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WHEN STRESS BECOMES PAIN AND DISEASE: A VAGUS NERVE APPROACH TO MEASURING, UNDERSTANDING AND REBALANCING THE BODY’S STRESS RESPONSE THROUGH FUNCTIONAL NEUROSCIENCE TECHNIQUES by Simone Sittig, BSc Med Hons Biokinetics and Exercise Science 2003 UCT Summary: This session will focus on the relationship between chronic stress and physical symptoms, offering insights into how the vagus nerve influences stress physiology and how Functional Neuromuscular Techniques can be used for assessment and rebalancing. Biography: Simone is the Founder of the Brain.Body.Balance. technique…

INTEGRATIVE AND NATUROPATHIC APPROACHES TO HISTAMINE SENSITIVITY AND MCAS by Drs. Adele Pelteret, BSc Comp Health Sciences, BSc Naturopathy, Erika Drewes, Specialist Family Physician, Marna Turner, MBChB, DipPEC(SA), Nicola Buchan, MBChB. Summary: Histamine sensitivity is a key feature of MCAS, a condition where mast cells release too many chemical mediators, including histamine, in response to triggers. Unlike histamine intolerance, which is a reduced ability to break down dietary histamine, MCAS involves the overactivation of mast cells themselves, leading to a…