Stress creates an inflammatory environment where cancer thrives even while it suppresses the immune system. Your body can either be in “fight-flight-freeze” mode or “rest-digest-heal” mode. In order to heal, it’s necessary to turn off the panic that is so natural with a cancer diagnosis, and access the deep healing of our parasympathetic nervous system.
The body can heal itself, it just needs the right environment — one free of physical, mental and emotional stressors.
Below are some ideas on evidence-based ways to release stress and boost the immune system.
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