What is IASIS and how might it help my health?

The IASIS Microcurrent Neurobiofeedback machine is a proprietary technology which supports brainwaves to become quieter at rest and to be more flexible in their function. We started offering these sessions because so many of our clients are struggling with neurocognitive health and autonomic dysfunction. IASIS Microcurrent Neurobiofeedback sessions may help to rebalance the autonomic nervous system by helping your brain reenter a state of relaxation.

The autonomic nervous system is a component of the peripheral nervous system which relates to any function your body controls automatically, without conscious control. For example, you don’t need to stop and consciously think about adjusting your blood pressure when you run. Your autonomic nervous system automatically adjusts your blood pressure and heart rate, depending upon what type of cardiac output your body needs. The autonomic nervous system affects a variety of physiological processes including: blood pressure, respiration rate, breathing capacity, heart rate, vasoconstriction, blood glucose regulation, hormonal balance, digestion, elimination (bladder and bowel function), sweating,  temperature regulation, pupillary function (light sensitivity) sexual arousal and ability to achieve an orgasm.

The autonomic nervous system is classically thought of as having two major branches: sympathetic (flight, fight or freeze) and parasympathetic (rest to digest). Recent theories of the autonomic nervous system include a third component to the sympathetic response, which is a freeze response. This freeze response is similar to a very frightened animal laying down and playing dead. So, we can call the sympathetic response a flight, fight or freeze response. For example, in severe chronic fatigue syndrome, the body feels unsafe (often due to a combination of chronic infections, elevated toxic burdens and emotional stress), which generates the third sympathetic pattern of a hibernation-like freeze response. Another common example of an autonomic nervous system imbalance is experiencing indigestion due to stress.

Imbalances of the autonomic nervous system are common and vary in a spectrum of severity, from mild to severe. Because of stress, you can be stuck in a sympathetic/flight or fight response with an inability to properly digest and eliminate food. This can lead to abdominal discomfort, bloating, gastroparesis, constipation or diarrhea.

When stress hits us for prolonged periods of time, we can get stuck in sympathetic (flight, fight or freeze) responses with difficulty entering a parasympathetic state of relaxation, healthy digestion and restoration. This is a physiological response, which is biologically ingrained in all humans. It is how we are all wired. Unfortunately, this can lead to a variety of health issues. IASIS Microcurrent Neurobiofeedback sessions can help you enter into a parasympathetic relaxation state. It is an FDA-approved device for relaxation. For further information about the medical implications of the autonomic nervous system, please click here.