Anxiety Relief
Have you ever wished you could flip a switch in your body and feel calmer in minutes? You actually can. It’s called the vagus nerve. In just a few moments, you’ll learn how to activate it using a simple acupressure routine.
Your body’s stress and relaxation responses are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. It has two main branches. The sympathetic nervous system is your “fight-or-flight” mode. It focuses your vision, increases your heart rate, speeds up breathing, shifts blood to the muscles, raises blood pressure, slows down digestion, reduces sexual function, and gets your body ready for fight or flight.
One of the fastest ways to feel better is to dial down that fight-or-flight response and activate the para sympathetic nervous system. That is the “rest-and-digest” response. That’s where the vagus nerve comes in. It plays a big role in how your body relaxes and recovers. It calms your heart rate, evens your breathing, and improves overall circulation, and lowers blood pressure. It also signals the lower branch of the parasympathetic nervous system, which improves sexual function.