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Can't you stimulate the vagus nerve with a big meal or belly breathing? All this time I thought people advising belly breathing were just a bunch of dirty hippi
by vorotato 9y ago
Can't you stimulate the vagus nerve with a big meal or belly breathing? All this time I thought people advising belly breathing were just a bunch of dirty hippies who were afraid of the doctor. I wonder if there's something special about HOW this stimulates the vagus nerve or if it's any stimulation at all.
- cpncrunch 9y agoEven mindfulness meditation can stimulate the vagus nerve: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201602/mindfulness-meditation-and-the-vagus-nerve-share-many-powers https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201602... Since psychological factors have a large effect on vagus tone, it's important to do double-blind trials.