Day 44
Timer on…
Well, we’re 25 days away…less than a month…we’re doing pretty good…
Not much has changed since the beginning of this series except that I’ve gotten a lot better at all of these asanas (poses) and I know a lot more about them. Today, I thought I would look at the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system because I’m interested in the discovery I made yesterday about my unconscious mind and bodily functions undoing my healing process…so…maybe if I know more about the unconscious parts of my psyche and my physiognomy, I might find another way into learning how to heal…
So, Medicine.net says that the parasympathetic nervous system is the “…part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, and relax the sphincter muscles. The parasympathetic nervous system, together with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system.”
So…this is the one that processes my food and deals, somewhat, with my metabolism…hmmm…
Alright, sympathetic (according to ScienceDaily.com): “The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which also includes the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the fight or flight response. Like other parts of the nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system operates through a series of interconnected neurons. Sympathetic neurons are frequently considered part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), although there are many that lie within the central nervous system (CNS). Sympathetic neurons of the spinal cord (which is part of the CNS) communicate with the peripheral sympathetic neurons via a series of sympathetic ganglia. Within the ganglia, spinal cord sympathetic neurons join peripheral sympathetic neurons through chemical synapses. Spinal cord sympathetic neurons are therefore called presynaptic (or preganglionic) neurons, while peripheral sympathetic neurons are called postsynaptic (or postganglionic) neurons. At synapses with the sympathetic ganglia, preganglionic sympathetic neurons release acetylcholine, a chemical messenger than binds and activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on postganglionic neurons. In response to this stimulus, postganglionic neurons principally release noradrenaline (norepinephrine). Prolonged activation can elicite the release of adrenaline from the adrenal medulla. Once released, noradrenaline and adrenaline bind adrenergic receptors on peripheral tissues. Binding to adrenergic receptors cause the effects seen during the fight-or-flight response. These include pupil dilation, increased sweating, increased heart rate, and increased blood pressure. Sympathetic nerves originate inside the vertebral column, oward the middle of the spinal cord in the intermediolateral cell column (or lateral horn), beginning at the first thoracic segment of the spinal cord and are thought to extend toe the second or third lumbar segments. (this goes on and on…but…I think I get it…essentially, when my dad died the reason I got so much heart burn, was sweating for the first time in my life, gained weight, and bled for 2 months straight is because my sympathetic nervous system was feeling to many “feels”…it was working so hard that I just became an adrenaline junky…I was had a lot of sympathy…).
That’s all for today…
Timer on…
Well, we’re 25 days away…less than a month…we’re doing pretty good…
Not much has changed since the beginning of this series except that I’ve gotten a lot better at all of these asanas (poses) and I know a lot more about them. Today, I thought I would look at the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system because I’m interested in the discovery I made yesterday about my unconscious mind and bodily functions undoing my healing process…so…maybe if I know more about the unconscious parts of my psyche and my physiognomy, I might find another way into learning how to heal…
So, Medicine.net says that the parasympathetic nervous system is the “…part of the involuntary nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity, and relax the sphincter muscles. The parasympathetic nervous system, together with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system.”
So…this is the one that processes my food and deals, somewhat, with my metabolism…hmmm…
Alright, sympathetic (according to ScienceDaily.com): “The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which also includes the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the fight or flight response. Like other parts of the nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system operates through a series of interconnected neurons. Sympathetic neurons are frequently considered part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), although there are many that lie within the central nervous system (CNS). Sympathetic neurons of the spinal cord (which is part of the CNS) communicate with the peripheral sympathetic neurons via a series of sympathetic ganglia. Within the ganglia, spinal cord sympathetic neurons join peripheral sympathetic neurons through chemical synapses. Spinal cord sympathetic neurons are therefore called presynaptic (or preganglionic) neurons, while peripheral sympathetic neurons are called postsynaptic (or postganglionic) neurons. At synapses with the sympathetic ganglia, preganglionic sympathetic neurons release acetylcholine, a chemical messenger than binds and activates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on postganglionic neurons. In response to this stimulus, postganglionic neurons principally release noradrenaline (norepinephrine). Prolonged activation can elicite the release of adrenaline from the adrenal medulla. Once released, noradrenaline and adrenaline bind adrenergic receptors on peripheral tissues. Binding to adrenergic receptors cause the effects seen during the fight-or-flight response. These include pupil dilation, increased sweating, increased heart rate, and increased blood pressure. Sympathetic nerves originate inside the vertebral column, oward the middle of the spinal cord in the intermediolateral cell column (or lateral horn), beginning at the first thoracic segment of the spinal cord and are thought to extend toe the second or third lumbar segments. (this goes on and on…but…I think I get it…essentially, when my dad died the reason I got so much heart burn, was sweating for the first time in my life, gained weight, and bled for 2 months straight is because my sympathetic nervous system was feeling to many “feels”…it was working so hard that I just became an adrenaline junky…I was had a lot of sympathy…).
That’s all for today…
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