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I Tried The Vagus Nerve Hack (so you don't have to)

The Vagus Nerve controls various bodily functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and mood regulation. Recently there's been a surge in alternative therapies that claim to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, including icing, breathing exercises and meditation. In this video, I test the most popular TikTok trend, icing, based on the mammalian dive reflex. We explore the science behind VNS, the latest therapies, and what personalised medicine could look like in the future.

English
  • Originally Aired March 30, 2023
  • Runtime 14 minutes
  • Production Code wAoL0szw2_w
  • Network YouTube
  • Created March 31, 2023 by
    shriek
  • Modified March 31, 2023 by
    shriek