Navaz Habib

“As we are aware, the effect of the vagus nerve is to slow the level of inflammation and keep it in check. If we are sending repeated messages of inflammation over a long time, we are essentially training the vagus nerve to stop having its positive anti-inflammatory effect. This is why it is most common for people to begin experiencing and receiving diagnoses of these autoimmune conditions in their 30s and 40s. After 30+ years of inflammatory signals, the vagus nerve has been trained to stop functioning as an anti-inflammatory intervention. Between the ages of 35 and 40, the vagus tone has decreased significantly and the anti-inflammatory signals stop being sent out. These conditions often arise following the stress of pregnancy, having children, and lacking sleep during the first years of a child’s life—all of which are stressors that decrease vagus nerve function.”
― Navaz Habib, Activate Your Vagus Nerve: Unleash Your Body’s Natural Ability to Overcome Gut Sensitivities, Inflammation, Autoimmunity, Brain Fog, Anxiety and Depression

“Take a deep breath in through your nose for five to seven seconds, allowing only your belly to rise (feeling only your left hand rising). 5. Hold that breath for two to three seconds. 6. Exhale through your mouth for six to eight seconds, allowing your belly to fall (feeling only your left hand falling). 7. Hold your breath, without any air entering your lungs, for two to three seconds. 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 as many times as you feel comfortable or for a set period of time.”
― Navaz Habib, Activate Your Vagus Nerve: Unleash Your Body’s Natural Ability to Overcome Gut Sensitivities, Inflammation, Autoimmunity, Brain Fog, Anxiety and Depression