Just like a computer, our brains can exhibit a blockade, much like a computer virus. This overload originates due to long term stress. When you look at the computer in a superficial way, there is nothing to be seen. This is because there’s nothing wrong with the screen; it’s the drivers where the virus is located. The same thing happens to our body when we suffer from psychosomatic complaints: on the outside everything seems to be all right; it’s the drivers in our brain that are causing the problems. These ‘drivers’ manage all our bodily functions. There are thousands of them. Because the cause is situated in your brain, you can’t see any clues regarding the condition when inspecting the body of a person suffering from psychosomatic complaints. However, this does not make the physical complaints any less real or serious.
The incomprehension of the environment doesn’t make things particularly easy for people with a long-lasting illness. People tend to judge rather easily that the patients themselves cause their own problems and often make remarks such as ‘eat healthier’, ‘lose weight’, ‘don’t be a baby’ or ‘focus on the positive things’. Sometimes, even the existence or the severity of the condition is called into question, because on the outside there appears to be nothing wrong.
An often heard complaint is over-tiredness. After all, the body is continuously working to solve problems on the inside. Our brain can no longer normalize the situation and becomes overworked. Because all attention goes out to the inner normalization, the normal contacts with the outside world get seriously disturbed as well. People who are tired all the time, often exhibit procrastination simply because they are ‘too tired to do it right now’. Some people confuse this with other conditions or speak of ‘closed chakras’.
Stress also has a big influence on our digestion, because it changes the bowel structure. The bowels function as a kind of ‘second memory’ for traumas and long-term stress. People with CFS and other similar conditions often have a disordered eating attitude, due to which they will eat more, and less healthy, which often leads to overweight. Unhealthy food, such as sugar, but also artificial sweeteners, only increases the digestion problem. Artificial sweeteners may cause irritation in the bowels, especially when the bowel structure has altered due to stress. Furthermore, artificial sweeteners increase the appetite even more.
Rhodiola and phosphatidylserine are natural substances that help the body normalize its own condition by stimulating important neurotransmitters, both regarding the brain activity and the intestinal flora. By taking these two supplements according to the formula described in this book, you help your brain lift the blockade and clear out your body. In a matter of a few months, your body, which has paralyzed itself due to virtual viruses, will be freed from this zombie-like condition.
We remember emotions as images. The first thing that happens when you start taking rhodiola and phosphatidylserine is that this group of images is being organized, removed and replaced by neutral images. Your brain is being scanned and bad experiences are systematically being removed.
The sorting out and removing of images happens during our sleep. People who have been taking the supplements for some time will notice that they will have lively dreams and will wake up more often. The dreams are especially about the youth and childhood. The images that we dream about are attached to certain emotions that you have to let go to be freed of the psychosomatic complaints. By removing the emotion, the image will fade away as well. As these emotions are being released, the tension in your body will disappear. You will feel this in different areas, among which will be the muscles and the bowels.
After a few months, you will notice that the psychosomatic complaints disappear. Just think of digestion problems, excessive sweating, aching muscles, melancholy, ... In a last phase, the exhaustion will also disappear. This takes some time, because the body will remain tired for a while longer, as it is working very hard on the inside during the stress reset. When the processing has been completed, the energy can be used for ‘external’ activities. Your personality will systematically change as well, you will feel less down, look towards life more positively and be more open to social contacts. In the end, this will benefit your social life.
Recovery of the intestinal flora
An important effect of the stress reset is the recovery of the intestinal flora, which causes a better digestion. With ‘intestinal flora’ we mean all the microorganisms that can be found in our stomach and bowels. We’re especially talking about the bacteria. A healthy, grown-up person has about 10 billion bacteria in their stomach and intestines with a total weight of 1 to 1.5 kilogram. Even though the composition is different for everyone, approximately 100 to 600 different kinds can be discovered in most people.
Food sensitivity, unhealthy living habits and long-term stress may have a negative effect on the health of the intestinal flora. Healthy food is different to everyone. However, what’s the same for everyone is the fact that milk and yoghurt lay a film on the bowels, which hinders the digestion. Milk in combination with foods that are difficult to digest, such as raw vegetables, may be the cause for a lot of problems.
The intestinal flora plays an important part in breaking down substances that are hard to digest such as tough fibers and long sugars and to produce amino acids, fatty acids, and vitamins such as vitamin K. On top of that, a healthy intestinal flora helps to deal with traumas and long-term stress. The bowels are also responsible for producing hormones that influence your brain. For example, no less than 95% of the serotonin in your body is being produced in the gastrointestinal tract. Serotonin plays an important part in counteracting the symptoms of depression. Studies have shown that 35% of people with irritable bowel syndrome suffer from depressions and anxiety disorders.