how we interpret the world around us. Are we thriving, or are we merely surviving?
When life becomes uncertain, overwhelming, or ambiguous—whether it's work, relationships, isolation, or public settings—our body prepares to fight or flee. This triggers a flood of stress hormones and often leaves us in a loop of anxiety and fatigue.
But there’s good news: you can regulate this system—instantly.
Breath control techniques are a scientifically-backed, rapid-response tool to rebalance oxygen and carbon dioxide, reduce anxiety, and stabilize stress chemicals in the body. With conscious breathing, you activate a neurological and immunological reset—allowing you to respond to life with clarity, calm, and internal strength.
The first step toward resilience is awareness. By understanding your internal biology and practicing nervous system regulation, you build both environmental resilience and immune defense—from the inside out.
So, breathe deep. Stress less. Your body knows the way—now your mind does too. Walk well