{"id":190051,"date":"2025-06-16T22:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/190051\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T22:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:09:26","slug":"ive-been-using-a-vagus-nerve-stimulator-every-day-to-reduce-stress-and-boost-wellbeing-heres-my-honest-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/190051\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve been using a vagus nerve stimulator every day to reduce stress and boost wellbeing \u2014 here’s my honest verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m all for a wellness hack if it actually works, but in my line of work, you often get sucked into the latest trends or crazes and find the same outcome: there’s no such thing as unicorns.<\/p>\n

That said, there has been a rise in research<\/a> on the vagus nerve and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), plus its impact on overall health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

It turns out you can activate and stimulate your vagus nerve (and potentially improve areas of your physical and mental health) using handheld technology, and the results could include better sleep, reduced stress and better gut health.<\/p>\n

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Curious but unconvinced, I recently tested the Truvaga 350<\/a>, a vagus nerve stimulator you can use anywhere, at any time, for just two minutes twice a day. Here\u2019s what I found out.<\/p>\n

What is the vagus nerve?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to the whole vagus nerve trend, it\u2019s a cranial nerve known as the gut-brain axis, creating communication between your brain and nervous system and your abdomen.<\/p>\n

And now there are vagus nerve stimulators that promise to activate it, bringing about a whole host of mental, emotional and physical benefits.<\/p>\n

This nerve is thought to play a role in bodily functions such as digestion, stress and heart rate. It\u2019s also the longest nerve in your body, responsible for keeping the nervous system balanced and regulating the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems \u2014 fight-or-flight and rest-and-repair, respectively.<\/p>\n

The sympathetic nervous system is crucial for survival, controlling functions like energy, heart rate and alertness to help us combat danger. But we don\u2019t need to be in fight-or-flight all the time; the body can\u2019t perceive what true danger looks like, so stressful daily situations can put the body into fight-or-flight even when there\u2019s no real threat.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the parasympathetic nervous system plays its key role, helping to decrease blood pressure, heart rate and alertness, promoting calm and relaxation.<\/p>\n

Yin and Yang.<\/p>\n

If your body is struggling to keep balance, a vagus nerve stimulator might be for you. Stimulating the vagus nerve activates it, helping to regulate your body (and its functions) and get you operating efficiently.<\/p>\n

Truvaga says: \u201cVagus nerve stimulation also affects the levels of crucial neurotransmitters in the brain, such as serotonin, generating an improved ability to address emotional and physiological symptoms, leading to an improved overall wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is Truvaga \u2014 and how does it work?<\/p>\n

\"Truvaga<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Future)<\/p>\n

Truvaga vagus nerve therapy involves gently activating the vagus nerve to help manage your fight-or-flight response. Sessions take just two minutes and can be done twice a day, day and night.<\/p>\n

Results could include reduced stress, improved sleep, a boost in clarity and a sense of calm. Truvaga says the device can also aid stress relief and increase focus and has been clinically tested and proven to \u201ceffectively stimulate the vagus nerve.\u201d You can check out my demonstration video for how to use Truvaga step-by-step \u2014 and it\u2019s really as simple as it looks.<\/p>\n