Childhood Trauma
What is Childhood Trauma
Childhood Trauma is an event, a series of events, or enduring conditions that are harmful or threatening to a child. Trauma has a lasting effect on the nervous system with feeling memories and sensation memories showing up in the present without the brain actively recalling them. They are recalled by the autonomic nervous system to help you survive.
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In other words, the brain thinks the trauma is still happening when any cue seems related to the past traumatic event by sounding alarm bells activating the survival trauma response in the nervous system.
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Much of our actions in life toward ourselves, others and the world around us can come from the trauma response we experienced in childhood. Many times, we see our lives through a lens of past emotion, which prevents us from living a fulfilling life.
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What are the signs and symptoms of Childhood Trauma?
Many who experience childhood trauma begin to experience
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What does the research tell us?
Eating an inflammatory diet increases risk for depression: A review of research studies that reported an association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and risk of depressive symptoms found a significant association between a pro-inflammatory diet and increased risk of depression compared to people eating an anti-inflammatory diet. Source
Note: anti-inflammatory diets are characterized by colorful fruits and vegetables, fish, poultry, grass-fed beef, olive and avocado oils, whole grains, probiotic foods, and spices (oregano, basil, rosemary, sage, ginger, turmeric, etc.). Pro-inflammatory diets are high in sugar, white flour, white rice, fried food, vegetable oils (soy, corn, canola), cured or smoked meats, and low in vegetables and fruits.
Young adults experienced an improved mood when eating more vegetables and fruits: In this study involving 281 young adults, participants reported feeling more positive moods the day after eating 7-8 servings of vegetables and fruits. Source
