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EP. 226: ADHD and the Gut-Brain Connection with Nicole Malcher

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

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The Enteric Nervous System

The enteric nervous system is basically the nervous system that lives within the gut. It's known as the second brain because of the amount of nerves that we have there. The vagus nerve is responsible for controlling certain body functions like your digestion, your heart rate, and your immune system. There are ways to affect the vagus nerve like to stimulate it by increasing the vagal tone meaning that you can improve your body's response to the nervous system.

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