If you've been dealing with anxiety that doesn't seem to have an obvious trigger, it's worth knowing that your gut and your nervous system are more connected than most people realize. We touched on this system in our post on the vagus nerve's role in GERD, and the same pathway shows up again here, this time in relation to mood and anxiety. What the Gut-Brain Axis Has to Do With Anxiety Researchers refer to the gut-brain connection as the microbiota-gut-brain axis: a bidirecti

In our post on GERD trigger foods, we touched on how reflux is often connected to more than diet alone. One piece of that bigger picture is the vagus nerve, the main communication line between your brain and your gut. Here's what it actually does, and where chiropractic care may, and may not, fit in. What the Vagus Nerve Does in Digestion The vagus nerve is the largest nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, running from the brainstem down through the neck and chest into