"Begay said he believes that historical trauma —the legacy of forced assimilation, displacement and other painful events— has created a higher risk for intergenerational abuse and chronic disease in Native American communities....
"“That lends itself to a higher concentration of this transcription factor, nuclear factor kappaB, and that’s what we see in adults who have had adverse childhood experiences,” Begay said. “And, because of this overstimulated stress response system, because of inflammation, you’re more likely to have a chronic disease at some point in the future.”..
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