The vagus nerve controls everything you never think about – your heart, lungs, immune system, and inflammation response. Dr. Kevin Tracey, the pioneering neurosurgeon who discovered how to hack it, reveals why this “great nerve” holds the key to healing chronic pain and autoimmune diseases. After performing over 1,000 brain and spinal surgeries, Dr. Tracey made a groundbreaking discovery, that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve could stop inflammation in its tracks. That discovery has led to revolutionary treatments that have helped patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis walk again after years of debilitating pain. I was blown away by his patient Kelly’s story, and it’s a must listen. This episode will transform how you think about the mind-body connection and give you hope that science is on the verge of solving some of our most challenging health problems.
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And now let’s jump into episode 1812 of The School of Greatness!
Some Questions I Ask:
- What is the biggest thing that’s blocking people from creating harmony within their internal system?
- What is the vagus nerve and why is it called the “great nerve”?
- What’s the difference between the vagus nerves system and the nervous system?
- How much is chronic fear and stress impacting the vagus nerve and blocking us from feeling in harmony with our total body health?
- What has been the biggest breakthrough you’ve seen in the last three plus decades of healing the body?
- How influential is the nervous system versus the immune system within the body?
- What would you say are those factors that have helped you create abundance in your life?
- What is the number one skill you wish every human being could learn to master to help them improve the quality of their life?
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why the vagus nerve is called the “great nerve”, and how cutting both sides would kill you instantly
- The revolutionary discovery that electrical stimulation of specific vagus nerve fibers stops chronic inflammation
- How trauma and chronic stress damage your vagus nerve and create a cascade of health problems throughout your body
- Why breathing techniques and cold exposure work to reduce inflammation through fight-or-flight activation
- The difference between acute stress (anti-inflammatory) and chronic stress (pro-inflammatory) on your immune system
- Plus much more…
