The vagus nerve is changing medicine: Kevin Tracey, M.D.

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“Vagus nerve health is a gateway to understanding inflammation,” explains Kevin Tracey, M.D.

Kevin Tracey, M.D., neurosurgeon, scientist, and entrepreneur, explains everything you need to know about the vagus nerve, including:

0:00 What is the vagus nerve
3:50 Assessing vagus nerve health
4:55 The relationship with heart rate
10:30 Vagus nerve & inflammation
16:30 The power of electricity
21:40 Improving vagal nerve tone
24:00 Vagus nerve implant
30:15  Ear-brain-body connection
39:50 Cold plunges
45:15 The future of vagus nerve therapy

Referenced in the episode:
Learn more about Tracey (https://feinstein.northwell.edu/insti...)
Check out his research (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term...)
Research on rheumatoid arthritis (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT0...) (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32873...)
Research on pediatric Crohn's disease (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37849...)
Research on lower resting heart rate & longevity (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3591616/)
Research on the vagal nerve implant (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27382...)

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