When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs, and ...

“The vagus nerve travels through the diaphragm and exercising this muscle helps stimulate the system,” says Dr Gordon. “Many of us do not exercise this muscle sufficiently, and people who ...

The vagus nerve is known for being an anxiety hack in wellness circles, but research suggests it may play a role in preventing chronic illnesses.

The vagus nerve also runs through the diaphragm, which means the deep inhales and deliberate exhales of yoga breathing give them a natural massage. If you have a blood pressure device at home ...

Hiccups start when something irritates or overstimulates the phrenic nerves which control the diaphragm and/or the vagus nerve which runs throughout the body and services two tendonous structures ...

Observations on patients of this type in whom both vagus nerves are sectioned at variable distances above the diaphragm have shown that although disorders of pyloric emptying may develop ...

Hiccups are caused by irritation or damage to a set of nerves that help your diaphragm to contract, including the vagus and phrenic nerves, which are the part of the central nervous system that ...

“The first may be stimulation of the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain down to below the diaphragm,” London said. “This can reset the sensory input from the diaphragm and stop the ...

They can be caused by many things. Hiccups occur when there is irritation to the nerves that control the diaphragm, the vagus nerve and the phrenic nerve, says Chun. These nerves, and the part of ...

The vagus nerve also runs through the diaphragm, which means the deep inhales and deliberate exhales of yoga breathing give them a natural massage. If you have a blood pressure device at home ...