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Data that links the work of Sapolsky and Bjorntorp who, in my opinion, ought to be recognised as the man who established, beyond doubt, how negative stressors can create measurable dysfunction of the HPA-axis which leads, in turn, to the metabolic problems that cause CHD. Or, to put it more simply. How stress causes heart disease. [No, it is not the only cause, but it is probably the most important single cause]. https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2016/...isease-part-xx/

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Carlos Monteiro pointed to this is his work, talking about the autonomous nervous system, more specifically the sympathetic nervous system. Also relating it to the PH level or acidity of your tissues. Described in his `Acidity Theory of Atherosclerosis`.

I've not heard of this guy before, but this is certainly interesting:

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Acidic Environment Evoked by Chronic Stress: A Novel
Mechanism to Explain Atherogenesis.

http://www.infarctcombat.org/AcidityTheory.pdf

The acidity theory represents a new paradigm, offering a sea-change in alternatives for the
treatment of atherosclerosis, by stress management alone or in adjunct to other pharmaceutical
or technological medical approaches. It prioritizes lifestyle modifications like diet, physical
exercises, yoga, Transcendental Meditation and through biofeedback stress reduction devices
or by other behavioral approaches aimed to reduce chronic stress through relaxation response,
consequently decreasing sympathetic bias and its harmful effects.

I'm not understanding a lot of the science here. Is this the same kind of acidity/alkalinity issues Marty Kendal addresses here?

https://optimisingnutrition.com/201...comment-page-1/

My understanding is that it goes well beyond diet, though. One of the doctor's in the Arthritis Summit talked about heart rate variability and stress, for instance, for inflammation.