Mediation Relaxation and the Vagus Nerve

00:00 Welcome & Overview 00:29 What is POTS? 01:41 Invisible Symptoms & Misinterpretation 02:55 Impact of Stress on POTS 05:07 Why POTS Is Often Missed 08:01 Diagnosis Challenges & Mislabeling 10:15 How POTS Affects the Body 12:25 POTS vs. Anxiety & Malingering 15:08 Understandin ...  Show more

00:00 Introduction to Oxytocin's Role 00:11 When Relationships Feel Unsafe 01:06 Oxytocin's Impact on Physiology 02:00 The 'Tend and Defend' Hormone 03:00 Oxytocin and Social Threats 04:03 Vagus Nerve and Social Engagement 04:44 Threat Perception and Context 06:00 Oxytocin and Pa ...  Show more

When we meditate, the brain physically begins to change. Learn how meditation rewires the brain, leaving us happier, healthier, and more compassionate. Want more Andy? Try Headspace today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ...  Show more

In this episode I explain how your vagus nerve—an extensive neural pathway linking your brain and body in both directions—powerfully regulates your mood, digestion, alertness and even certain food cravings, and I explain how you can activate certain vagus nerve pathways to improv ...  Show more

Meditation, gut health, and the vagus nerve. Together these three things work together to support your health and wellbeing, but how exactly can you support your gut health through meditation? In this freeform episode Kelly share what the gut-brain axis is, and how these two thin ...  Show more

In this episode, in our Mindful Monday segment, we learn about the Health Benefits of Meditation According to Science. Go to https://7goodminutes.com/podcast/health-benefits-of-meditation for full show notes. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share it with a friend or two! Lea ...  Show more