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We are in a constant state of high sympathetic tone. Your sympathetic nervous system is the fight, flight, or freeze system.

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Figure 3 Interactions between nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Pituitary cells and sympathetic nervous system are positively regulated by hypothalamic factors, including corticotropin-releasing ...

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Weight gain and excess fat storage, particularly in the abdomen.