10/07/2025
There is a difference in glucose levels from a fasting state and a non fasting state. Stress on the body will impact glucose and insulin levels.
WPHC can help with getting stress under control. Clients tepirt than can feel a difference. Here is what we are talking about:
🌿 When Stress Takes Over: What Polyvagal Theory Teaches Us About Cortisol and the Body
When life feels “too much,” your body isn’t just imagining it — it’s *responding*.
Your nervous system constantly scans the world for “safety or danger.”.
Depending on what it senses, your body shifts between three biological states — and each one changes how **cortisol**, your main stress hormone, flows through your system.
🟢 Safe & Connected (Ventral Vagal State)
When you feel safe and supported, your vagus nerve keeps your body balanced.
Cortisol follows its healthy rhythm — high in the morning to help you wake up, and low at night so you can rest.
💬 You feel grounded, focused, and emotionally flexible.
🟠 Fight or Flight (Sympathetic State)
When stress or conflict shows up, your body mobilizes for action.
Your heart races, muscles tighten, and cortisol surges to keep you alert.
⚡ Short bursts help you perform… but if it never turns off, you end up anxious, tense, wired, and exhausted.
🔵 Freeze or Shutdown (Dorsal Vagal State)
When life feels overwhelming or hopeless, your body hits the brakes.
Energy drops, motivation fades, and cortisol can crash — leaving you numb, foggy, or fatigued.
💤 This is your body’s way of protecting you when it feels there’s no way out.
👉 The good news:
You can retrain your nervous system to feel safe again.
Through breathwork, grounding, safe connection, and therapy, you can help your body restore balance — and bring your cortisol and emotions back into sync.
✨ Healing starts when your body feels safe enough to relax.
Watson Psychological Health Center
🧠 Supporting your mind, body, and nervous system — one breath at a time.
📞 (Insert your phone number) | 🌐 watsonpsychological.com
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