How to Upgrade the Vagus Nerve to Address Depression | Dr. Navaz Habib

If you’ve been an active patient in the last year or so, you might recall that I have been emphasizing breathwork and meditation in my plans, especially if you are under stress and even more so if you have a high ACE score. ACE is Adverse Childhood Events. I often recommend doing vagal nerve stimulation in my plans, but it’s been difficult getting people to appreciate how necessary it is. Some people believe they are not under stress. Maybe they aren’t in their minds, but their bodies have something else to say about it, and those people aren’t listening. The body keeps the score. Stress comes in all forms. You will not heal unless you increase your vagal tone. As I always say, we need to SHIFT and address Stress, Hormones, Infections, Food, AND Toxins but not necessarily in that order. Sometimes Stress Reduction is on the Front Burner with vagal nerve stimulation. I have asked Dr. Navaz Habib to come on my Vodcast to explain the science behind it so you can hopefully appreciate better WHY it is so important to begin and maintain a practice, especially in this stressful environment. You won’t be surprised with his suggestions. Please know that this applies to all symptoms related to fight/flight and sympathetic drive, like digestion and sleep. Not just depression or anxiety. Dr. Habib is the author of ‘Activate Your Vagus Nerve’ and host of ‘The Health Upgrade Podcast’. Dr. Habib graduated as class valedictorian from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2010 and went on to practice traditional chiropractic for years, until he utilized the power of functional medicine to transform his own health. He is the founder of ‘Health Upgraded’ an online functional health consulting clinic, supporting optimal health by elevating the awareness and function of the Vagus Nerve. We discussed: ✅ Why the Vagus Nerve? ✅ The Gut-Brain Axis and Vagus Nerve ✅ The role of inflammation in depression ✅ The role of the Vagus Nerve in controlling inflammation ✅ Vagus Nerve stimulation as a treatment for depression Dr. Habib mentioned VNS devices that can be ordered to help stimulate the vagus nerve. They are and he has provided some discount codes if you are interested: ✅ Truvaga - www.truvaga.com (coupon code "healthupgraded" will get $10 off) ✅ Pulsetto - www.pulsetto.tech (coupon code "upgraded" gets 10% off) Here is the video of organs moving with diaphragmatic breathing (Researchers: Dr. Kevin Tracey at the Feinstein Institute): https://youtu.be/EhXP2gxDCyQ?si=5V4HIP3X3cvgeHeo His contact information: ✅ www.drnavazhabib.com ✅ www.facebook.com/DrNavazHabib ✅ www.instagram.com/DrNavazHabib