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Do you want to learn how to activate your vagus nerve, unleash your body's natural ability to healing yourself? If yes, then keep reading...The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body, reaching out from the brain stem as a pair of nerves, one for controlling each side of the body. It got its name from the Latin word for wanderer (vagus) because it wanders throughout the entire body. This is an apt description as the vagus nerve impacts in some way nearly every organ in the body. The vagus nerve is part of the body's parasympathetic nervous system. It provides you with the fight or flight instinct when presented with some sort of sudden, unexpected, or threatening situation. As part of the parasympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve acts as an inhibitor for the sympathetic system, providing a counterbalance to the initial panic from the sympathetic system, and allowing the body to calm down. The vagus nerve's motor functions extend to the medulla oblongata - where autonomic responses are regulated by the brain, while its sensory functions are directly tied to the cranial neural crest, where the body's facial muscles reside. This means the vagus nerve is informed and impacted by the very gestures of our face. The vagus nerve is connected to the neuroception system of the body which helps us gather information to determine the safety of our environment on an unconscious level. This book covers the following topics:- How can stress and anxiety affect your body and life?
- Inflammation, and what a stimulated vagus nerve can do about it
- Self-help exercises for anxiety
- Causes of anxiety, depression, and inflammation
- Vagus nerve dysfunctional signal
- Trauma
- Potential dysfunctions
- Illnesses caused by stress
- The polyvagal theory and PTSD
- Power of your body
- Body and mind control connection