Many people have heard of "some" vagus nerve, but only a few will be able to competently explain what it actually is. Let's try to understand.
It turns out, is called the vagus nerve is the longest nerve of the human body, located just where we feel his pulse. As one of the 12 cranial nerves, it begins in the brain and lasts until the abdomen, passing through the heart, lungs and esophagus. His second name "cranial nerve X" and it - part of the involuntary nervous system, the guide his body unconscious activity (maintaining the heart rate stability, ensuring proper digestion, etc.).
The vagus nerve, justifying its name, moves throughout the body, sending tiny fibers on the body - the heart, intestines, lungs, liver, pancreas. In fact, it controls the entire nervous system, responsible for the stimulation of the functions of the "rest" and "digest".
The most interesting thing in the vagus nerve - its connection with the treatment of chronic inflammation that can cause migraines, digestive problems and increase AD. It turns out that the nerve can arrest the described problems without drugs! Why? Because vagal tone controls heart rate. Research conducted recently, showed significantly: the tone of the vagus nerve - the most important component of the mechanism of activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
High tone or low?
It is better if the vagus tone will be higher. Then people will be able to relax more quickly, for example, after stress, and internal systems will function better.
The also found during research that the vagus nerve controls our body. It was he who initiates the inflammatory reaction of the body, it affects the mood and stimulates the ability to deal with the reactions.
If vagal tone is lowered, the person becomes more vulnerable. He can start with heart problems, increased risk of stroke, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, depression.
But there are affordable ways to improve (raise) vagal tone:
1. Buzz (strange, but it is the sound stimulates the nerve).
2. Lengthy conversations (this is also associated with the ability to improve the tone through the vocal cords).
3. Facial washing with cold water.
4. Deep breaths with the diaphragm.
5. Breathing Yogis practice.
6. Meditation and positive thoughts.
7. Improved bowel state (could be the use of probiotics).
It is also important to adjust your own daily routine. It can be very, very effective in terms of control over their own nerves.
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