Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

1015 - 6 Powerful Tools to Reset Your Nervous System

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Show Notes

In this video, Dr. Ruscio discusses 6 powerful tools to reset and calm a dysregulated nervous system. The tools he discusses include vagus nerve stimulation via the ear, resonance breathing, electrolytes / sodium optimization, a vibration tool called Apollo Neuro, an audio-visual stimulation device called BrainTap, and grounding. Each tool offers a uniquely beneficial input into the nervous system to help restore a healing, parasympathetic state.

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🧠 Featured Nervous System Products⚡ NuroPod: https://nuropod.com/products/nuropod Vagustim: https://vagustim.io/collections/all Resonance Breathing Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ayny.breathingapp&hl=en_US&pli=1 IPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-breathing-app-calm-daily/id1285982210 Apollo Neuro: https://apolloneuro.com/pages/vip-deal-lp?utm_source=inflektion&utm_medium=influencers&utm_campaign=28766&infclid=e25d5755245e4c18bd6cf939c7c7de71 BrainTap: https://braintap.com/ Gaya Mat: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D83XBTXV?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1 Hooga Mat: https://bit.ly/4tbXbxa Non-plastic mat options: Aura™ Luxury Grounding Mat for Feet: https://bit.ly/4vBOQo3 Premium Grounding Mat for Feet: https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Grounding-Wellness-Anti-Aging-Inflammation/dp/B0DXFWT75C?utm_=undefined&th=1 Hooga Grounding Sheets: https://hoogahealth.com/products/fitted-grounding-sheet?variant=49389168197879

👇 Watch more videos like this 👇 ➡️ How to Reset Your Nervous System (In Just 10 Minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPNntVV2yY ➡️ 4 Powerful Vagus Nerve Tools to Rewire Your Nervous System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adccokcgo0U ➡️ 5 Vagus Nerve Dysfunction Symptoms (& How To Fix It): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPr7kFG9HWE ➡️ SIBO, Histamine & the Vagus Nerve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2IeX9qRZzE

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👇Read these next 👇 ➡️ How to Regulate a Dysregulated Nervous System: https://drruscio.com/dysregulated-nervous-system/ ➡️ 7 Surprising Things That Are Stressing Your Nervous System: https://drruscio.com/things-stressing-your-nervous-system/ ➡️ How to Activate Your Parasympathetic Nervous System: https://drruscio.com/how-to-activate-your-parasympathetic-nervous-system/ ➡️ You May Need a Vagus Nerve Reset. Here's How to Do It: https://drruscio.com/vagus-nerve-reset/

📌Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:17 Vagus Nerve Stimulation 09:28 Resonance Breathing 12:51 Sodium / Electrolytes 15:10 Apollo Neuro (Vibration) 18:16 Brain Tap (Audio-Visual Stimulation) 23:16 Grounding

🎧Audio Episode & Featured Studies 📉 Clinical application of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38362860/ 📉 BOLD fMRI deactivation of limbic and temporal brain structures and mood enhancing effect by transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17564758/ 📉 Effects of Auricular Stimulation on Inflammatory Parameters: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109471592500008X?utm_ 📉 Combined transcutaneous auricular vagus stimulation (taVNS) with 0.1Hz slow breathing enhances insomnia treatment efficacy: A pilot study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38042286/ 📉 Chronic stress primes innate immune responses in mice and humans: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34496250/ 📉 Effects of voluntary slow breathing on heart rate and heart rate variability: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35623448/ 📉 Physical activity, mindfulness meditation, or heart rate variability biofeedback for stress reduction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26111942/ 📉 A RCT Comparing Daily Mindfulness Meditations, Biofeedback Exercises, and Daily Physical Exercise on Attention Control

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