What’s Causing Chronic Vagal Dysregulation in the Modern World?
The vagus nerve is the main channel of communication between the brain and the body especially the gut, heart, lungs, thyroid, reproductive organs, and immune system.
It runs from your brainstem through the face, throat, heart, lungs, and gut.
It determines whether we are in “rest & repair” (parasympathetic) mode or “survive & defend” (sympathetic) mode
When the vagus nerve is dysregulated, the body gets “stuck” in a chronic stress state — and cannot return to homeostasis.
When the vagus nerve is toned and active, you feel:
Calm and grounded
Emotionally resilient
Able to digest food and experiences
Regulated in your heart, breath, and hormones
When it’s underactive or dysregulated, you may experience:
Anxiety, panic, or emotional flooding
IBS or digestive issues
Irregular heart rate or poor sleep
Hormonal imbalance
Disconnection from self and others
so - What’s Causing this to be such a common issue today?
📱 EMFs / constant device use
😵💫 Chronic low-grade stress
🧠 Information overload
🛏️ Poor sleep / overwork
💬 Lack of emotional expression and suppressed grief/trauma
🏙️ Disconnection from nature
🍕 Processed food / gut dysbiosis
🚷 No time for slowness, or time to simply just “be”.
Hence why I tend to start your treatment with the gut and start to work with you on where you may have stored emotional stress. Until we unpack this, your vagus nerve will continue to send conflicting messages, keeping you stuck in “fight or flight”.
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