This week’s video discusses Homeostasis, Allostasis, and Allostatic Load, explaining the relationships between them. Homeostasis describes your body’s negative feedback system; everyone’s body works towards naturally pulling their health to a set point. Allostasis and Allostatic Load are both newer terms, and they relate to how much stress your body is carrying. All of these [...]
When preparing to treat a patient with an injured mental state, it is critical to start by looking at the cerebellum. This video explains why the cerebellum is the most important part of our brains: it is a part associated with everything our bodies do. When determining the appropriate treatment of a deficiency or illness, [...]
This video discusses the importance of managing allostatic stress if one wishes to stay healthy. Some of the biggest and most dangerous diseases in the US, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes, prey upon those whose allostatic load has been raised by stressors. These stressors can be physical, mental, or chemical, and [...]
This video explains the procedures and purposes of a new piece of equipment from Cortical Metrics, which is used to measure a person’s allostatic stress level. This allows us to see the well-being of one’s cognitive function, tone, and total allostatic load (the wear and tear on the body). As stress is capable of inducing [...]
