If you’ve been dealing with heart rate fluctuations, blood pressure irregularities, or even anxiety and stress, your autonomic nervous system might be out of balance. One of the most effective ways to restore that balance is by addressing the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve regulates heart rate, digestion, and overall relaxation. Through vagus nerve stimulation … Read more
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Looking for a simple yet transformative way to improve your health and calm your nervous system? The thoracic inlet release is a targeted technique that directly stimulates the vagus nerve, boosting relaxation and enhancing your body’s resilience to stress. This exercise also promotes better vascularity and hydration of the nervous system, influencing vital functions like … Read more
Are you curious about how to evaluate your autonomic nervous system? Today, we’re discussing a specific clinical assessment that uses pupil dynamics to help you better understand your nervous system. In this blog, we’re going to do a vagus nerve assessment—the Samogyi reflex. Rather watch or listen? How Pupil Size Reflects Nervous System Activity One … Read more
Ever feel mentally and physically stuck, unable to make decisions, or lacking motivation? That numb, frozen sensation, where even relaxing feels impossible, is what we call a functional freeze state. It’s a survival response your body uses more often than you might realize. Let’s unpack why this happens, how it affects us, and simple strategies … Read more
Are you experiencing gas, bloating, indigestion, bowel irregularities, or feelings of anxiety, depression, or irritability? The side-lying visceral release technique is a powerful vagus nerve hack that can provide relief from gastrointestinal symptoms and nervous system regulation by stimulating the viscera and sending sensory information from the vagus nerve to the brain.
We’re going to talk about how mechanical pressure, potentially from the cervical spine could be impacting your vagus nerve. Therefore, it could be affecting your blood pressure and heart rate, gut issues, anxiety, depression, so this is yet another thing that you want to explore as the root of your potential vagus nerve issues.