Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Dr Song | Unlocking Health_ The Power of the Vagus Nerve

6 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Short spoken excerpt from a YouTube video arguing that engaging and optimizing the vagus nerve can improve the gut microbiome, reduce chronic inflammation, balance blood sugar, and regulate hormones; the speaker frames this as relevant for conditions such as PCOS, eczema, and asthma in young patients.

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The real reason to engage your vagus nerve and prioritize vagus nerve optimization is because that alone will, first of all, improve your gut microbiome. It reduces chronic inflammation. It balances blood sugar. It's going to regulate your hormones. I mean, all the things that we may be working on. A kiddo who's a teenager who's coming in with, you know, pcos, or a child who's coming in with really bad eczema or asthma. Well, working on the vagus nerve is going to have the impact of starting to regulate your other organ systems.