This means that consistent points of stress to the body can, essentially, throw the axis into a consistent state of imbalance. (drchristianson.com)
CO: Looking back, I see that at the heart of all of my disorders (eating disorders as well as a kind of disordered living — being in a constant state of imbalance and / or living in a state of excess) was an unaddressed sorrow and suffering. (mindbodygreen.com)