{"id":2948,"date":"2017-07-22T13:32:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T17:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thiscontemplativelife.com\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2017-07-22T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T17:32:37","slug":"how-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve-for-better-mental-health-optimal-living-dynamics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/22\/how-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve-for-better-mental-health-optimal-living-dynamics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve for Better Mental Health \u2014 Optimal Living Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.optimallivingdynamics.com\/blog\/how-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve-for-better-mental-health-brain-vns-ways-treatment-activate-natural-foods-depression-anxiety-stress-heart-rate-variability-yoga-massage-vagal-tone-dysfunction\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/55832ca1e4b047816d3d9c8b\/t\/5883a0a6e3df28fd785eb526\/1485021398019\/How-to-Stimulate-Your-Vagus-Nerve-for-Better-Mental-Health-brain-vns-ways-treatment-activate-natural-foods-depression-anxiety-stress-heart-rate-variability-yoga-massage-vagal-tone-dysfunction?format=750w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u0093<\/p>\n<p>By developing an understanding of the workings of your vagus nerve, you may find it possible to work with your nervous system rather than feel trapped when it works against you.\u0094\u2014 Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Clinical Psychologist<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Cold Exposure<br \/>\n2. Deep and Slow Breathing<br \/>\n3. Singing, Humming, Chanting and Gargling<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n4. Acupuncture<br \/>\n5. Yoga and Tai Chi<br \/>\n6. Probiotics<br \/>\n7. Meditation and Neurofeedback<br \/>\n8. Omega-3 Fatty Acids<br \/>\n9. Exercise<br \/>\n10. Zinc<br \/>\n11. Massage<br \/>\n12. Socializing and Laughing<br \/>\n13. Intermittent Fasting<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.optimallivingdynamics.com\/blog\/how-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve-for-better-mental-health-brain-vns-ways-treatment-activate-natural-foods-depression-anxiety-stress-heart-rate-variability-yoga-massage-vagal-tone-dysfunction\">How to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve for Better Mental Health \u2014 Optimal Living Dynamics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0093 By developing an understanding of the workings of your vagus nerve, you may find it possible to work with your nervous system rather than&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thiscontemplativelife.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}