7 Ways to Tone Your Vagus Nerve for Better Mental Health
The vagus nerve is the most complex and important nerve in the entire human body. This nerve connects the gut to the brain and serves as a crucial player in the sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) branches of the autonomous nervous system. Feel full and sleepy after a big meal? Heart […]
Your PNS, the Polyvagal Theory & Addiction: How Exercise Activates the Vagus Nerve and Restores Calm During Recovery
As part of our Addiction: Head to Toe series, we take a deep dive into the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the latest research about how this region of the body is affected by substance use disorders (SUD). By unpacking the Polyvagal theory, we demonstrate how exercise is used as a clinical tool to re-balance the PNS […]