303. The Truth About Anxiety and Your Vagus Nerve
About this episode
Gary Brecka discusses the impact of anxiety and chronic stress on the body, particularly focusing on the vagus nerve and practical daily resets for better health.
You might think your anxiety is a mindset problem. It isn't. In this episode, human biologist Gary Brecka explains why chronic stress leaves your autonomic nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how elevated cortisol degrades your gut lining, suppresses your immune system, stores fat around your midsection and, according to research on chronic stress and telomeres, may accelerate how fast you age. He breaks down the vagus nerve as the physical brake line of your parasympathetic system, then walks through four free daily resets you can start today: the physiological sigh and five minutes of slow breathing before you touch your phone, 30 seconds of cold at the end of your shower, ten minutes of morning sunlight in your eyes with your feet on the ground, and two hard rules on caffeine and the last hour before bed. No pills, no supplement stack, no subscription. If you wake up exhausted, your heart races for no reason and you lie down tired and wired, this one explains why. CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARY’S VIP!: https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg Thank you to our partners A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: http://bit.ly/4kek1ij AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD AIRES…
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