One of the longest nerves in the body is known as the vagus nerve (VN). The VN is the 10th pair of cranial nerves that originates at the brain stem in the medulla oblongata. This nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, which is a part of the ANS. Research suggests ear acupuncture can activate the VN.
Archives
November 2001 (Vol. 2, Issue 11)
Skya Abbate, DOM
Integrating TCM into Today's Health Care
Janice Gorton;
Mindy Mortlock
Yolanda Asher, BFA, AOBTA-CI, Dipl. ABT (NCCAOM), AOBTA
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General Acupuncture
Bob Flaws, LAc, FNAAOM (USA), FRCHM (UK)
Herbal Medicine
Freshness and Quality May Hold the Key to Benefits
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Stanley Greenfield, RHU
Heidi Hawkins, MAc, LAc
Alejandro Katz, MD, OMD, LAc, QME
Kevin McNamee
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Michael Devitt
S. Emmett Smith