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Tag: vagus nerve

How stress messes up your immune system (and where yoga fits in)

Stress really fucks up the immune system in various different ways. Yoga’s positive effects on our immunity are likely due to its effects on our stress levels.

breathing, health, immune response, science, stress, vagus nerve, wellbeing, yoga, yoga immunity, yoga science

What is the vagus nerve – and why should you care?

She’s everyone’s favourite nerve. She’s the vagus nerve, the main parasympathetic nerve, one that brings balance in times of stress. And yoga practices are her friend.

anxiety, autoimmune disease, depression, health, immunity, mental health, parasympathetic nervous system, psychoneuroimmunology, stress, vagus nerve, vagus nerve stimulation, wellbeing, yoga, yoga health, yoga mental health

What do depression, inflammation and yoga have in common?

If you were to ask me what was the one thing I learned in the past year that blew my … More

depression, mental health, psychoneuroimmunology, stress, vagus nerve, wellbeing, yoga, yoga immunity
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