39: Improving Parasympathetic Tone for the ANS with Dr. Tim Jackson

Apr 14, 2021

Dr. Tim Jackson, an expert in improving parasympathetic tone and autonomic nervous system functions, discusses the importance of reducing stress, heart rate variability, and practical strategies like using infrared saunas, deep breathing, and vagus nerve stimulation to enhance parasympathetic tone for better health and longevity.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Journey into Functional Medicine

01:57 • 7min

Strategies for Enhancing Parasympathetic Tone and Stress Management

08:47 • 6min

Optimizing Health Through Sauna Usage and Deep Breathing Techniques

14:18 • 7min

Optimizing Autonomic Nervous System Health and Mitochondrial Function

20:59 • 12min

Improving Parasympathetic Tone and Resilience

32:44 • 3min

Improving your parasympathetic tone is essential for a healthy body. It directly impacts your autonomic nervous system, responsible for most of your bodily functions. Dr. Tim Jackson talks about how to improve your parasympathetic tone, why it’s important to reduce stress, and heart rate variability.

Build Your Parasympathetic Tone

Use a Far-Infrared Sauna
Deep Breathing
Vagus Nerve Stimulation

About Dr. Tim Jackson

Dr. Tim Jackson received his undergraduate degree in Health science and chemistry from Wake Forest University in 2003. He completed his Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) from the Medical University of SC in 2009.

Realizing that manual therapy and orthopedic care helped only some of his patients, he began studying functional and environmental medicine, as well as digestive health, in an effort to help others achieve wellness.

Dr. Tim has an education in nutritional biochemistry, digestive health and its systemic effects, functional endocrinology, epigenetics, mold and Lyme disease, and auto-immune/neuro-immune disorders.

He completed the Spine portion of the Active Release Technique methodology, a system that addresses musculoskeletal trigger points and helps to expedite the healing process. Dr. Jackson trained with Dr. Kendal Stewart, M.D. to learn the far-reaching implications of methylation deficits and their role in Neuro-immune syndromes.

Dr. Jackson features on The BulletProof Executive Podcast, Ben Greenfield’s Podcast, RobbWolf.com, The Huffington Post, as well as countless health and wellness summits.

He is on the advisory board for Your 2nd Half, a Program that helps collegiate and professional athletes transition from athletics into other careers, and The Medical Advisory Board for GreenSmoothieGirl.com, a site with several million visitors per year.

Dr. Jackson’s clinical expertise spans everything from brain rehabilitation, functional endocrinology, Lyme Disease and stealth pathogens, integrative gastroenterology, mold toxicity, epigenetics, and mitochondrial dysfunction.

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