5 Easy Ways to STIMULATE THE VAGUS NERVE

The vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve and a critical part of our parasympathetic nervous system. It is the longest nerve in our body and runs down the right side of our neck and supplies our organs and brain with vital information. It controls things like our heart rate, digestive tract, lung function, our ability to swallow, and even bladder control, just to name a few. But it doesn't stop there, the vagus nerve also affects our mental health, and stimulating it has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and even PTSD symptoms. They have found that when stimulated, we can more easily overcome these pesky mental illness based symptoms, so even if we feel bad, it's short lived and we can more quickly rebound. #MentalHealthAction

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[emmabeckett]

Just watched this after a tough/emotional therapy session and massaged my neck up and down, it helped so much!! Thanks Kati! ❤️ 😁

[hadi_re]

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[ash_luscious]

1.Stimulating the vagus nerve
2.Exposure to cold 2:30
3.Massage 3:37 (be gentle above your shoulder neck behind ears)until you feel relaxation
4.Oral stimulation(Sing gargle hum) personal note -chew gum 5:07
5.Probiotics(healthy gut bacteria)reduces stress hormone
Yogurt fermented foods (kimchi sauerkraut kombucha) no pills or dried out
6.Sleep on right side 6:52
7.vagus nerve stimulation device

[r.p.]

Thanks! Great video. Just a small detail about the vagus nerve. The nerve is on both sides of the neck, not just the right side. The vagus nerve trunk subsequently passes down the neck between the carotid artery and the internal jugular vein, within the carotid sheath. At the base of the neck, the nerve enters the thorax, however, the right and left vagus nerve take different paths after this point. The left vagus nerve travels anterior to the aortic arch, behind the primary left bronchus and into the esophagus. The right vagus nerve travels behind the esophagus and primary right bronchus.

[jyad]

Cold showers, neck massage, chewing gum, singing, natural probiotics intake, sleep on your right side, VNS device.

[opedromagico]

I'm taking 1-2 cold showers every day while singing to heal my gut issues connected with my depression. Now I'll be massaging behind my ears and trying different sleep positions. Thanks Kati!

[megmc]

2:30 Cold
3:35 Massage
5:00 Sing, hum, gargle, gum, suck on hard candy
5:55 Natural Probiotics
6:50 Sleep on right side, not on back
7:37 Gammacore, etc.

[SharpCats]

What happens in Vagus stays in Vagus; what a state to be in🥰

[alanhehe]

Dipping the face/head into very cold water induces something called "The diving response, " which does indeed lower the heart rate, etc. I read that years ago in a book on anxiety.

[TokiWithCheese]

I screamed when u said probiotics stimulates the vagus nerve! When i feel really stressed, I literally drink kefir, or make a drink that is just live apple cider & raw honey mixed into water, and they calm me down after only a few minutes. I didnt know why it helped

[Dulcimerist]

My doctor put me on the vagus nerve stimulating medication Mestinon (Pyridostigmine) to treat my gastroparesis/IBS-C and POTS/dysautonomia, and it's worked wonders for me. The vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system do a lot of important duties - such as regulating the "rest and digest" functions and calming the sympathetic nervous system ("fight or flight" panic and anxiety response).

[lesleybludworth]

You have a right and left vagus nerve. The left vagus nerve has more input into the heart for slowing our heart rate down. Sleeping on the right side would stimulate the left vagus nerve as the left chest wall would be more able to move with each breath. Left lungs on top and gas rises so left lobes will fill more stimulating left vagus nerve.

[Gimo]

Wow! My first diagnosis when 21 was High Anxiety. I am now 70 and still anxious 😬. Thank you…

[backwardsbrilliance]

My fiance has cyclic vomiting syndrome. It is sooo brutal, but actually all stems from the vagus nerve! Thank you for making such an informative video.

[RealTalk-mqug]

I have nightmares.
I wake up depressed and panicked.
These are my usual states.
This has been my life-long reality.
Not talking to my best friend for 39 days,
is making it a trillion times worse...
He discarded me like last week's garbage...
I need a miracle for my heart and mind and spirit to be healed,
and my friendship with my best friend to be restored and mended!

[qazedc]

No wonder singing even for 5 minutes makes me feel so much calmer!! I've used it over the years whenever I'm constipated, because I kid you not it literally somehow magically relaxes the bowels enough for the poop to come out

[miss._em]

When I find myself in the middle of a mental breakdown I find it relaxing when I take cold showers🧡. Today’s my birthday! So happy birthday to anyone who shares a birthday with me! Have an amazing day😊🧁

[Crescentlight]

The Om tone/vibration can stimulate the Vagus nerve too. As a reiki practitioner I use an Om tuning fork during energy work sessions. I love sharing this tuning fork with others by placing it on Vagus nerve points. Everyone loves it!
Interesting idea about the mother passing on a vagus nerve tone. Something I need to research. My mom had awful pregnancies (I’m the eldest), I also had 2 very challenging pregnancies and wasn’t in the happiest state.

[Talus-hallux]

Great video. As a doctor, I want to give out a word of caution! Most of the vagal stimulation techniques in the vid are great.
But excessive stimulation over the carotids, the artery that is located on front of the platysma muscle in the neck, where the vagal receptors are located, can cause bradycardia, severe slowing of the heart, which in elderly, or sensitive individuals can cause cardiac arrest!

[heidicameron]

I was happiest when singing in the choir but now I watch you tube and sing with music videos❤️❤️❤️