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Hormesis Health

Rear view of a male athlete with his arms outstretched, looking out over a mountain with the sun shining on him Friend of blog, Zach...

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation induces tidal melatonin secretion and has an antidiabetic effect in Zucker fatty rats.

Ancient Wisdom Through the Ages This study came up on my feed, and even though a few years old, the melatonin piece plus the possible...

Diminished heart rate complexity in adolescent girls: a sign of vulnerability to anxiety disorders?

According to this study, adolescent girls have lower heart rate variability so HRV could be a marker for susceptibility to anxiety disorders.  The remedy?  Not...

Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Headache Disorders.

Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2016 Feb;16(2):11. doi: 10.1007/s11910-015-0620-7. Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Headache Disorders. Zhu S1, Marmura MJ2. Author information Abstract Migraine and other chronic headache...

Treating Depression with TaVNS: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results This paper is a terrific review of the science behind TaVNS (transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation) and...

Theranos, still in the news

I won’t speculate why it’s the women who tend to get the punishment,  but those investors should have listened to me!!  

Parameters for TAVNS

Kuan Yin Who Hears the Cries of the World These researchers set out to determine the best parameters for TaVNS.  The found 500μ and 25Hz...

TaVNS and fMRI of different ear regions

Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results I have been using cymba concha stimulation in my clinic for TaVNS.  This article corroborates that practice....

TaVNS Encourages Divergent Thinking in Healthy Volunteers

Kuan Yin who hears the cries of the world Neuropsychologia. 2018 Jan 8. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances divergent thinking. Colzato LS1, Ritter SM2,...

Vitamin D: Key for Optimum Health

This info graphic is super helpful for learning why Vitamin D is so crucial for health.  From Rhonda Patrick’s blog. good health.