The VNS and its effect on our organs
The Vegetative Nervous System (Autonomic Nervous System) and its direct effect on our organs
The vegetative or autonomous nervous system (VNS/ANS) consists of two main nerves, the sympathetic nervous system (for tension) and the parasympathetic nervous system (for relaxation), also called the vagus. These two main nerves control and regulate all subordinate organs and organ systems. These two main nerves regulate all human cells, organs and systems as counterparts!
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The sympathetic nervous system reacts to tension and stress (danger)
In human history, the sympathetic nervous system stands for "struggle for survival" and optimally adjusts our physical organs for this challenge.
Today the sympathetic nervous system stands for tension and stress and affects our organs in the same way as it did during the struggle for survival.
Long ago, for example, the sabre-toothed tiger posed a vital threat to humans. In such situations, the vegetative nervous system (VNS) had to activate the sympathetic nervous system in fractions of a second. Motivation, tension and highest attention were necessary and necessary for survival. The sympathetic nervous system optimally prepares the organism for combat and flight situations as well as for physical peak performance. Energy reserves are mobilised and activated. Originally, this state was only active for seconds, minutes or a few hours - the fight or escape was successful - or not!
Today, the enormous states of tension last for many hours every day, often into the night. There is a clear dominance of tension and stress due to our unbiological way of life and unhealthy life rhythm.
As a rule, the "combat and escape state" originally existed only for a short period in constant alternation of relaxation phases. This is the life situation, which our body of course still has internalized.
In no case this acute condition existed over days, weeks and months, like häufig in our today's, performance-oriented time (hamster wheel)! This is strange and unnatural for our body and therefore harmful.
If the sympathetic nerve is dominant, finden immediately following regulations/adaptation of the various organs to the current situation takes place:
- Heart: increase in heart beat/volume
- Blood vessels of the musculature: expansion
- Blood vessels of the skin: constriction
- Musculature: Preparation for physical peak performance
- Eye: pupil dilation
- Blood Pressure: Increase
- Blood coagulability: increase in blood clotting capacity
- Lung: bronchodilatation, alveolar over-inflation
- Gastrointestinal: Inhibition digestive function
- Pancreas: Inhibition of insulin production
- Sweat glands: sticky sweat
- Salivary glands: zähflüssiger Saliva
- Genitalia: Inhibition of blood circulation, ejaculation
- Tränendrüsen: low excretion
During an acute combat and escape situation, e.g. food intake / excretion, digestion or repair processes are not "vital", therefore all processes that do not serve the "survival" are shut down/minimized!
After a period of tension and physical exertion, a time for relaxation, recovery and the necessary repair processes is absolutely necessary. The parasympathetic nervous system of the vegetative nervous system is responsible for this and sends corresponding signals to the affected organs:
After the danger was averted by the then "saber-tooth tiger" (by physical movement with escape or fight), the parasympathetic nervous system became active/dominant. The parasympathetic nervous system is then responsible for regeneration, the building up of the body's own reserves (food), rest, recovery and the body's own repair processes.
These repair processes can only be effective stattfinden if the parasympathetic nervous system is clearly more active than the sympathetic nervous system - which also makes sense from a biological point of view!
- Heart: slowing of the heartbeat
- Blood vessels of the musculature: constriction
- Blood vessels of the skin: enlargement
- Musculature: Relaxation
- Eye: Pupil constriction
- Blood Pressure: Lowering
- Blood clotting ability: Decreased, reduced
- Lung: bronchoconstriction, alveoli normal size
- Gastrointestinal: promoting digestive function
- Pancreas: Promoting insulin production
- Welding glands: dünnflüssiger Welding
- Salivary glands: dünnflüssiger Saliva
- Genitalia: vasodilatation, erection
- Tränendrüsen: strong excretion
At that time "sabre-toothed tiger" - today stress at work, relationship stress, illness stress and others
What's the difference between then and now?
Vital threat by the "sabre-toothed tiger" means stress today!
...the saber-tooth tiger as a vital threat is everywhere today, only in a different form and appearance, through our interpretation, way of life and thought pattern!
- Stress at work!
- Psychological stress!
- Stress in the family!
- Stress due to illness / diagnostic stress!
- Stress in school / university!
- Konflikte and crisis situations
- …
The body reacts to "stress at work" or "in Konfliktsituationen" in the same way (sympatheticotonia) as if the sabre-toothed tiger stands in front of you and it is a matter of "life and death"! The physiological processes are the same - except that today we do not dissipate the energy provided for the "fight for survival" through struggle and movement.
That is the big problem - our unbiological life and behavior!
Increased sugar release, increase in cholesterol levels, increase and activation of blood clotting, increase in stress hormones, etc. are a completely normal reaction of the body to a stress situation.
If an acute stress situation becomes a permanent stress situation and cannot be regulated by the parasymathikus at short notice, physical symptoms and corresponding measuring and laboratory parameters must change - this is compellingly logical and above all biologically sensible!
The relationship between tension and relaxation is no longer biological today! In the past, the body could switch to recovery and regeneration after a fight or escape, so there was a constant change from tension to relaxation. Nowadays we usually have 16 hours of tension through work, family and leisure activities (7 - 23 o'clock) and 8 hours of relaxation (night rest - sleep) - if at all!