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Stress Reduction Physiology

Meaning

Stress Reduction Physiology is the study of the specific neuroendocrine and autonomic pathways that actively downregulate the body’s allostatic load and return physiological parameters to a state of homeostasis following a stressor. This includes the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and the controlled deactivation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. Clinical strategies leverage this physiology to mitigate the long-term, damaging effects of chronic stress on metabolic and hormonal balance.