The holidays can be so busy and distracting, it's important to double down on the things that make us feel good, inside and out. Today I'm sharing my top 5 wellness tips.
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The vagus nerve connects the brain to the body. Its primary function is to activate our parasympathetic nervous system. There are two branches of the nervous system—1) the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), also known as “rest, digest, and heal”; and 2) the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), or “fight and flight."
It runs from the brainstem through the neck and down to your abdomen, innervating your lungs, heart, esophagus, and the majority of your abdominal organs.
I created this short quiz, below, to help you check-in with yourself, and to draw attention to the signs and symptoms that may be connected to your adrenals & thyroid. In my last newsletter I talked about the HPA axis, aka the hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis, which has a major effect on your fat, sugar, salt cravings, but it also has a major impact on your thyroid. Remember, it's all connected!
Take a moment to breathe, and be honest with yourself on this (note: this is not a comprehensive list):
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Stress affects your ability to control your desire for fat, sugar, and salt. At the same time, fat, sugar, and salt are the molecules that fuel the stress response! When stressed, you need sugar to mobilize your energy, you need salt to maintain the blood pressure that gets elevated, and you need fat to replenish the stores of sugar after the crisis is over.
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