Why is the Vagus Nerve important on an Intuitive Eating journey? The Parasympathic Nervous System also known as, Rest and Digest has a wide range of functions throughout the body. It travels around the stomach and into both the small and large intestines and is involved in digestion, decreasing heart rate, and breathing. Activating your Vagus nerve really helps you chill out. Listen to this episode to hear what the Vagus nerve is, how you can regulate it, and why it's helpful.
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EPISODE BITES
(1:25) Piggybacking off of Episode 36
(3:10) The Vagus Nerve is...
(5:59) Why is this important when it comes to Intuitive Eating?
(10:42) Bonus tip: Will this increase or decrease my heart rate?
(13:09) Addicted to the activation
(14:03) Vagus Nerve anatomy
(16:04) How do you activate the Vagus Nerve?
(18:02) Breathing Exercise
SOMETHING TO CHEW ON
"Digesting is processing. Processing food, thoughts, emotions."
"How is my heart rate? What system am I in?"
"Fear is the biggest motivator of diet culture."
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