Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare 964 - 4 Easy Ways to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve
Vagus Nerve Balances Stress Cycle
- The parasympathetic vagus nerve balances the sympathetic fight or flight nervous system.
- Chronic stress and inflammation lock you into sympathetic dominance, worsening health and stress sensitivity.
Signs of Vagal Dysfunction
- Poor memory, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, gut issues, and inflammation can signal vagal nerve dysfunction.
- These symptoms reflect failed parasympathetic regulation linked to brain centers like the amygdala and hippocampus.
Track Vagus Health via HRV
- Use heart rate variability (HRV) tracked by devices like Whoop or Oura as an indirect measure of vagus nerve health.
- Aim to improve HRV to indicate a better parasympathetic-sympathetic balance.
Learn how to stimulate your vagus nerve to heal our gut, stress & more! Tune in.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:47 Nervous system & stress
06:10 Dysfunction signs
12:51 Testing
14:12 Lifestyle changes
19:33 Jasmine’s success story
21:34 At-home stimulation devices
30:35 Nutrition
35:01 Probiotics
Featured Studies
📉Depression & Limbic System: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34102346/
📉Amygdala activity, fear, & anxiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20525501/
📉Inflammatory Diseases: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37429263/
📉Stress & immune responses: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34496250/
📉Amygdala, fear, & anxiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20525501/
📉Adrenaline, cortisol, blood lipidome & ice bath: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39779795/
📉Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway for COVID-19: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33633726/
📉Acetyl-L-carnitine on dysautonomia in Rett syndrome: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16235010/
📉Probiotic therapy & hypertensive women: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32756643/
📉 IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36178333/
Heart Rate Variability
📉Depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31239003/
📉Anxiety disorders: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35340102/
📉HRV & IBS https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33346998/
📉 Lupus:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33352985/
📉Death & Cardio Events: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31558032/
📉Type 2 diabetes: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29608603/
📉Blood pressure: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22339103/
📉Meditation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26116778/
📉Hypnosis & Psychotherapy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39625562/
📉Flow, Mood & Mental Stress During Yoga: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27457341/
📉Music structure & HRV of singers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23847555/
📉Cold Water & Exercise Recovery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39918163/
📉Cold-Water & Apnea: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37372152/
📉Sodium & blood pressure:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18047481/
📉Fish-oil supplements:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23515005/
📉Stress & magnesium: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27933574/
📉Micronutrients: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31942924/
📉Probiotics: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35392286/
Vagal Nerve Stimulation
📉Ab pain & constipation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8410029/
📉Social Media, Depression & Anxiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29458520/
📉Smartphones, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, & Sleep: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37858009/
📉High-intensity interval exercise: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23591293/
📉Stimulator: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32965846/
📉 Brain-Gut in Psychiatric & Inflammatory Disorders:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29593576/
📉 Inflammatory System: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38795094/
📉Mechanism & Applications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39996843/
📉Crohn's disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32515156/
📉IBD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37849000/
📉Crohn's: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37738465/
📉Arthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27382171/
📉POTS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37999672/
📉Reflux: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38516311/
📉IBS-C: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39689011/
📉Chronic pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39131814/
📉BOLD fMRI deactivation of limbic & brain structures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17564758/
📉Depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37230264/
📉Anxiety: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20633378/
📉Fatigue, fibromyalgia & RA: https://ard.bmj.com/content/80/Suppl_1/1057.3?utm_source=chatgpt.com
📉Lupus: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33144299/
📉 Insomnia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39680406/
📉Hypertension: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39291497/
📉Female Sexual Dysfunction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30247794/
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