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Dr. Diana, both a doctor (therapeutic optometrist), and a recovered POTS and ME/CFS patient, offers help and hope for POTS, Dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Lyme, vascular abnormalities, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Diana is now working full time at POTS Care.

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Reply To: RA or Vagal tone ?

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › Orthopedic/Joint › RA or Vagal tone ? › Reply To: RA or Vagal tone ?

March 24, 2017 at 8:55 am #6140
Dr. Diana
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Hi there! You are absolutely right! The vagus nerve is a “nicotinic acetylcholinergic nerve”, meaning nicotine can encourage vagus nerve function. Many people who try to quit smoking develop constipation and go back to smoking just for that reason! Parasym Plus is HUGELY helpful for folks who are trying to quit smoking by helping to maintain vagus nerve function (while crossing the blood brain barrier to boost acetylcholine for brain function — something nicotine cannot do). Because the vagus nerve is the antiinflammatory pathway of the body, this can help control inflammation, too. 😉

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