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I came across an interesting article called Hacking the Nervous System by Gaia Vince
(http://mosaicscience.com/story/hacking-nervous-system). The author of the article depicts the experience

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of a woman who suffered from severe, debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, and minimized this inflammation
simply by stimulating the vagus nerve.
So, if we are able to stimulate the vagus nerve which works through the parasympathetic nervous system,
we can greatly influence inflammation and the immune system.

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The role of the brain on body inflammation can be

profound. If you suffer from an inflammatory condition,
digestive upset, high blood pressure or depression, a
closer look at vagal tone is highly recommended.
The vagus nerve
The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body which
originates in the brain as cranial nerve ten, travels down
the from go the neck and then passes around the
digestive system, liver, spleen, pancreas, heart and
lungs. Its role is the most important one in the
parasympathetic nervous system, which is the rest and
digest part (opposite to the sympathetic nervous system
which is fight of flight).

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Vagal tone
The key to activating the parasympathetic nervous
system is the tone of the vagus nerve. It is measured by
tracking your heart-rate alongside your breathing rate.
Your heart-rate accelerates a little when you breathe in,
and slows down a little when you breathe out.
Higher vagal tone means that your body can relax faster
after stress. The bigger the difference between your
inhalation heart-rate and your exhalation heart-rate, the
higher your vagal tone will be.
Low vagal tone
Depression, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, cognitive impairment, much higher rates of inflammatory
conditions such as all autoimmune diseases (inflammatory bowel disease, endometriosis, autoimmune
thyroid conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and others) and cardiovascular conditions and strokes are all
associated to low vagal tone.
High vagal tone
On the other hand, improved mood, less anxiety and more stress resilience are associated to high vagal
tone. It improves the function of many body systems, reduces migraines, causes reduced risk of stroke and
cardiovascular disease and better blood sugar regulation, lower blood pressure and improved digestion via
better production of stomach basic and digestive enzymes.
Another interesting property of the high vagal tone is that it essentially reads the gut microbiome and
initiates a response to modulate inflammation based on whether or not it detects pathogenic versus nonpathogenic organisms. It is in this way that the gut microbiome can affect on your mood, stress levels and
overall inflammation.
How to increase vagal tone?
We already mentioned that the vagal tone can be increased through a device that stimulated the vagus
nerve. To some degree, you are genetically predisposed to varying levels of vagal tone, but this still
doesnt mean that you can do nothing about it.
In contrary, by regular practice, you too can succeed to regulate and increase your vagal tone. The
implications of such simple and basic practices on your overall health, and in particular, on inflammation
issues are far-reaching.
Some ways to tone the vagus nerve are the following:

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1. Washing your face with cold water. Cold water on your face stimulates the vagus nerve, although
the mechanism of this practice is still unknown.
2. Meditation (loving kindness meditation) Itwhich promotes positive feelings towards yourself and
others. A 2010 study by Barbara Fredrickson and Bethany Kik found that increasing emotions of
goodwill led to increased social closeness, and an improvement in vagal tone.
3. Slow, rhythmic, diaphragmatic breathing. Breathing from your diaphragm stimulates and tones
the vagus nerve.
4. Speaking. Speaking is also helpful for vagal tone, due to the connection to the vocal cords.
5. Balancing the gut microbiome.
6. Humming. Humming also stimulates the vagus nerve, due to its connection to the vocal cords. You
can repeat the sound OM or hum a song.
For those who suffer from high blood pressure, digestive complaints, inflammatory condition or depression,
this article can serve as an inspiration to begin a meditation practice, since we have read that breathing
exercises and meditation are helpful for our health, or to discover new possibilities and mechanisms to
manage the bodys inflammatory response.
Source/Reference:supertastyrecipes.com
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This post first appeared on Darou Wellness(Original Article Source) . Go check out their amazingly
informative blog about all things health related with advice from some of the leading Naturopathic
Doctors in North America.

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