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How Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Help Lower Your Stress Levels
floating around the internet, which ones are actually effective? According to experts, vagus nerve stimulation really is a great way to lower your stress levels.“The vagus nerve starts at the brain and runs through the face and thorax (which holds the heart, major blood vessels and lungs) to the abdomen,” says osteopath, . “It’s a major part of our parasympathetic nervous system, which is associated with the ‘rest and digest’ response, plus it also helps counteract the sympathetic nervous system’s ‘fight or flight,' or stress, response.” In addition, it controls several muscles in the throat, which are involved in speech and various One of the easiest ways to ? By humming.