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  • Writer's pictureDr. Mike Hurley

Let's Talk About Fight or Flight - Thoughts, Traumas, and Toxins

Updated: Apr 26, 2022


So what can throw your body into a fight-or-flight (sympathetic) state?

Thoughts, Traumas, and Toxins



What does this mean?

Everyday stressors (physical, mental, and chemical) can lead the body to be in a sympathetic (fight-or-flight) dominant state. Here are some examples of each:

โ€ขThoughts: Negative self-talk, emotional trauma, anxiety from a stressful job/relationship, a 2-year long pandemic for example

โ€ขTraumas: Birth trauma, a slip and fall, physical changes that occur during pregnancy

โ€ขToxins: Moving into a home with mold, cleaning with toxic chemicals, consuming foods high in pesticides


๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™—๐™ค๐™™๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™›๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ-๐™ค๐™ง-๐™›๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š? This high-stress state can lead to so many negative health effects:

  • A decreased mental state. In order to have proper responses like restorative sleep, optimal digestion, and increased immune system function, the body has to be in a parasympathetic (rest and digest) dominant state.

Chiropractic care works directly with the nervous system. It assists the body in moving from a sympathetic (fight-or-flight) state to a parasympathetic state (rest and digest).


At Pine Coast, we focus our care around the nervous system in a safe and effective way. Weโ€™re here to help!

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