As a functional medicine practitioner, I’ve witnessed time and again how deeply stress can affect our health—often in ways we don’t immediately recognize. At the center of this stress-response cycle lies the vagus nerve, a vital part of our nervous system that plays a key role in regulating essential functions like heart rate, digestion, mood, […]
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