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  This being the Fourth of July weekend reminds me of how similar the fireworks are to our biochemicals.  Most of you know my background is in the arena of Neurotransmitters, Neuropeptides, biochemicals and hormones.  Which ever name you wish to call them, they are messengers of information and energy, all set in motion by our emotions.  When you watch the fireworks this weekend, at the beginning you’ll notice them going off one at a time, very systematic, with each one having a certain elegance and beauty.  You will probably join in with a big “Ah” as you feel a sense of pleasure and harmony with the person you are viewing these fireworks with. 

  When we are in balance, this is how our biochemistry behaves and regulates the actions of our autonomic nervous system to relax.  When the finally comes, there are fireworks going off everywhere in streams of chaos.  Our heart races, we get fidgety, our breath becomes shallow and we hold our partners hand tightly.  We are momentarily in fight or flight.  So when our emotions get out of control, our chemistry becomes chaotic, sending incomplete messages everywhere with no rhythm or reason.  If this continues over a long period of time, those chemical messages will not communicate properly and we will get sick.  Choose wisely in your actions and reactions so that every day does not feel like the Fourth of July Grand Finale.

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