101. Fight or Flight? How to Leverage the Vagus Nerve

Have you heard about the vagus nerve? It's been receiving a lot of buzz lately and we wanted in on that! We'll explore the secrets hidden within this neural highway that runs through much of the body. Fasten your seatbelts, as we embark on a road trip to leverage the vagus nerve!

Here's what you can expect in this episode:

- How to measure the tone and activity of the nerve
- Leveraging fight or flight
- 5 primary ways the vagus nerve regulates the nervous system
- How to find a state of calm by identifying signals
- When is fight or flight activated?
- How to tone the vagus nerve
- Polyvagal theory: What is it?

Check out the book Polyvagal Theory by Steven Proges

 

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Dr. Nicole Cain, ND MA is a nationally renowned expert in natural mental health, helping people transform their mental health naturally by uncovering the root cause. She has been published by Salon Magazine, Well + Good, Psychology Today, quoted in Forbes and more! 

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