Learn 5 easy vagus nerve hacks to quickly regulate your nervous system at your desk in this post. While they don’t replace standing up and moving, these techniques are great for stressful situations.
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Have you been trying all of these different vagus nerve hacks and they just don’t seem to be doing the trick. You’ve tried breathing, you’ve tried meditation, you’ve tried humming and cold showers, but you still feel like you’re really dysregulated. Check out this video for more information.
Because of the anatomy of the vagus nerve, salivating can be an extremely effective technique for calming the nervous system.
Do you suffer from GERD and you’re trying to figure out how to manage your condition? Of course, there are many factors that go into this, but today we’re going to focus on a vagus nerve hack that you can do to the gastroesophageal junction that can really help relieve symptoms.
Do you have forward head posture or know someone who does? Or maybe you are sitting at your desk all day and you are constantly feeling restricted? Well, if so, this vagus nerve hack is for you.
Optimal vagus nerve function drives your digestion, assimilation, and elimination. Let’s discuss all the reasons and benefits as to why optimizing your vagus nerve function will help with your gut health.
We first want to remember that the vagus nerve is 80% of our parasympathetic nervous system. Think of this as our ‘rest and digest system.’ For us to have optimal digestion, we have to be in a calm and safe state.
The sphinx is another vagus nerve hack that can improve your cervical range of motion, thereby increasing blood flow to the brainstem and stimulating the vagus nerve. It relaxes the SCM and trapezius muscles, allowing for greater mobility.
If you are experiencing acid reflux, bloating, constipation, or poor digestion, then this vagus nerve hack is definitely for you.
In order to have optimal digestion, we need a lot of blood flow to our digestive tract. When we are in a fight or flight state, or a stressed state, the blood is moving away from our digestive system which will slow gastric motility.
So many people are suffering from anxiety and depression. Learn about the gut-brain connection and the gut’s influence on mood and behavior. This is an important and necessary aspect of looking at mental health while addressing underlying causes that we might not know were there.
With anxiety, depression and stress on the climb, have you ever wondered how you can understand your reactions to life’s challenges and stressors? Or maybe you wondered how you can become more resilient? Did you know that you can map your own nervous system? This is such a powerful tool that can help you shift … Read more
