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What do nerves have to do with it?
The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body. It runs from your brain stem and acts as an information highway - connecting the brain with your organs. Stretching all the way down to the torso like a system of roots or cables it controls a huge range of bodily functions. It's known as being responsible for the mind-body connection and playing negotiator between thinking and feeling.
Nervous for a test, anxious about that big game, stressed about school. For ways to calm the vagus nerve....