#122 Upgrading the Vagus Nerve to Decrease your Stress with Dr. Navaz Habib

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“𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑔𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙; 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑒'𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙.”

In this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast, I invited Dr. Navaz Habib, author of Activate Your Vagus Nerve, to share with us his knowledge and expertise on how to stimulate our Vagus nerve to help us optimize our productivity, focus, and energy levels. 

Here are some of the key takeaways:

• [04:50]  What is a Vagus nerve?
• [10:19] Effects of damaged Vagus nerve
• [17:50] Exercises to stimulate the Vagus nerve
• [27:45] How long does it take to stimulate the Vagus nerve?

Mentioned in this episode:

• Activate Your Vagus Nerve Book by Dr. Habib  

Dr. Navaz Habib, is the founder of Health Upgraded an online Functional Medicine and Health Optimization clinic, working with high performing professionals, athletes, and entrepreneurs to dig a little deeper and find the answers to what is holding back their health. He works with those who want to upgrade their health, allowing them to have a greater impact and serve more people. Having gone through his own personal experiences with poor health and weight struggles, Dr. Habib is well equipped to implement personalized recommendations for each of his clients. In identifying the root causes of health imbalances, and addressing them naturally, his patients experience optimal health the way their bodies were meant to feel and allow them to give back to the world in whatever way they want to serve. Dr. Habib’s book “Activate Your Vagus Nerve” is a simple to follow guide to help you identify and address a major missing piece in patients dealing with chronic health concerns such as anxiety and depression. By activating the Vagus nerve, we can optimize our productivity, focus and energy levels, allowing us to experience the effects of upgraded health.

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