Ep 125: On this episode we explore the topic of the vagus nerve, the longest cranial nerve in the body that sends information to and from the brain to every vital bodily system. We chat about how the vagus nerve impacts our heart, lungs, digestive tract as well as mental health, anxiety, and depression.
Topics Include:
- what is the vagus nerve
- what does the vagus nerve connect
- how to measure vagus nerve health
- vagal tone
- what causes low vagal tone
- stress, mental health, anxiety
- microbiome and the vagus nerve
- improving vagal tone
- exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve
- and more!