EPFX stands for “electro physiological feedback xrroid”, which is a reference to how fast it’s able to comfortably and non-invasively obtain feedback on reactions above what we call a “baseline”, or “norm” of response to thousands of electronic signatures of various items,  in a very short amount of time.

Any reactions above a baseline of the “norm” are considered to be significant as possible responses from stress. Reducing the stress response in an individuated way, unique to each individual, is what the EPFX is all about.  Let’s define “stress”, and how it can impact us in ways you may not have considered before. Stress runs much deeper than most people are aware of, in ways that can impact our mental and physical wellbeing, especially if it occurs, even gradually, over a prolonged period of time.

In a nutshell, stress is any perceived mental or physical tension that results from environmental, physical, mental, emotional, chemical and a host of other causes. It’s a response of the body and mind to any demand made upon it which results in symptoms, such as a rise in blood pressure, release of hormones, quickness of breath, tightening of muscles, increased mental and cardiac activity and much more.

The most obvious stress response is referred to as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, which is your body’s fast and automatic switch into “high alert.” This reaction helps you deal with any perceived threat from your environment, even more subtle forms such as “information overload” or your life’s circumstances.

But never before in the history of humankind have we created a world that exposes us to so much rapidly delivered information, be it from media sources, traffic and communication systems, or nonverbally from the environment.  An overload of messages can also come from internal sources: either biological, mental, emotional or all three at the same time.

Our minds are theorized to only manage 7 or 8  bits of information well at once, so anything beyond this can automatically activate this “fight or flight” biological response, even if on a subtle level that doesn’t seem like what we would call a real life threatening emergency.

In the larger scheme of things, this response was designed to stimulate your body to produce the energy, concentration and agility either to protect yourself or to run as fast as possible.  But in our modern times, sometimes stress, even in the form of excess worry or anger, can seem to never let up.

Some of our more “modern” stressful circumstances, unlike most immediate physical threats, do tend to be prolonged and faced on a continual basis. So, we can see how this runs the possibility of producing this reaction for much longer than it’s intended, or needed, to be “on” for.

This can go on continually so that you may not be aware of it anymore, as the immune system, digestive system and brain can become further and further stressed from over activation.  We may “adapt” to and simply tolerate our stressors, as opposed to managing or reducing them.

But what’s good for your body in a short-term crisis can be harmful over long periods.  The long-term activation of the stress-response system can disrupt almost all your body’s processes, impacting risks such as weight gain, insomnia, serious digestive and cardiac issues, memory, physical illnesses and conditions, and a much more.  It can even impair our absorption of nutrients.

It engages the heart in way that changes neurotransmitter and mineral levels, often imbalancing or depleting them when they’re needed for other normal bodily functions, such as maintaining bone density.

In the initial phase, the brain sets off an entire response “system” throughout your body through nerve and hormonal signals, which activates your adrenal glands to release powerful hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol.  Cortisol also slows functions that would be temporarily unnecessary in an extreme emergency situation, but in daily life, all-important for maintaining wellness.

It can change your immune system responses by impairing disease-fighting white blood cells; and suppress the digestive, reproductive and growth systems, which are all a part of maintaining overall health.  But if the stress response never fully switches completely “off”, stress hormones can continue to wash through the system in high levels, failing to leave the blood and tissues in a timely way.

Any perceived stress ~such as from work, personal relationships, major life changes, illness, or the death of a family member, friend or pet, or for some, even responses to foods such as sugar  ~can set off the same stress response system in the body. The longer you “adapt” to them without intervention, the more, in theory, you are at risk of entering the “exhaustion” stage of stress, where your body’s own maintenance systems can be overwhelmed and not functioning at optimal levels that protect you.

But every person is unique.  Your reaction to a potentially stressful event, even in normal daily life, is different from anyone else’s.  Some people naturally manage stress well, while others react strongly to the smallest stressor.  Life experiences can also affect your response to stress: People who were exposed to stressful events as children in the form of neglect or abuse tend to be more vulnerable to stress as adults.

In light of our modern world of excess chemical toxicity, some of which mimic hormones, along with emotional tension and the “information highway” overload of messages, stress is a part of life.  But you can learn to identify your stressors, how to take control of some stress-inducing circumstances and lifestyles, even in your environment, and learn how to take care of yourself physically and emotionally.

The payoff of managing and reducing stress can be enormous, even by assisting your body to do what it was designed to do, which is repair itself and maintain your health.  Your body is designed to heal itself.  Take the case of a broken bone:  a doctor may set it in a cast, but your bone heals itself.

So, as you can see by now, there are a lot of issues, even some serious diseases and conditions, linked to components of stress.  Even the AMA has admitted that stress is a contributing factor in many diseases, including some infectious diseases.

The EPFX gives us feedback on your unique responses to stress in a highly refined way, and helps train you to react differently, and to reduce and control it.

Biofeedback allows individuals to take control over bodily processes normally considered involuntary. EPFX Quantum Biofeedback empowers people with the ability to use specific reactive signals from their own bodies to positively change the way they live!