Holistic Psychiatry

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Befriending the Vagus Nerve

Befriending the Vagus Nerve

Passive & Active "Bottom Up" Approaches to Relax, Improve Mood, Focus & Sleep, Decrease Pain & Muscle Tightness, Improve Social Communication, Lower Inflammation & More

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Courtney Snyder MD
Oct 14, 2024
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Befriending the Vagus Nerve
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The vagus nerve is amazing. It allows us to relax, focus, socially engage, and have a positive mood. It counters the physiologic stress response in our body, lowers inflammation, and sends and receives information from most of the organs of our digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems.

The vagus also receives information from the nerves of …

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