Fabiola Maria

Health & Wellness Coach | Women 40+
• Natural Biohacking
• Reverse Aging
Creator of Signature Of 7 Medicine
Science-backed

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When you step into nature
your nervous system shifts from survival → restoration.
• Cortisol begins to lower
• Parasympathetic system activates
• Brain waves slow down (alpha state)
• Heart rate becomes more coherent
• Inflammation signals decrease

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When someone believes:
“I must control my body because I am not enough”
→ behavior becomes punishment and restriction

But when someone believes:
“My body is valuable and entrusted to me”
→ behavior becomes care, stewardship, nourishment

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Chronic Dieting Rewires the Brain
Long-term calorie restriction causes real neurobiology changes.

Research shows dieting can increase:
-ghrelin (hunger hormone)
-food reward sensitivity in the brain
-obsessive thoughts about food

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Oxytocin has effects on:
-lowering cortisol
-improving emotional resilience
-supporting cardiovascular health
-improving immune function

So love and connection are not soft concepts; they are health regulators.

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“Looking young is not the same as being young.
True youth comes from how your cells function, not how your face appears.”

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GABA acts as a natural brake for the nervous system. Optimal levels ensure mind calmness and sleep quality.

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Your brain does not become faster by carrying more information.
It becomes faster by organizing what it carries.

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One of the most energy-demanding areas is the prefrontal cortex.
This region controls:
attention
planning
decision making
working memory
self-control
In other words, the very functions required for learning.

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Gut–Brain Axis
The gut contains a huge neural network called the:
Enteric Nervous System
Sometimes called the “second brain.”
It has about:
500 million neurons.
Communication pathways include:
• vagus nerve
• immune signaling
• microbiome metabolites
• hormones

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About 80–90% of vagus nerve signals travel FROM the body TO the brain, not the other way around.
Meaning:
The body constantly informs the brain about internal states.
This is called interoception.

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intrinsic cardiac nervous system
The heart contains about 40,000 neurons.
Human Heart
The heart communicates with the brain through:
• vagus nerve
• spinal pathways
• hormones
• electromagnetic signals

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For women 40+, shrinking actually makes aging worse.
Loss of muscle → slower metabolism
Loss of bone → osteoporosis
Loss of confidence → withdrawal

So shrinking is biologically and psychologically harmful.

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Diet culture trains women to shrink.
Health science teaches women to grow stronger.

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Train your brain.
Your body will follow.

When your mind changes, your habits change.
When your habits change,
your body follows.

Sustainable health is built through:
• identity
• emotional regulation
• neural habit circuits

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Most people try to change their body.
Few people train their brain.
Most fitness programs focus on:
• calories
• macros
• workouts
But real transformation starts here:
brain → beliefs → behavior → biology

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Gratitude → Nervous System Regulation
Gratitude practices, activate brain regions involved in emotional regulation:
-reduce stress reactivity
-improve sleep
-increase dopamine and serotonin signaling
-lower inflammatory markers
In other words, gratitude shifts the nervous system

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Correct Body Image (Respect the Body)
This is extremely important neurologically.
Negative body talk activates:
• amygdala threat circuits
• stress hormones (cortisol)
• body shame neural loops

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Research in psychoneuroimmunology shows that self-criticism can actually increase inflammatory markers.

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Unstable blood sugar is often associated with:
• PMS
• anxiety
• fatigue
• irregular cycles
• energy crashes
Hormones are not isolated systems.
They respond to the metabolic environment of the body.

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For many women, hormones only become a focus when something begins to feel wrong.
Irregular cycles.
PMS.
Anxiety.
Fatigue.
Weight gain.
Poor sleep.
At this point, hormones are often labeled “out of balance.”
But hormones rarely fail randomly.