Vagus Nerve
Exercises :
this guide will teach you the secrets to activate your natural healing power through vAgus nerve stimulation. Improve your ability to overcome anxiety, depression, traumA AND MORE.
MICHAEL SMITH
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Table of Contents
Introduction
We are in possession of a wonderful system. A system that performs so many tasks simultaneously, its mind boggling when you take a moment to think about it. You are probably sitting somewhere, or you could be lying down. Your eyes travel across the page, grasping words and interpreting them instantly.
Your breathing, body temperature, heart rate, blinking, bowel movement, posture control, and thousands of other important decisions. Your heart doesnt simply stop beating and think to itself, Well, since this human is reading, Ill just take a 10-minute power nap.
You never see that happen, unless a person has a heart condition that makes their heart function in abnormal ways.
You might have guessed what system I am referring to, yes, it is your body.
But just like any other system, one needs to take care of their body for it to continue functioning normally. Yet despite knowing that, people continue to harm their body in a myriad of ways. They take substances that are harmful to the body, avoid exercising or leading an active lifestyle, have a diet that slowly causes the buildup of harmful substances, and adopt a lifestyle that is more harmful than useful.
One of the reasons why we are unable to properly care for and nurture our body and health is because we dont know where to focus our efforts. Sure, we do have important advice such as reducing or quitting smoking, avoiding high consumption of junk food, avoiding too much sugar, and other common health advice. But that is not all there is to it.
There is one particular nerve in our body that holds the key to healing any illnesses and maintaining overall good health and is known as the vagus nerve.
Most of you might ponder to yourself, what is a vagus nerve? How important is it to the body? And how is it connected to taking care of the body, helping it heal and maintain optimal health?
We will learn about the vagus nerve in detail. For now, understand that this nerve plays a vital role in our body such as contributing to our immune system and helping us manage our mental health. Some of its other functions include releasing testosterone and bile, regulating blood glucose and blood pressure, assisting with saliva secretion, and promoting healthy kidney function.
This begs the question: Why havent people heard of the vagus nerve before? Why has this important part of the body been kept a secret? The truth does not have a nefarious reason. The scientific and medical community started working on the vagus nerve extensively within the last two decades. It was not until recently that researchers discovered just how beneficial the vagus nerve can truly be (Gidron, Deschepper, De Couck, Thayer & Velkeniers, 2018). The discovery not only highlights the contribution of the vagus nerve toward the body, but it also sheds light on a key fact: There is a need for people to be more aware of it.
After pouring through countless research materials, I wanted to share an immense knowledge of this part of the body that has been gaining popularity over recent years.
There is a lot to cover, so why not start with the basics right?
Why Has Vagus Nerve Become the Topic of Interest?
Our nervous system allows various parts of the body to effectively communicate with each other. Because of the way the system functions in our body, you can easily respond to stimuli and changes both outside and within the body. The nervous system is truly a testament to the complexity and awe-inspiring interconnectedness of the engineering system present in our body. But it is not alone. There are numerous smaller components that make up our nervous system, each playing an important role to keep the body functioning normally.
Think of the nervous system like a multinational company with numerous departments. Each department plays an important role in the smooth functioning of the entire system present within the company. There are numerous teams and you can think of them as smaller departments. But despite the size of the team, they are an important component of the bigger corporations.
Your body is similar to a multinational corporation. There are so many departments, teams, and other important personnel that work together to keep the companywhich is yourunning smoothly. And among the various parts, the one that we will be focusing on is the vagus nerve.
3rd Century Versus The 20th Century
Lets travel back to the 3rd century. More specifically, lets travel to the land of ancient Greece, where scholars and philosophers were abundant. Numerous thoughts were explored and discoveries made.
Among the many philosophers of the time, one whose name shall go down in history was Alcmaeon of Croton, who was an eminent medical theorist and natural philosopher. Why is it important to know about him? Well, we owe our discovery of the nervous system to him (Panegyres & Panegyres, 2016). He combined astute observations with numerous philosophical concepts to hint at the existence of a system within our body that is capable of acting as a connection between the body, the brain, and the mind. Pretty remarkable find for people of the 3rd century isnt it, especially considering the fact that they did not have the technologies that we enjoy today?
Now you might ask: Whats so strange about that? Are you saying that someone should not have discovered about the human body so long ago?
Absolutely not. I believe in the power of science and that as humans, we are capable of making incredible discoveries. After all, the earth is nearly 4.5 billion years old and we humans have occupied it for about 200,000 years. At most, you could say that we have been this planets inhabitants for about 300,000 years. Even with the best-case scenario, humans have been on this pale blue dot in the edge of the Milky Way galaxy for just 0.06% of its total life span. In that short period of time, we have gone from living in savannahs and caves to connecting with each other using wireless technology from practically anywhere on the planet. Now thats what I call progress!