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Podcast: The mindbodygreen Podcast
Episode: The vagus nerve could revolutionize how you heal your body & mind | Kevin Tracey, M.D.
Description: “Vagus nerve health is a gateway to understanding inflammation,” explains Kevin Tracey, M.D.
Kevin Tracey, M.D., neurosurgeon, scientist, and entrepreneur, explains everything you need to know about the vagus nerve, including:
- What is the vagus nerve (~1:15)
- Assessing vagus nerve health (~3:50)
- The relationship with heart rate (~4:55)
- Vagus nerve & inflammation (~10:30)
- The power of electricity (~16:30)
- Improving vagal nerve tone (~21:40)
- Vagus nerve implant (~24:00)
- Ear-brain-body connection (~30:15)
- Cold plunges (~39:50)
- The fu...