Brian Mackenzie

Chronic Stress Undermines Diet and Exercise Benefits

People who are chronically stressed are more susceptible to food and exercise related issues. Psychoneuroimmunology research shows chronic psychological stress dysregulates the immune response in atopic (allergic) conditions. The number of people who change their diets, but not how they internalize shit, while simultaneously self-report being “saved” by diet is wild. Further, a lot of this same crowd will follow training that develops tissue faster than tendons can handle & that carry’s >tension. This typically shows an under-developed aerobic system; drives inflammation down in most cases. Alas, that isn’t always the case though, nor is it the answer, as anyone not sleeping well, eating poorly, and walking may deal with enough tension and inflammation due to the <sleep and chronic stress. The diet crazed “saved me”or exercise “saved me” is a rarer thing than anyone wants to admit, because self-loathing & narcissism avoids and protects against responsibility at every single turn. This is the actual signal; avoidance & protection with a really cool story that follows on how healthy you are but it’s the diet or the program that freed you. Nope. The diet and training are but symptoms of the internal dialogue. That doesn’t mean your diet or training program ain’t cool, I am sure they are, there’s just a deeper reason for why most people are suffering.