How to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve for Mental Health | Balancing Your Nervous System
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Dr. Gregg Gerstin discusses how to stimulate your vagus nerve for better mental health. This is an important part in balancing your nervous system and living a life of optimal health and well-being.
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So first, what is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It’s important to keep the vagus nerve balanced and functioning properly. If we’re not stimulating the vagus nerve enough, this can impact our nervous system. In today’s video, I’m covering some of the best things you can do to stimulate your vagus nerve and restore parasympathetic balance in your body. To repair your vagus nerve, we’ll cover breathing exercises, nutrition and its impact on the vagus nerve, supplements for the vagus nerve, laugher, and posture. Make sure you watch the full video so you can understand how a corrective chiropractor can help if your vagus nerve is out of balance and none of the tips we cover today are working for you.
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A real game changer for me was understanding that meditation is not about controlling the mind but rather not being controlled by the mind. In time the observational faculty of the mind grows in strength beyond that of the mind chatter in every day activity and you stop reacting to the negative mental impulses.
That's great!
Nice 👍🏾❤️☺️
Oooh wow, I gotta try this perspective. Always trying to calm the mind, to "not think" and its a battle I barely win. Thanks
All peace of mind comes from the Prince of Peace JESUS Christ The living WORD! KJV ONLY and try Shepherds Chapel if u really seek Gods truth.
The mark of the beast is to be mentally unsound and filled with the lies of Satan mentally. Your only defence is Christ the WORD. HE IS YOUR ROCK AND YOUR SALVATION FROM the King of babylon aka confusion the antichrist, everything the dragon says is in reverse to they that r sealed with the truth. Try Psalms you will hear the psalmist say, "Selah", which means stop the music. Meditate
Always ask for Gods help in Jesus name HE WILL IF YOU ONLY TRY! 🙏
@@acinamatata6342 You cannot do it without God. satan will interrupt every opportunity to have peace of mind bc Satan knows all peace of mind comes from God and Satan wants u to fail. KJV bible only the rest r corrupt
1. Breathing cycles 5 to 10 times
make noise with your throat
2. Eating clean proteins fruits &
veggies vit D probiotics
3. Laughter
4. Light exercise like walking.
5. Prayer or meditation
Looks like a great list to me!!
I also thought Prayer!!👌 thanks for the video for the effort you made breathing in and out while making video!! 😀. Will these exercises help burning tongue syndrome?
I do all these and still suffering 😢
@@Alignwc ⁶
@@danusiabeatz an important one is changing your negative thinking patterns.
I would like to say thank you. I have had anxiety, IBS, panic attacks, severe depression, chronic pain, inflammation, ADD, OCD, and even severe PTSD from the crap I’ve been through... I’m not a hypochondriac, I’ve just had a really miserable life for the past 34 years. Only yesterday did I learn about the Vagus Nerve and it’s role in the parasympathetic nervous system and I have high hopes that this will be one tool on my “toolbox” that I can use to get better.
same
Your welcome. Let me know if you need an more or further help and how it is going.
Why don’t you check out Joe dispenza, search on UA-cam, he has helped thousands of people heal themselves. Also, you could check out Bruce Lipton and Gregg Brandon. 😁
@@Ameljor These people are all outstanding healers. Great suggestion.
Me too !!!!🙏🙏🙏❤️🌿
Thank you! I am a singer with fibromyalgia. My diaphragm is always stuck . My left arm is stuck too. My scalene muscles get stuck and cause severe pain in my back. Everything thatYou said is significant to my health regimen. Extremely validating. I’ve been rehabilitating since 2010.
I am sorry to hear you are going through this. Let's hop on a Discovery call to figure this out. You can do that here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Do you use transderma mg oil?
It's truly amazing how much our gut biome affects ALL of our body's systems~ super important to be aware of, & to educate ourselves thoroughly on. That being said, I think the vagus nerve is not so well discussed, yet as I research I continue to be amazed at the power we have to self-regulate & overall manage our health & well-being. That's a wonderful thing!
So is this channel~ thank you for choosing to contribute in these ways, & with such an easy to understand, pleasant delivery of information and advice. I'm grateful to have found the channel✨
~Samantha in AZ
Thank you for that! I'm happy to hear these videos have been helpful to you, if there are any other topics you'd like me to cover let me know!
In the 2 1/2 years since my heart attack and stenting I have been looking for a video like this. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks man.
You are welcome. Let me know how it goes.
My mental health needed this from loss of my twin soul "behind the veil" in May, 2020. Thanx much. You gave me comfort in a touchy-feely method of keeping it together with logic & nutrition_ an important factor for me. Even the beach did not help me this much. I lost my appetite & had extreme weight loss that caused family concern. I am really grateful.from the Bahamas.
That's great we're so glad we could help!
Really useful video thank you. I also love that it’s just you talking, no annoying distracting music and sound effects, just straight to the point. Awesome. I would love to see more Vagus nerve toning exercises.
Thanks for the feedback. I will work on some more Vagus Nerve content and information. Keep watching and subscribe to get it asap.
Thank you. I love your help, 4/4/6🌬🥗🚶💃🗣
Good to see yet another person comment on banal backing musak. I just don't understand why they see the need to add any at all.
@@AlanJan_UK_49 folks think musak makes their videos seem more professional. They don’t understand it does the opposite.
@@helenewebster9462 This is cute. I'll actually save this emoji sequence as a little reminder :)
This is an amazing video, thank you for helping me understand all the symptoms I have been suffering for very long time.
You are welcome!
And yes, I’m in too. Praise this doctor. God bless!
Thank you! Let me know if I can help in any way.
Another way to reset your vagus nerve is to stand straight and try moving your neck to the left and to the right and you’ll notice one side stiffer. Then you lie on your back and cradle your head where your vagus nerve is ( basically at your brain stem) fingers clasped with thumbs down and you keep your head still and move your eyes to the left for 60 seconds then straight up for 60 seconds and then to the left for 60 seconds and back. You’ll probably yawn at some point and after your done you’ll notice the side you were stiff on is good again. It resets your vagus nerve and it bring a calm to you in fact it usually makes you sleepy. Sometimes you have to do it a couple of times over, but This works really well.
Wow that sounds really interesting. I would have to look into this.
Great idea. We will have to try this out!
Wow thanks ! I’m gong to do this
Very helpful and well explained and demonstrated. May have just extended my life a bit just by listening. Thanks Doc. Much luv
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this information. This is exactly what I've been dealing with. I read another article a few days ago that was talking about this exact topic. I would like to mention too, that my cousin delt with similar problems and ended up having to get his Atlas put back in place because it was causing nerves in his neck to malfunction.
I had a bad experience with a chiropractor years ago and it really upset my sympathetic nervous system. I had anxiety and reoccurring panick attacks, my skin hurt when it came in contact with hot water and all sorts of other issues I had never had before getting adjusted. The chiropractor hurt me so bad and caused so many issues. It took probably two years before my body felt normal again. They told me that something woke up in my body and that it would have even if I had never came to them to be adjusted. I knew that was a bunch of crap. I just wanted help getting my back in better functioning from a couple of car accidents I had been in.
This makes so much more sense to me though because my bones pop a lot even on their own because my muscles aren't toned well enough to hold my joints in place. I know that may sound weird but it happens. The other day my neck popped while I was stretching and I felt a huge difference in my whole body. I felt calm and just, better! I knew then that it all had to do with my nerves and my spine. I have gut issues, mental health issues like PTSD, GAD, PDD, and emotional distress. I have had stool samples done, blood work done and all but two came back good. One of my stool samples came back with an elevation in inflammation, and one blood test came back with higher levels of Folate. My GI doctor thinks it may be SIBO. I read in the article that there's is a connection between gut imbalances and the vagus nerve. I also may have leaky gut. So I feel like a mess.
I am sorry to hear you are going through this. Let's hop on a Discovery call to figure this out. You can do that here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
You are not a mess.
You are an incredible human that this been expericing a difficult part of your journey, eventually you Will Arrive where you know who you are!
Be grateful this journey you are on.
Peace!
Thank you for this video! I always knew that something in my digestive system was making me get really gassy and then I would get dizzy and then I couldn’t not drive my vehicle. It’s a horrible feeling when you’re trying to drive and all of a sudden my vision moves then I can’t drive but I knew it had to do with my digestive cycle this video makes a lot of sense!!!! I take enzymes too, it helps a lot!
That's great!
Oh my.....I thought it was just me.... thank you for sharing
Thank you, I wish there were more Doctors like you.
Thank you! I need that today! Let me know if I can help any other way.
Thank you, Doctor. This was all very helpful.
Your welcome!! Let me know if I can help any other way.
You Rock Doc. I appreciate your insight and would be humbled to touch bases...
Thanks Doc!!!
Thanks for the feedback!
I am a covid long healer… this is great! Thank you 🙏🏻
Your welcome! Let me know if I can help in any other way!!
Or as it used to be known - "Post viral fatigue"
I was diagnosed with IACFIDS/ME- Infection Associated Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (?sp?) in 06' and around 18' told I likely have Ehlers Danlos & am in the process figuring out which type-hypermobile or ?..ANYWAYS gosh, I'm sorry, brain fog! You may be in the same category. Being called 'Long Haulers' is what they're saying because they don't know what it is. I really hope that you get better!! Keep trying until you get results & take care of yourself!!!
How are you doing?
@@Rebelconformist82 doing much better than 8 months ago thank you for asking! :) Seems as time is a factor, supplements, good self care... along with a Naturopath doc!
I'm recovering from COVID.The symptoms are not resolving as quickly as I would like, specifically the fatigue, weakness and brain fog. I'm a senior on a fixed income so I look for things that are free or affordable. Treating the vagus nerve is one f the first things that showed up.I control my blood pressure with paced breathing and this seems to fit right in. My meditation is Ho'oponopono. It uses a similar form of breathing along with a simple generic prayer that covers forgiveness and reconciliation: some call it magic. I'm so happy to have found your system that fits so well into what I'm already doing. It gives me hope for a complete recovery
Keep watching and doing what I talk about.
Turned to youtube after no useful help from GP and found your channel. What a relief! I've been suffering with chronic solar plexus pain for the past couple of years that comes and goes. Each time the duration increased and it got to the point where it was debilitating. My GP said, it was nothing, don't eat spicy foods things like that but I knew it wasn't acid reflux, convinced it wasn't heartburn he just continued to prescribe useless meds. Knowing nothing about the vegus nerve I interestingly watched your channel and tried the breathing exercise, I could not believe the difference this made alone. Just breathing in through the belly and for a count of 4, probably for the first time, I instantly realised how tight and cramped everything was in that area. On the hold of 6 I could feel my muscles shaking because I can only believe they were so stressed and tight, I did the whole breathing exercise for 5 reps and felt the pain had almost disappeared. I repeated the exercise later that day and managed the full 10 reps. Next morning, again for 5 and noticed the abdomen area muscles were more of a glide rather than buffering. I have had 3 days now with very little solar plexus pain and less bloating when I eat too. I'm sorry this comment is so lengthy but I cannot stress and thank you enough for the relief I have gained, just by breathing!!!!! I have since tried the vocal (scaring both cat and a jay from the back yard...:D) and again, noticed a buffering in this too, so everything is just so stressed and tight. I've started looking at the nutrition and really keen to watch the rest of your videos which are very insightful and useful. Thank you so much Dr Gregg, you are doing such a great thing.
That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you! Please share these videos with your friends and family.
@@Alignwc Just a quick update, 4 months on and my previous issues have all but gone. I've experienced a twinge in that area just a few times since (when highly stressed) but with a few of those breathing exercises its gone again within minutes. Also, the bloating has disappeared, no more issues from that either. I cannot believe something so simple has effectively managed what was an awful condition. Again, thank you. I have recommended you to my family and friends and I hope it provides some hope and confidence to anyone else reading this. Watch the videos and DO THE EXERCISES! You can thank Dr Gregg later :)
Very insightful video. Thank you! I practice most of the vagus nerve techniques, but your last step about posture may be what I need. I’m in Phoenix and wondered if you could recommend a corrective chiropractor near me. Thank you again!
Thanks for asking. Can you be more specific about your location in Phoenix? Like your zip code??
Very helpful. I'm in my 30's, and recently started having breathing issues. My throat feels very tight and I'm out of breathe easily. I couldn't figure out exactly what had happened to me. I went to the chiropractor and it helped for awhile . I'll add these steps and see what happens 🤗 thanks
In my experience which is years now (42) from a few head injuries and vagus nerve dysfunction try to find an upper cervical chiropractor (NUCCA) is good, that understands vagus nerve dysfunction very well and gets to the right areas gently. The old chiropractic paradigm of cracking does not work for vagus nerve regulation. hope that helps.
If you'd like any extra help let's talk it out! Let's hop on a Discovery call to figure this out. You can do that here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Thanks for the insight!
Try reuteri probiotics, acupuncture targeting the vagus nerve, and Gaba supplement
Insight Timer has SO much to offer, I use it EVERY day for one reason or another.
I agree it is awesome!
Dr. Gregg Gerstin… Your advise is excellent. There is another aspect to our persona which I believe is critical. That is the programming we have all been subjected to. Most of us are dysfunctional based on the families we have come from. Notice how many people who have achieved fame, fortune and great success yet manage to self destruct. Much is based on the bad choices that we make. There are three areas of life that I have uncovered. The first is relationship. The second is misplaced anger. And the third is childhood emotional traumas that stick to us like glue. Until we free ourselves from these damaging experiences, we cannot truly be free to be ourselves and lead a healthy life. Fortunately, I have broken the codes on all three components and have felt free for almost 50 years. We can learn so much from negative experiences.
Great insight. Congratulations on breaking the code. Keep it up!!
How did you break the code?
@@elokubano Breaking the code is not easy. From the moment of conception and right up to the present, we are emotionally programmed by what we experience. Therefore, all our choices in life are based on our prior input. In a sense, we are all Pavlovian creatures but don’t recognize it. We think that we have Free Will.
REVEALING THE PROGRAMMING CODES / PATTERNS
If you are interested, I did a UA-cam interview over 5 years ago where I go into great detail about what the programming looks like. I explain why so many relationships fail and it turned out that the interviewer had the very same problem that I was describing. You won’t find this kind of info from Freud or Jung. No one that I know of will show you what the programming codes looks like. But these are my personal hands on experiences that let you see what we are all dealing with.
Here is the video: ua-cam.com/video/-a-bmB9stCo/v-deo.html
Thanks for such a thorough video. I'd love to know how the vagus nerve is affected for people with alexithymia as often the only emotion they feel is fear, and that brings an incredible amount of stress to their digestive system etc, and wreaks havoc.
Your welcome! I am guess you have problems with this. Let me know if you want direct help on this.
I’d like to check my spine. Please refer me to someone in my area?
@@terryaguirre8271 Thanks for reaching out Terry. Can you share with me your zip code and we will do our best to find a provider in your area.
@@Alignwc 92883
Looking for a chiropractor for spine correction in this area please
I'm blown away , Mega Thanks
Your Welcome!!
Thank you, really does help calm.
That's great! Please share with friends and family!
You are a light in the darkness, Thank you Doc and many blessings your way keep up the good works!!!!!!!
Thank you! Much appreciated
Wonderful resource. Thank you. 🌻
I am glad you enjoyed it!
I have Clusters Headaches. They treat me for Epilepsy? Wrong. They couldn't stop my seizures for hours
6-7 at times. Eeeeks! So Happy to learn about the Vagus nerve. And SO HAPPY You know to help us💞🕊
We're happy to help! Please share with friends and family!
My doctor put me on the vagus nerve stimulating medication Mestinon (Pyridostigmine) to treat my gastroparesis/IBS-C and POTS/dysautonomia, and it's worked wonders for me. The vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system do a lot of important duties - such as regulating the "rest and digest" functions and calming the sympathetic nervous system ("fight or flight" panic and anxiety response).
You are so right and I am glad to hear you are feeling better. Making sure the Vagus nerve and parasympathetic nerves are not stressed helps you work so much more efficiently. Make sure you also have your spine and nervous system balanced to keep you healthy for a long long time.
@She Talks to Angels- Shamanic Healing and Coaching I see an endocrinologist regularly, and every once in a while I go to Boston to see a neuroendocrinologist.
My neurologist and Ehlers Danlos specialist work with the Pyridostigmine, though.
@@Alignwc ..doc I appreciate your clip.
What do you say about a/f..its very distressing & happening often.
When I drink too quick it can get the ♡ out..or eating.
Plus I need early nights.
How is ur pots now
@@Alignwc Something that confuses me...
I believe I trigger my vagus nerve as a respose to fear (even if the situation it's not dangerous. created by thoughts of not wanting to pass out for example). I start to feel weird in the room, feel that I'm going to faint, my heart beats fast, I become shaky, w/ warm body and cold hands - Since this is the vagus nerve having an overstimulated response, should I be doing exercises to stimulate it?
Thanks for this video!!
Thank you so much …..❤️🌹
You are so welcome
Currently battling long covid and I’ve found I started getting last week and pushed my nervous system too hard last week and I’m suffering post exertional malaise now. I’m really hopeful that I will recover soon and regain my life like I once had again. Really hope and believe long covid won’t be a life long condition!
I am sorry to hear you are going through this. Let me know how I can help.
Thank you. I have a problem with the vagus but doctor does not take it seriously so seek other professionals. You have helped
I am sorry to hear you are going through this. Let's hop on a Discovery call to figure this out. You can do that here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Thank you for this video. I have a forward arched neck that has caused mouth breathing, and my sympathetic nervous system is on over drive. I was just diagnosed last week.
I am sorry to hear that. Let me know if you want help overcoming this.
Places watch Oxygen Advantage for better breathing, taping your mouth at sleep time.
Great video, thanks! Do you recommend a specific type of chiropractor? I was recently reading about Torque Release Technique. Does chronic stress cause problems with the vagus nerve? Can the vagus nerve's functioning be improved even if there is a hiatal hernia that might also be causing interference? Thanks!
You are welcome for the video. My pleasure. Let me know if there are any topics you would like to know more about. I do have a specific type of chiropractor I recommend. One that is trained and practices Chiropractic Biophysics. Let me know if you need help finding one in your area.
@@Alignwc
Hi Doctor! Do you have someone you recommend in Fairfax or Annandale, Virginia area? Thank you!
Great video! Good information and easy to follow.
Thanks for the kind words.
you have been so caring and helpful thanks so much x
You are so welcome. Let me know if there is anything I can do.
@@Alignwc thanks for your reply. Im now awaiting tests as have gynae problems ( fluid and swollen ovary) so wondering if this is reason for dizziness z
I think it's important to mention that not everyone can approach a breathing exercise and just do it...if we don't feel safe in our bodies it can be really triggering to hold our breath! This is where I'm at right now.
Thanks for your feedback!
i agree, i used to have a fine time doing meditation but last feew years i dread it becouse i just hear and feel my heart and veins pounding so hard and so loud.
@@skylarc8859
Wow, I'm sure there's someone with insight to help with that...I wish you luck ❤
It just makes me cough as have some copd and Gerd.
I’m almost certain this has a lot to do with my autoimmune symptoms. Went to a chiropractor in Jan 2019 and he screwed up my neck even more. Started experiencing respiratory issues a few days later and back spasms for weeks. Cldnt sleep at night or move in bed without a spasms. Couldn’t sneeze or cough without spasms. The following months experienced dizziness/ vertigo, feeling of being underwater for a week. I think it also affected my digestion bcuz I had a really healthy diet, mostly plant based with only chicken and fish. Started feeling really bad around August-September. After numerous tests and scans found out I was deficient in vit D. I spent lots of time outside playing sports and with my dogs. I was also feeling easily stressed and nervous/ anxious all the time. I was usually a very calm person. I knew something was off but didn’t know what. Also started having neck stiffness when I slept. Again never had this prior to that chiropractor visit. Also experienced frozen shoulder for the first time which lasted 5 days. So after supplementing vit D3+k2 for 8-9 months fast forward to August 2020 I’m guessing the stress of covid 19 and being out work really messed with me and the straw I feel that broke the proverbial camels back is when I was moving some 30lb bags of garden stones. About 20 bags I carried one at a time across my shoulders back of neck and two days later my body started going crazy. Came home one evening and BOOM started having elbow pain and within 2hrs the pain was excruciating and I couldn’t move my arm. No swelling no redness just locked in pain. Was up most of the night in pain then it vanished as the sun came up. Was normal all day the following day and again that evening same thing happened. After 3 days of this it jumped to the other elbow and did the same thing. 3 days later jumped to my shoulder, then 3 days later the other shoulder. This pattern continued moving to knees then ankles, wrists then back to elbows then shoulders where I would eventually lose function at times and be unable to even lift my arms. By the end of week two I started having heart palpitations at night when I tried to sleep. All my symptoms would start in the evening and worsen into the night. Then crazy burning headaches on my left side began. At this point I realized something neurological was happening bcuz everything burned and then I began having tingling and numbness in my arms at night. Again when laying down to sleep an hour in my neck would start hurting then my arms went completely numb. This freaked me out big time. This cycle went on for 2 more months then burning started in my stomach. Oh at the end of week two I went for a covid test bcuz I cldnt figure out y my body would suddenly start going haywire. My tests were negative. Went to the local clinic and all bloodwork was normal except I had a high inflammation marker. So by middle of November the stomach burning began and weight loss started end of month. I never had a fever, cough, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea twice but that was after taking a few supplements. So I basically lost 25-30lbs over the next 4-5 months. Then I realized my neck was playing a major Rolle in my symptoms especially the arm pain and numbness. So started researching neck related health issues and found out about issues caused from vagus nerve damage or impingement. I noticed whenever I supported my neck at night in a certain area the pain subsided. Now bcuz I’ve lost so much muscle my neck is weaker so it’s been a battle. I’m still doing elimination diet becuz I also developed food intolerances that would cause more pain and inflammation. I’m guessing I developed leaky gut from the vagus nerve being affected causing improper digestion from inflammation. I can’t find anyone here who knows anything abound it here. I was a former athlete and was studying sports Medicine but changed later to computer graphics. So spent the last 20 yrs at a computer which probably contributed to neck issues, but I never had a serious issue until that chiropractors visit. My health went slowly down. I need help bcuz my body is deteriorating so fast. I look like a totally different person just after 6-7 months of this. People don’t even recognize me. I need serious help!!!
How can I help?
@@Alignwc I know my post was lengthy but hopefully you read it. My body is falling apart and like I mentioned I feel the problems are stemming from vagus nerve issue because of how suddenly everything started. Are you taking patients and what’s your procedure(s)? I’ve always been pretty healthy and seems all my organs are malfunctioning. Whenever my neck j gets really bad my symptoms worsen
@@tjgrafiks I did read it and it is very extensive. Thanks for asking, yes we are accepting patients and you may be a candidate. We use a very unique spinal remodeling process to reduce tension on the spinal cord and brain step that has help 1000 return to life when other treatments have not. You can check out some of the success stories here. ua-cam.com/play/PLi_rLqrpbPGi9KiKqyxLksfdR8u5D6Bb8.html and you can see what we do in our office here. www.northbrookchiropractor.com Let me know if you have any other question.
@Align Wellness Center crazy thing is I had an mri of my thoracic an lumbar spine in 2019 bcuz I was having pain in a particular spot for about 10-12 years. It would come and go but they couldn’t find any encroachment on my spine or nerves being impinged in my facet joints. But then a CT scan a year later a doctor is saying looks like AS. Like I mentioned in my other post I was still very active and fit but felt off. Still getting tired easier than usual and blood tests were all good except for high inflammation markers. Even my vit D levels were back up in the 50s from 15 10 months prior. Something triggered this sudden onset of pain and systemic malfunction (autoimmune). Last night I had a pain in my neck that I hadn’t felt in 7-8 months. Causes tremendous pain radiating down into my shoulders and traps and up into my head. It is debilitating. I don’t know y it just suddenly came back. It also has been causing TMJ when it gets bad
@@tjgrafiks It looks like they may not have looked at the cervical spine where the cause of the problem may be. Let me know if you want help with getting it all checked together.
I have had a clicking noise only when i swallow my saliva in my throat and i went to check my thyroid and it was notmal, i had massive stress for 5 months and i started feeling neck pain, after a lot of research i noticed my uvula is tilted to left as well! drs didnt find anything but i have had digestion issues and acid as well! In one of your other videos i noticed you mention its the nerve! So here i am on this video hoping to get help from these excirciss and you are the only one that mention something that made sence! Thnx dr
Thanks for the feedback! Let me know how it goes!
Thanks for your efforts 👍
You are welcome!
This video is great.. I've been dealing with pains around my throat, behind my ear and tension around my shoulders, hips ankles and knees., now turning into diarrhoea and complete lethargic feelings daily.. I am struggling to find a way out of this hole.
Your welcome. I hope these tips will help you!!
Very interesting! I’m coming to the conclusion that all my issues could be connected. I was malnourished from a trendy diet I was on and completely wiped me out. My digestive system is just now really getting back online. You mentioned probiotics to help the Vagus nerve and there’s is truth to that because I was taking probiotics and enzymes to get back on track. Also having pudendal neuralgia nerve pain and stiff neck with pain. All this happened after being wiped out from a diet. I never had any of these problems before. Now I have anxiety and worry move than relaxing because I’m researching everything symptoms I come across. Mind you I been to my doctor and got a clean bill of health, I’ve been to a chiropractor and after 5 sessions couldn’t get rid of scrum pain let alone snapping hip 🙄 Soo frustrating.
HI DJ, Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your struggle. Let me know if you are open to a different direction. You case is complicated and may need to be taken off UA-cam to get help. Let me know if you are up for it.
@@Alignwc would definitely subscribe if you can find me a great chiropractor I’m St.Louis 😄
@@ValonHonor WE are you in St. Louis. I went to school in west county. St. Louis is big.
@@Alignwc Really?! Where are you located or what’s the website?
@@ValonHonor I am in Northbrook Il, and my website is www.alignwc.com, but I went to school in Chesterfield at Logan College of Chiropractic. If you really want help in finding someone reach out to me on our website with your area of St. Louis and I will see if I can find someone in the area.
Very good information man.
Thank you!
A chiropractor neck and spine adjustment triggered pots, mecfs and fibromyalgia in me overnight. I was working forty hours that week as a nurse and then after the adjustment I couldn’t walk through my house and had severe illness that would be triggered by slight exertion. They kept mentioning the vagus nerve and toxic release. They said I would get better in a few weeks. However, I never got better. It’s been five years now. I became debilitated overnight. I’m sure something happened with my vagus nerve but I just don’t know exactly how to fix it. Thanks for this video. I’m going to try these exercises.
I am sorry to hear about your struggles. let me know how it goes with these exercises.
I really enjoyed your video thank you so much. However I did want to point out that a lot of times fruits and vegetables Digest at different times so it's not good to eat them together. Actually fruit is best eaten alone because it does Digest so much quicker than other things
Thanks Tracy for your feedback. Food pairing is a very complex discussion. For most before getting into that they are better off taking a step in the right direction in moving from box foods to fruits and vegetables is a success step they can achieve. Getting into food pairing is a next level concept. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Doctor , i am having fast heart rate and i think it is because of this nerve and i am having gerd symptoms, is there a way to fix heart rate ?
Yes follow the steps in the video.
Very helpful. Thanx a ton
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Thanking kindest Dr.
Thanks!
Thanks for your expertise!
You're welcome! Let me know if we can help any other way.
I hope you will show us exactly how to do meditation with the om sound
Interesting. I think I can do a video on that. Give me a little keep checking in on our videos and liking them.
There's nothing to it. You just keep going 'ommmm' with the Ms drawn out like that, so they make a hum.
@@JohnMoseley thanks for the suggestion
Meditation /. Take deep breath then breath out slowly while humming OM . Same way u do laughing exercise , deep breath then breath out with laughing . In both exercise you got done breathing exercise also along with meditation and laughing
Appreciate you needed this what type of probiotic??
Sorry about the delay. This is my favorite probiotic. alignwc.metagenics.com/ultraflora-spectrum You will get a big discount if you use our provider code: alignwc let me know if you have any other questions.
Get a hair analysis done and see what strains you actually need otherwise you may waste money and not get what you actually need.
@@sunnyco6325 tested not find anything
Well done. Thank you
Thank you, and happy to help!
God bless you in every area of your life and all your family! Amen!🙏😁
Thank you!
Oh my friend, thank you for this helpful information. I do want to suggest, however, that you might want to use a different scenario when explaining the Fight or Flight response to stress. Human beings did not coexist with any form of prehistoric dinosaurs. (I think that’s why the term ‘prehistoric’ is used.) I’ve seen people use other kinds of threats from the natural environment to describe what our brains and bodies do in response to danger. These errors happen to all of us. I once misspelled a spelling word I assigned to my students to learn (stold = stole). LOL
Thanks! I may have to do another video with that analogy.
Wow, the spine aspect was quite a revelation. I had no idea. I have been a sloucher for a long time. About a year ago I had a traumatic event that triggered the most difficult year of my life in terms of mental health. Perhaps sessions with a corrective chiropractor could be the missing piece of the puzzle in my healing. Is there anyone you can recommend in the NYC area?
Thanks for the feedback!! That could be the missing link. What area of NYC are you in??
@@Alignwc I'm in Brooklyn but can easily travel to other parts of the city. Thanks!
@@joolenka there is someone who can help you! I'm going to find him now. One sec.
@@dominicjohnson8600 ..haha..10080 seconds later..where are you? 😆
@@yvonnerahui8729 😂
I have been dealing high stress/anxiety and can feel my heart beat all day when I'm sitting down or laying down
I am sorry to hear that. Is there a potential end to the stress?
@@Alignwc I need to calm down my thoughts
Yhank u i was bogged in ur video i knew a little about yhe vagus nerve but u have given a complete concise education of the importance of this nerve in the body holistically i do yoga and meditate which is so helpful to me though from now on everyday im going to combine the practice of the vagul nerve excercises with my meditation and yoga we all need to do this for put holistic health especially in these times conveying my apreciation thanks again
Happy to help! I'm glad you found the information useful
I have been under tremendous stress for 10 weeks now and won't go into the cause, but what I have been experiencing, is that when I am sleeping at night and wake up, the very second I move my body at all, my heart starts racing or pounding. Then it slows down but as soon as I move my body again even slightly, my heart does this again! Then if I can go back to sleep, when I wake up in the morning, once again, when I move my head or body even slightly, my heart starts pounding until I lay still. I told my doctor this, and he said its anxiety, but the second I wake up, I am NOT anxious. it is the slight movement that triggers my heart to pound so hard. NO ONE believes its these slight movements causing this, but I know it s, because it stops when I lay still. Can you please help me?
HI Patty, I am sorry to hear you are going thought this. It sounds pretty complicated. I would be happy to try to help. You can find a time to do that here align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Speak with you soon.
Have you been tested for apnea?
@@withheart7662 I have severe sleep apnea my sleep study showed about 15 years ago, but I cannot tolerate the CPAP machine. I have tried repeatedly to use it. 😞
@@pattyclifton7905 I understand. Me too.
I need to try again. Theres new masks. You should too. What about a connective tissue disorder? Been tested?
Mine is worsening fast and it was severe years ago. It can cause afib and possibly a stroke.
@@pattyclifton7905 They didn't offer you the corrective surgery for sleep apnea? I got that surgery back in 1996, and haven't needed a CPAP at all. It's a simple surgery where they remove tonsils, adenoids, uvula, and some of the extra skin in the back of the throat.
I used to get the racing heart, but that issue was fixed when my doctor prescribed low dose nightly Clonidine to treat my sleep issues and tachycardia. Although it's a blood pressure medication, the dose they prescribe for this issue is low enough that it doesn't affect my blood pressure.
Awesome video!! I’m wondering if my neck area might be the cause since I hold so my tension there. Any good recommendations for a chiropractor in the East Lansing , Michigan area? I see you are a “Michigan “ fan 😊
Thanks or the complement. I am glad you like the video. You are right on about the neck area. I do have someone in Lancing. He is awesome an know to get away from the East part of thing(Go Blue) His name is Ryan Wohlfert, DC and his number is (517) 321-8568. Let him know I sent you. I love that area and stay at the Willowick Inn about once a year for a week. Let me know how it goes.
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@@Alignwc Thanks so much! I will look into it tomorrow and be sure to say you referred me 😊
This is great - thanks!
We're happy to help!
Thx much doc sharing
My pleasure!
How do you find a good Chiroptactor in your town that you trust to work on your neck? In Seattle area?
Also, what do you think of acupuncture?
That is a great question. Seattle is great I was just there. Check out this video that has my 5 tips for choosing a chiropractor. Let me know how it goes. ua-cam.com/video/ma0hXMUFsk0/v-deo.html
Acupuncture is dope, Been helping me for sure
I definitely laughed when you said humans and T-Rex lived at the same time.
Why would you laugh?
@@paulnandico2370 because we didn't. Dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago. Hominids evolved much later. But understand his point. Just that he gave a chronologically wrong example. A Sabre tooth tiger would have sufficed.
@@flipbookmail Correct ! But I guess the social demographic many Americans who take an interest in chiropractics is so badly educated, few will have that level of general knowledge 😂😂😂
@@Indusxstan Americans invented Google. They sure can use it.
@@flipbookmail actually how would we have cave drawings of dinosaurs if man never seen dinosaurs with their own eyes? How would there be ancient writings discussing life with these large creatures of man never encountered dinosaurs? Even samples of bone found and tested have been found with wet and preserved tissue. All this information is out there for you to look up yourself. All you believe is something we were taught as fact which is truly a theory and based on bad research and assumptions. I urge you to think outside the box and research outside the provided norm.
Thanks Doc 🙏❤️
You are welcome!
I wish you had not mentioned the TRex chasing people, as dinosaurs became extinct 65 MILLION years before humans existed. It makes one question the other concepts presented here, which I so hope are based in reality and are truly useful.
Thanks for the feedback Mark. Let me know if I can help you in any other way.
I have been suffering for the past 6 plus years. I tried acupuncture& various other things. Currently seeing a chiropractor since may. Still can’t lie down & peacefully sleep. As the head & spine seems to tense up to the point where my whole body pains and is in stress mode.
Can you please help, I despair & quite often lose control.
Meditation is extremely difficult due to the tension. I am persisting but my attempts are mainly futile . As soon as I lie down the pain in my head & neck is unbearable & after whatever little sleep I manage I wake up in pain . More severe on the head, back of the neck & shoulders
Please can you help
Wow that is a really long time! Your case seems really complicated. I think a discovery call would be the next best step for you. You can find a time for one here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Look up Caring Medical Dr Ross houser …. Check your Uvula look in the mirror and say haaaa if it’s deviated you have Vegas nerve injury possibly cervical instability!
@@valdo4842 thanks for the tip. That is only one of the tests that can done to check you vagus nerve but it does not mean you have cervical instability.
@@Alignwc I said possibly because he’s complaining about neck and head pain!
How can this help with Afib and heart arrhythmia?
Passably, It depends on what is causing the AFIB.
Wondering the same
Me to, afib
I had a migraine and dizziness for weeks. My naturopath told me to do mouth gargling 3x's for 30 seconds. That it was my vegus nerve. I thought she was brushing me off, how rediculous, She was correctamundo. I couldn't believe it. I told her repeatedly thank you.
That's fantastic! I'm glad you got relief
I’m suffering from the same thing. Mouth gargling with what? Excuse my ignorance 🙂
Praise god, god bless you brother
You got it. Let me know if there is anything else I can do.
Do you recommend a probiotic ? I go into stores and get overwhelmed trying to find one .
This is the one I like. alignwc.metagenics.com/ultraflora-spectrum Use the provider code: alignwc and get it at a savings.
Get you some good kombucha and drink one or half of one a day( its expensive) its the best for sure
@@hillbillyheadcam1729 alot of sugar in those!
@@aphysique noup, scoby eats the sugar in the tea... Good stuff
@@hillbillyheadcam1729I make my own Kombucha, yogurt, and kefir. After some upfront costs, it's pretty inexpensive to make your own. Yogurt is dead-easy cheap, and fast out of the 3.
Thank you Dr. This is extremely helpful. Please advise how I can contact you.
Thanks for your feedback. If you need more help you can find some time here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
Things that worked well for me
Lemon balm tea +B1
Ashwaganda
Cold ice face plunge
Deep belly breathwork
Hands behind the neck, head forward but eye gaze to the left 30 seconds, until you yawn then to the right.
Thanks for sharing!
Explanation is excellent 👌 👏
Thank you 🙂
You had an orb on the left side at :15 !
Thanks for the head up.
Yeah, I've noticed that too...
I have pain in that area and end up with neck pain. Tried gonstead and that didn’t work for me
It may be time to try CBP. It is very powerful. Let me know if you want help finding someone in your area.
Is a corrective chiropractor a specialized practice?
@@rebeccaspooner7982 yes it is. Let me know if you want help finding one.
@@Alignwc I am in surrey British Columbia
@@jkronen1000 I think this is going to be yourbest resource. Ahren Roy, DC
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Wonderful thank you❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you my vagus nerve was thumping and I was having heart palpitations
Did you later find out it was your adrenal gland?
Where did you actually feel your Vagus nerve thumping??
@@susanlarouche1758 on my left side it’s ok now by my lymph nodes
Sorry to hear that. Let me know how you are doing.
I'm struggling so much... I was almost passing out today at the gym, a big pain came down my ear that went down my back, accompanied with stomach burn, sweats, nausea, I almost felt myself passing out... This is not new to me even on my daily life, I never got checked to VN dysfunction. Besides these I also have POTs, GI issues, I lost all my gag reflex and I have dysphagia. I think it's time to speak to my neurologist, I didn't wanted to place a VNS, so I'm looking into various alternatives, I already did so much surgeries due to EDS :/
I am sorry to hear about your struggle. Let me know how I can help.
Thank you so much
You're most welcome
Additionally I have been going through extreme stress and anxiety. Recently having panic or anxiety attacks. I am unable to calm as you mentioned. I eat well, I do yoga , I know a decent amount about amino acids, herbs, supplements, etc, acupuncture, cranial sacral. I’m stuck and need help. I have twitches in my body and ALS is definitely ruled out thank god. I hope to hear from you. I can’t handle more stress and am unable to properly function due to it, little stressors are just not something I can deal with. This is very foreign to me despite being an anxious person.
I am sorry to hear you are going through this. Let's hop on a Discovery call to figure this out. You can do that here. align-wellness-center.appointlet.com/s/15-zoom-consoultation-with-dr-gregg
The second dose of the covid vaccine gave me strong side effects; fever 38.8C, chills and muscle ache for a couple of days. These subdued over a couple of days, but I still feel rather shook-up… messed up sleep cycle, fatigue, night sweats, low mood, anger and anxiety.
TO what extent does getting sick screw with one’s nervous system afterwards? Specifically the para-sympathetic one. Previously I was doing lots of breathwork and vagus exercises in the follow up weeks, and now after getting sick from the vaccine it seem I lost all my gains.
Is it normal that this happens? Shall I just leave the exercises for now, and wait till I fully recover?
Is this what they call demyelination?
I’m pissed :(
I can sense your frustration, but thank goodness you did all that work. That is what has you bouncing back so quickly. I would tell you to get to get back tot he breathwork as soon as you can and light exercise as you feel you have strength. I don't think this is due to demyelination, but why would you think it is?
Learn this lesson to never take a jab again. Im sorry this happened to you truly and I pray you recover fully. But for the sake of your future health, dont ever trust ANY jab again. God bless you!
Does the vagus nerve affect temperature regulation and sweating
Great question James. It does have an influence on temperature and sweating.
Good to know. I though my hypothalamus was shot. Can't replace that...I assume. Just figured I'd continue to break out into sweats while shopping, cleaning, talking, especially standing, caused me to break out into drenching sweats. Hormones helped allot with the constant sweats, but certainly didn't cure it for the above. How much does this have to do with neck injury I wonder? I've had several bad car wreaks when younger that's turned into stenosis and bone spurs.
@@athanasia6766 Great thought. The neck is highly connected to these problems. You have got to get it checked and corrected. Let me know if you need help finding someone near you.
@@Alignwc thank you. I have a chiropractor, but I'm hyper mobile in my upper back/neck and stuck like chuck in my lower and hips. They won't move at all. Lol. Smh
Getting steroid shots to try to loosen them up. Already had to have hip tendon surgery bc it got so messed up, tight and made a bursitis on my hip bone.
U wish I'd been more proactive before my discs reformed into a misformed or misaligned cushion my bones wanna slip back into. I left it too long.
People need chiro care after an injury even if it's only once in a while pain bc those discs are like foam rubber that can develop divots. It's hard keep the bones in place once that happens. Constant readjusting bc it slipped back into the divots. And that constant adjustment makes you hypermobile. Catch 22 bc of neglect. (But isn't that true with everything. Lol)
Get fixed people! Before it causes you loss of function. You will regret it if you don't!
@@Alignwc actually, do you have a specialist in Pcola, Fl? I'd like to know what condition it's in... probably, from my issues, not great. Lol. You have to laugh or you'll cry, right? It's made me not give a 💩 about what people think mostly.
I feel like people think I have covid though, or I'm on drugs! 😆 People look at me funny...and I'm like, "it's not covid, it's hot flashes, and only older women are like, 'oh no, those suck!'(but not exactly in those words) If they give me the stink/crazy eye, I just say "you'll find out!" Lol. But honestly, I do look crazy, dripping wet hair, clothes when I get nervous. It's pretty bad. Yeah....it's ...yeah.
That ORB in the beginning! You’re not alone. :-)
There is someone watching out for me. What a blessing.
Great explanation
Thank you!!
Did i heard this properly? This doctor thinks we lived in same time as dinosours? 😂😂😂
You hear it and if that is what you took away from this video then you need to watch it again.
@@Alignwc If you were just giving an over-exagerated example of threats.. that is one thing.. but I know that there are one too many folks who DO believe that humans and dinosaurs existed at the same time.. We don't need to continue to confuse folks here.
🤣
…..I would be careful about the things you laugh about ….The universe , including our earth are full of mysteries …We won’t know everything until we meet our Savior …We see through a glass darkly .
Except people weren’t around when Tyrannosaurus rex was around.😂😂😂😂
Lots of new anomalies being uncovered . Just sayin.
Thanks for the head up. I hope you got the analogy. We have been around many predators and had the same experience.
Thank you. You read my mind!
Ok, I started laughing about the tyrannosaurus Rex and realized you slip in some hilarious stuff. It made me want to keep listening Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the great comment. I am glad you got it!!
Tank u for the explanation
You are welcome!
While lying in bed, use a Theracane to massage your neck, shoulders, and the back of your head. Also massage your hips if you want to add that’ll your routine.. You will relax so well it is amazing. The vagus nerve will be stimulated in a good way.
Great tip!
This is good if you live alone?
4:20 This dude needs a joint 🌬
Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you this was so informative. Please can you go through what is best to eat again? Thanks 🙏
You got it I will work on that today. This is a tool that has helped me model the food guidance and tailor it to your needs. 08656141w2o71pcty73balbl5p.hop.clickbank.net/ Let me know if you have questions
Good morning!! I am so glad I found your video!! I am on a journey to heal the vagus nerve as my body always feels like I’m in freeze mode. I’m doing all the items you listed BUT still not getting the relief I was hoping. I never thought about the spine being out of alignment and that being one of the reasons keeping me from achieving the results I’m looking for. I was so excited to see your “M” on your mini fridge I thought you may be in Michigan where I’m at….darn it! Would you know of a resource in the southeast Michigan area where I could get the specific treatment you mentioned?
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Did TRex ever meet a cavemen? I thought humans and Dinosaurs have never lived at the same time.
Your right, but I think you get the point.
The best meditation is saying for 5 minutes: "Jesus heals me now"
lmaoooo
Amen
Huh?? Lmao
Try saying rama.
Jesus is the best medicine 🙏🙏🙏 only savior who died for our sins on the cross.
Amazing video sharing sir so thank you
You are most welcome!
Thank You
You are welcome