The Vagus Nerve = 109 Hz

While the pineal gland is well-known as the conductor of the endocrine glands, the vagus nerve is often overlooked, despite its role as the conductor of our body’s "internal medicine"!

Even more than the pineal gland, which Descartes considered the seat of the soul, the vagus nerve could be seen as the seat of judgment, calming our agitation!

It’s up to us to care for it daily to cultivate our well-being and preserve our health.

The vagus nerve is the longest and most branched nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system. It’s the 10th of the 12 cranial nerves. It connects the skull to the organs of the digestive system, playing a key role in activating digestion and regulating heart rate.

It’s the only nerve that extends beyond the brain and the only one that can become exhausted...

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The Vagus Nerve Has Four Main Functions:

1. 80% of its signals are afferent, meaning they travel from the gut to the brain.

2. 15% of its signals relate to the parasympathetic function, primarily regulating the digestive portion of the autonomic nervous system.

3. 4% of its signals are modal, instructing the muscles of the respiratory system, throat, vocal cords, neck, and face to assist with breathing, prevent choking, and ensure proper chewing, etc.

4. 1% of its signals affect a small area of skin in the ears.

What’s fascinating is that we can use this 4+1% to activate the other 95% of its functions. The vagus nerve also regulates the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.

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Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve—Your Health Depends on It

All the symptoms listed below are included and addressed in the treatment titled "Vagus Nerve," enhancing its effects through the original vagus nerve frequency (109 Hz) with a double positive "kiss cool" effect.

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Symptoms and Frequencies Used for This Master Conductor:

• Extreme fatigue (includes, among others, mitochondrial support in the treatment)

• Nausea

• Migraines

• Digestive transit issues, worsening during periods of nervous tension or stress

• Neck stiffness

• Unexplained cervical pain

• Headaches

• Digestive disorders (includes hypothalamus optimization frequency)

• Facial redness (vasodilation of blood vessels)

• Ménière’s disease

• Irregular heart rate & slowing of heart rate

• Excessive sweating

• Cold sensations in extremities

• Restless legs

• Various inflammations

• Stress & anxiety states

• Chronic illnesses (RIFE frequencies at 10,000 Hz)

• Negative thoughts (frequency-based & energetic antidepressant)

• Blood pressure issues (includes hypothalamus optimization frequency)

• Miosis (pupil constriction)

• Excessive salivation (sialorrhea)

• Muscle spasms

• Episodic diarrhea

• Breathing difficulties

• Fibromyalgia (studies ongoing)

• Alzheimer’s (studies ongoing)

• Vagal syncope

• Hoarse voice

• Shyness, difficulty connecting with others

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

• Subliminal cold sensation (the vagus nerve/parasympathetic system thrives in cold to optimize efficiency)

• Sun frequency (126.22 Hz) because the vagus nerve benefits from sunlight exposure, intermittent fasting, and physical activity if no frequencies are available to listen to

• Natural anti-inflammatory: Calms the parasympathetic nerves

• Immune system activation

• Master conductor of slow breathing, bringing a host of benefits

• Utility fiber of the parasympathetic nervous system, the body’s calming system

This nerve, which is "vague" only in name, starts in the brain, travels down through the neck (includes a frequency to unblock the Atlas - 1st cervical vertebra (284 Hz)—otherwise, it can’t perform its role), and connects to several vital organs, including the heart. It plays a role in:

• Weight gain and loss

• Digestion

• Inflammation

• Gut microbiota balance

• Pain phenomena

• Immune defenses

It governs the cardiovascular system (heart rate, blood pressure), respiration (rhythm, amplitude), and blood sugar levels…

You’ve got it: your vagus nerve has a vast territory of activity, the full scope of which science has yet to fully map out.

For example, recent information has emerged about the positive effects of vagus nerve electrical stimulation (under medical supervision) in treating restless leg syndrome—a condition with unclear origins, marked by uncomfortable sensations in the limbs, and lacking proven treatments.

The anatomy of the vagus nerve has been known for centuries, but it took a long time to begin understanding its critical role in our internal balance. As you’ll discover, it’s possible to stimulate and balance this nerve’s activity to harmonize our internal functions.

If you suffer from various inflammations, stress (plural), chronic illnesses, or negative thoughts, this topic will captivate you.

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Deep Breathing Is the Source of Your Well-Being, Tied to Proper Vagus Nerve Function

But why does the vagus nerve get blocked? … Because of poor breathing!

The most common reason for poor vagal signaling (vagus nerve dysfunction) is improper breathing. Most of us breathe incorrectly and inefficiently for trivial, unconscious reasons rooted in childhood.

This faulty breathing pattern is the source of many nervous system issues.

Since the chest expansion and contraction movements we perform are insufficient, we don’t effectively dilate our lungs, and the vagus nerve’s signaling role suffers. In other words, the vagus nerve’s signal transmission loses efficiency as our breathing becomes less effective!

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The Mitochondrion Is the Site of Cellular Respiration

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The Vagus Nerve Tells Us a Lot…

This nerve carries motor, sensory, and sensorial information across a wide territory and plays a major role in the proper functioning of our body within the autonomic nervous system.

It’s actually a pair of nerves, one on each side of the body, belonging to the twelve pairs of cranial nerves. They originate in the gray nuclei of the brain.

They then exit the skull, descend through the neck (where a branch extends to the vocal cords), run along the esophagus, pass through the mediastinum (the area in the chest between the lungs containing the heart, esophagus, trachea, and two main bronchi), and pierce the diaphragm before reaching the abdomen. There, they split into numerous nerve fibers that innervate the liver, stomach, spleen, and intestines.

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The Vagus Nerve’s Function Is to Slow Down Our Body When Needed

To achieve this, it triggers the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that:

• Slows heart rate

• Narrows the bronchi

• Lowers blood pressure

• Strengthens autonomous muscle contractions in the digestive tract

• Increases saliva and digestive juice secretion to aid digestion

Thanks to the vagus nerve, the central nervous system receives information from all innervated organs and controls the functioning of the viscera from the upper thorax to two-thirds of the colon.

The vagus nerve is part of the autonomic nervous system, which consists of two opposing systems: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic. It belongs to the parasympathetic side.

It innervates the pharyngeal, cardiac, solar, intestinal, and pelvic plexuses. When overactivated (a condition called vagotonia), it tightens these plexuses, leading to dreaded anxiety states—anguish without a clear cause.

This vagotonia also causes:

• Bradycardia (slowed heart rate)

• Lowered blood pressure

• Miosis (pupil constriction)

• Excessive sweating

• Increased salivation

• Muscle spasms

• Episodic diarrhea

• Breathing issues

• Vagal syncope (due to brain oxygenation lack)

• Hoarse voice

• Shyness, blushing (vasodilation), and difficulty connecting with others

The Vagus Nerve Has Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Through it, the brain and intestines maintain a privileged two-way relationship. The brain is constantly informed about the digestive state, microbiota activity, and intestinal immune cells. In return, it regulates digestion and can trigger immune defense responses.

Dysfunctions in this neuro-digestive axis are linked to irritable bowel syndrome and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.

The Vagus Nerve: Sentinel of Well-Being

Sometimes we wonder how our body manages the constant flow of countless nerve signals between the brain, heart, gut, liver, and cells throughout the body so reliably. It’s hard to imagine our body as such a sophisticated and efficient "machine," capable of regulating so many vital functions.

The part of the nervous system handling these mechanisms is called autonomic and manages two actions: the orthosympathetic (or sympathetic) and the parasympathetic.

The balance between these two ensures the body’s proper functioning.

• Orthosympathetic: Governs regulation and sometimes abrupt adaptation to stimuli and stress via two chemical mediators—adrenaline and noradrenaline.

• Parasympathetic: The subtle regulator of physiological mechanics is the longest nerve in the human body, the pneumogastric nerve, also known as the vagus nerve. It earns this name because, among all nerves, it has the widest territory of action.

It’s a double nerve with numerous branches, extending from the brain down to the abdomen via the thoracic cavities.

Our organs use it to send chemical, mechanical, and thermal information to the brain, while the brain uses it to send commands to all our viscera.

The vast scope of the vagus nerve’s action in organs and cells means that if it malfunctions, it can lead to a wide range of symptoms—sometimes mild, sometimes severe.

What Is the Vagus Nerve For?

Its role is to maintain balance—homeostasis—between organs and bodily systems, ensuring their optimal functioning: keeping you physically and mentally fit, preventing illness, reducing pain, and helping you live efficiently and happily.

Homeostasis maintains optimal levels of water, oxygen, pH, blood sugar, and body temperature across different environments, allowing living beings to remain stable despite disruptions.

This makes it an especially valuable tool in today’s stressful, fatiguing world, where lifestyle-related diseases are increasingly common.

The vagus nerve accounts for about 75% of parasympathetic innervation, promoting relaxation and calm—unlike the orthosympathetic system, which drives fight-or-flight responses. It manages the natural stress response, preparing your body for stress by increasing heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and regulating blood sugar when needed.

The more chaotic, aggressive, or exhausting your life—or the more you mistreat your body (poor diet, lack of sleep, excess)—the more the vagus nerve is strained.

Under normal conditions, when the para- and orthosympathetic systems are balanced, it works highly effectively.

Spheres of Action of the Vagus Nerve

In practice:

• Motor Function: It innervates the muscles lifting the soft palate and some pharyngeal and laryngeal constrictor muscles.

• Somatic Sensitivity: It manages sensitivity in the pharynx, larynx, and epiglottis, and transmits some taste information.

• Vital Functions: It’s a key pathway for the trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, intestines, and visceral motility.

• Glandular Regulation: It controls secretions from the adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, and endocrine glands.

A unique feature is its ability to control the heart. When all is well, the ortho- and parasympathetic systems sync, and the heart beats at an ideal rate. But under stress, when tension rises, the orthosympathetic system speeds up the heart. The parasympathetic system, via the vagus nerve, then steps in: it boosts heart performance, increases pumping rhythm and contraction pressure in the ventricles, and, once the stress subsides, slows the heart back to its resting rate by triggering acetylcholine release.

Since the heart’s job is to deliver nutrient- and oxygen-rich blood to cells while removing toxins, minimizing disruptions from stress or physiological strain (fatigue, poor diet, excess) is crucial.

The vagus nerve also controls numerous liver functions and gallbladder emptying, relaying information to and from the liver. When the ortho- and parasympathetic systems fall out of sync, the liver can’t perform its tasks effectively.

Given that purified blood from the liver circulates through the body three times per minute to nourish cells, the liver’s role—and thus the vagus nerve’s—is vital.

If the vagus nerve reacts poorly, say to stress, it can block the diaphragm, shorten breathing, and redirect blood from the liver (and digestive system) to the limbs until balance is restored. If this happens too often, the liver, blood circulation, and your health suffer.

The Vagus Nerve and Inflammation Regulation

We often view inflammation negatively, forgetting it’s a key defense mechanism against pathogens, alerting and mobilizing the immune system. The body naturally responds to aggression and mental/emotional stress with inflammation. But when chronic, it can contribute to modern diseases: cancer, autoimmune disorders, degenerative conditions, cardio-metabolic issues, etc.

When properly activated, the vagus nerve positively regulates inflammation. Via acetylcholine, it signals immune cells (especially in the gut) to reduce inflammation when it’s no longer needed.

Signs of Dysfunction

How do you know if your vagus nerve is stressed or malfunctioning? By observing yourself.

Its many responsibilities mean dysfunction can manifest in diverse ways, disrupting your body with symptoms like:

• Frequent stress, sedentary lifestyle, or rapid fatigue?

• A "knot in the stomach" during stress?

• Bloating?

• Difficulty digesting?

• Inflammatory diseases, diabetes, bulimia (overweight), hypertension?

• Sleep disturbances?
  Or:

• Hoarse or monotone voice?

• Choking while swallowing?

• Loss of hunger or satiety cues?

• Loss of taste?

• Excessive sweating?

• Trouble salivating?

• Reduced urination?

• Lowered sexual arousal?

• Memory decline?

• Mood swings?

One or a few of these signs can alert you to vagus nerve issues and the need for rebalancing (these signs are indicative only).

Stress is the most common cause of vagus nerve disruption. Learning to manage it—and related nervous disorders—is key to maintaining its function, promoting calm and relaxation.

Laughter and Singing Boost Breathing, Deeply Relax the Body, and Positively Stimulate the Vagus Nerve

Restoring Vagus Nerve Balance

The ear, traversed by the vagus nerve, is easily accessible and useful for regulating parasympathetic function. For instance, an electrical impulse in the ear quickly reaches all vegetative organs the vagus nerve crosses. This makes the ear valuable in acupuncture and electrostimulation to improve all vagus-innervated organs.

Any inflammation stems from an imbalance that, if prolonged, forces the body to compensate at a cost. It must prioritize salt levels and hydration, and the choice between these generates inflammation.

Long COVID: Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Vagus Nerve

A pilot study by neurologists at the University Hospital of Badalona (Spain) suggests many long COVID symptoms may be linked to SARS-CoV-2’s effects on the vagus nerve—one of the body’s most multifunctional nerves.

Presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon), this research offers one of the first explanations for the prevalence of neurological and multisystemic symptoms in long COVID.

The vagus nerve extends from the brain to the torso, heart, lungs, and intestines, plus muscles involved in swallowing, managing:

• Heart rate control

• Speech

• Gag reflex

• Food transfer from mouth to stomach

• Food movement through intestines

• Sweating, and more

Epidemiological studies estimate long COVID affects 10-15% of survivors of moderate to severe COVID-19.

Spanish researchers hypothesize that SARS-CoV-2-mediated vagus nerve dysfunction explains many long COVID symptoms, like dysphonia (persistent voice issues), dysphagia (swallowing difficulty), dizziness, tachycardia (high heart rate), orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure), and diarrhea.

The Study

This involves morphological and functional vagus nerve evaluation via imaging and tests in a cohort of 348 long COVID patients, 66% of whom had at least one suggestive symptom. Full evaluation was completed for the first 22 patients (10% of the cohort), averaging 44 years old, 91% female. The study is ongoing and continues recruiting.

Preliminary Findings:

• Most common symptoms: Diarrhea (73%), tachycardia (59%), dizziness, dysphagia, dysphonia (45% each), orthostatic hypotension (14%)

• 86% (19 participants) had at least 3 long COVID symptoms, with a median symptom duration of 14 months

• 27% (6/22) showed vagus nerve impairment in the neck via ultrasound, including thickening and increased "echogenicity" indicating mild inflammatory reactive changes

• Thoracic ultrasound: Flattened diaphragmatic curves in 46% (10/22), suggesting reduced diaphragmatic mobility or abnormal breathing

• 63% (10/16) had respiratory muscle weakness

• Digestive issues:

  • 72% reported self-assessed oropharyngeal dysphagia (swallowing difficulty)

  • 42% had impaired esophageal food delivery, 25% reporting swallowing issues

  • 47% had gastroesophageal reflux (acid reflux)

  • 47% had vocal function issues (per Voice Handicap Index 30), 88% of whom had dysphonia

This pilot evaluation reveals a notable prevalence (27%) of vagus nerve impairment in long COVID patients, with a range of clinically significant structural and functional alterations, including nerve thickening, swallowing difficulties, and breathing issues.

Researchers conclude vagus nerve dysfunction is a central pathophysiological feature of long COVID. These findings, enhancing understanding of this common long-term condition, will be refined as data from the full cohort is analyzed.

Vagus Nerve & Emotions

When we’re stressed, anxious, or panicked, vagus nerve activity drops sharply. Alongside the sympathetic system, this accelerates heart rate.

Stress inhibits the vagus nerve’s anti-inflammatory action. Normally, after a stressful episode, the vagus nerve resumes its role to aid body and mind recovery. However, in cases of depression, anxiety, or chronic stress, vagal activity collapses and struggles to fully reactivate.

If you’re highly emotional (emotional blockages, wounds, fear, inability to let go, or lack of grounding), I invite you to explore this powerful energetic treatment.

Let me know if you’d like me to elaborate on any aspect, such as the vagus nerve’s role in digestion, its frequency (109 Hz), or its connection to long COVID!