Wake Up Your Vagus Nerve And Get Healthier

Humans have twelve pairs of nerves that begin in the brain. Among these nerves, the tenth is by far the most interesting and powerful: the vagus nerve. Wake up your vagus nerve to get a healthier body – learn how below.

The vagus nerve forms part of the parasympathetic nervous system and has a very interesting job.

It is there and enjoy a sense of well-being that is essential for a better quality of life.

Not everyone is aware of how important this nerve is in your body.

It’s easy to see why: People are more focused on external stimuli than on patiently and intuitively listening to their own bodies.

Below we suggest you take half an hour for yourself. In a short time, you will learn how to “awaken” your vagus nerve and get a better quality of life.

If you put this into practice in your daily life, you will see changes. Are you ready?

This is where your vagus nerve is located

The vagus nerve, formerly called the pneumogastric nerve, starts in the medulla oblongata and then begins its long and fascinating journey through:

• Throat
• Esophagus
• Throat head
• Bronchial tubes
• Heart
• Stomach
• Pancreas
• Liver

It also passes through various arteries and fibers.

You could call it a long-distance highway that crosses the front of your body while doing the following job:

• Gives you sensitivity.
• Stimulates your vocal cavity muscles and helps with communication.
• Regulates your breathing.
• Stimulates the production of oxytocin (love or the parent binding hormone).

• Regulates liver and pancreatic function.
• Here’s a funny fact: it also stops your hiccups.

Awaken your vagus nerve, the structure associated with complete body health

Here’s something we all experience daily: You’re done eating a big meal and feeling a creeping tiredness, like a kind of sleepiness that makes you want to lie on the couch or take a nap.

• This sensation is regulated by the vagus nerve. After eating, your body spends a lot of energy digesting your food.

This nerve gives you about a variety of stimuli to encourage relaxation, resulting in this classic drowsiness.

• The vagus nerve, along with regulating digestion, takes care of your heart to make sure it doesn’t get too tense.

• Some people have a condition called “vasovagal syndrome.”

What happens is that when they get too tense, whether it is from fear or affection, the vagus nerve causes them to lose consciousness: they faint. This is, of course, an extreme case.

• It also regulates your immune system and cellular regeneration.
• Another feature of this fascinating nerve is that it makes you feel lethargic.
• As it is closely related to the digestive system, it also acts as a regulator. The vagus nerve is the one that tells you that you have had enough and controls your appetite when you are stressed.

As you can see it helps in many areas: Relaxation, satiety, your weight, your anxiety or lack thereof… Definitely a very interesting structure.

Awaken your vagus nerve with this technique

This is a simple technique and will not take much more than half an hour of your time. However, it must be practiced daily and always at the same time.

You will see that it is very similar to any other form of mindfulness technique for relaxation, where the key is always a form of controlled breathing.

Let’s see what to do:

• Put on some comfortable, loose clothing.
• Lie down on a sloping surface with your head lower than your feet (Trendelenburg position).
• Place a cool, damp cloth on the forehead.
• Inhale through your nose for 6 seconds, filling the lower abdomen with air (breathing).

• Hold the air inside for 6 seconds while contracting your stomach as if someone was about to hit you.
• Exhale deeply for 7 seconds and inflate your stomach while shaping your lips as if you were blowing out a candle (this is the best way to oxygenate and activate your vagus nerve).
• Repeat the exercise 7 times.
• As endings, sit up very gradually and wait 5 minutes before getting up. Relax. When you are done, it is a good idea to take a glass of cold water.

Wake up your vagus nerve and get a healthier body today. As you can see it is very simple. It’s just about breathing in a way that will revive a vital body function.