Vagus Nerve Stimulation With Bitters

[jyb]

In Ask Your Herb Doctor's most recent interview with Ray Peat, Ray mentioned that some digestive bitters have a stabilizing effect on the mitochondria and can be quite helpful to multiple bodily functions. Another reason to use them for digestion and health benefits if you aren't already :)

He starts discussing it around the 48:00min mark

Cascara is nauseously bitter and as we know stimulates digestion greatly (you will be repainting the walls if taking more than a tip of a teaspoon).

 

[Vesi]

Wonder if tablespoon or three of Jägermeister would work.

 

[Grapelander]

Gentian Root is the classical bitter of herbalism.
It is in Moxie soda.

Swedish Bitters is another possibility.

Great choice of bitters from the liquor store.

 

[Kray]

Belly Button Healing: Unlocking Your Second Brain for a Healthy Life by Ilchi Lee

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Belly Button Therapy
Belly Button Therapy is also the most effective way to activate the Vagus nerve.

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Apply a mixture of mustard oil and ginger to your belly button

@cedric Thanks so much for the references! I happened upon several well-reviewed books relating to vagal therapy from the links you provided, and I look forward to self-help in this area. Not so much the anxiety aspect (although it can't hurt to learn to relax better!) but some issues related to digestion, headaches (migraine?), overall neck/shoulder tension. It is quite an intriguing area of physiology not well known to the layperson. Also amazed at the good ol' belly button-- what an overlooked, underappreciated part of our health!

 

[Kray]

Gentian Root is the classical bitter of herbalism.
It is in Moxie soda.

Swedish Bitters is another possibility.

Great choice of bitters from the liquor store.

Wonderful idea! Any favorites to recommend? Someone on this thread or another mentioned some bitters with rose lime extract (liquor-based?) or some such thing--

 

[Motif]

I've been wondering the same thing. I used to drink 1Tbsp of Fernet Branca to aid the secretion of digestive fluids until I started a Peat style diet. Because my slow digestion seemed to benefit greatly. But now I'm worried about the phytoestrogens.

Any success with your digestion?