What is the vagus nerve?
How does the vagus nerve affect health?
While we know the vagus nerve has many functions, we’re not always completely sure how it works.
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Which goes to show you how it’sallconnected.
But that’s not all.
Try deep breathing or meditation (or both!).
Deep breathing is one of the most simple yet effective waysto stimulate3the vagus nerve.
Head to a yoga class.
Take a cold shower.
Eat foods rich in tryptophan.
These foods include spinach, seeds,nuts, bananas, and poultry.
Maintain a healthy weight.
ensure you poop daily.
Nix sugar from your diet.
Pop a probiotic.
Research shows that gut microorganisms canactually activate7the vagus nerve.
However, this beneficial effect did not occur among mice whose vagus nerve had been removed.
If you eat loads of animal protein, scale back.
Consider intermittent fasting.
Somestudies suggest11thatfastingand dietary restriction can activate the vagus nerve.
The best part: Your fasting windowdoesn’t need to be that longto reap somegreat benefits.
Belt out your favorite tune.
Researchshows12that singing has a biologically soothing effect, which has everything to do with the vagus nerve.
Sometimes complex pathways can respond to simple interventions.
