74 november/december 2018
added nervous sweating, dry mouth, and
gastrointestinal tract disorders. These are the
results of gene expression. Stress also enhances
inflammation and endocrine imbalances,
depletes the skin's antimicrobial barrier
that protects against infection, reactivates
skin disorders like eczema, stimulates
acne, and intensifies allergy symptoms—
also the results of gene expression.
These symptoms, as well as the many
other symptoms associated with stress, are
the same in CSAS, which is also associated
with sleeplessness, obesity, asthma, poor
wound healing, hormonal imbalance, etc.
In CSAS, symptoms of isolation, anxiety,
sedentary lifestyle, and depression overlap
and enhance each other. New research shows
they also work together to influence gene
expression that accelerates aging. Knowing
this, treatment of CSAS is all-encompassing,
addressing each symptom even if a symptom
is not present. In this case, treatment is
preventive, as it keeps gene expression
appropriately turned on for wellness and
turned down or off to keep damage at a
minimum. In essence, preventive therapies
work genetically to stop symptoms or the
increase of CSAS and subsequent aging.
