Expert Advice and Team Insights – December 30, 2025
When the Nervous System Is Off Balance
The autonomic nervous system constantly works in the background to regulate breathing, heart rate, digestion, immune responses, and muscle tension, switching between sympathetic “fight or flight” and parasympathetic “rest and digest” states. When chronic stress keeps you stuck in alert mode, resources are pulled away from repair and recovery, which can tighten muscles and fascia, disrupt sleep and digestion, increase inflammation, and limit healthy blood and lymph flow so tissues struggle to heal and reset.