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Navaz Habib is a functional medicine practitioner and an expert on the vagus nerve.
In this episode, you’re going to learn what the vagus nerve is and why it matters, how chronic stress can disrupt your body’s healing ability, practical ways to stimulate the vagus nerve for better health, the role of breathing in calming your nervous system, and how new health technology like Tru Vaga can improve vagal tone and support recovery.
Timestamps:
[04:40] What is the vagus nerve and why does it matter?
[06:56] Understanding the autonomic nervous system
[08:10] How the vagus nerve regulates inflammation
[11:05] The importance of balance between stress and recovery
[13:48] Why the vagus nerve impacts chronic inflammation
[16:27] The body’s need for safety to heal effectively
[18:30] The vagus nerve’s role in immune cell communication
[22:25] How chronic stress lowers vagal tone
[24:50] The connection between physical and psychological safety
[28:01] Practical ways to stimulate the vagus nerve
[30:10] How breathing patterns affect vagal tone
[34:08] Breath as a tool for nervous system regulation
[36:03] Cold water exposure and temperature therapies
[39:23] Breathing and meditation as a combined practice
[42:11] Introducing Tru Vaga, a vagus nerve stimulation device
[44:24] Benefits of Tru Vaga for chronic inflammation and digestion
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Learn more about Dr. Habib’s work on the Health Upgraded website and follow him on Instagram.
Resources Mentioned:
Tru Vaga | Website
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The Health Upgrade Podcast with Dr. Navaz Habib | Spotify or Apple
Activate Your Vagus Nerve by Dr. Navaz Habib | Book or Audiobook
Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve by Dr. Navaz Habib | Book or Audiobook
The Feinstein Institutes: Dr. Kevin Tracey | Website
Find more from Michael on the Rebel Health Tribe’s Website and Instagram and be sure to join their Facebook Group.
Dr. Navaz Habib is the bestselling author of “Activate Your Vagus Nerve”, and the newly released “Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve”. He is also the host of The Health Upgrade Podcast.
He graduated as class valedictorian from 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. Dr. Habib 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.
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