Ever wondered why some days you feel calm and collected, while others leave you drained and stressed? The answer might be your vagus nerve. This powerful nerve connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and digestive system, helping your body manage stress, boost your mood, and improve sleep.
What is the Vagus Nerve?
The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body. It connects your brain to many vital organs, including your heart, lungs, and digestive system. Think of it as a communication superhighway between your body and your brain, helping regulate the functions that keep you healthy and balanced.
Why the Vagus Nerve Matters
Digestion, breathing, heart rate, and even your mood depend on this single nerve. Here’s how it works:
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Regulates Heart Rate (keeps your heart steady and calm)
It’s called the “rest and digest” nerve because it helps your body chill out after stressful moments. Without it, you’d feel on edge with quick exhaustion, poor sleep, and digestive troubles.
Vagus Nerve Anatomy Made Simple
Both sides of your body have a vagus nerve. They branch out from your brain, travel down your neck, then spread fibers throughout your chest and abdomen. More than 80% of the fibers are sensory; they send messages about how your organs are doing right back to your brain.
Quick Facts:
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Each nerve has up to 105,000 fibers
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Runs inside the carotid sheath in your neck
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Connects to the colon, heart, lungs, liver, and more
Core Functions of the Vagus Nerve
1. Heart Health
Controls your heart rate and helps it slow down when you need to chill out. People with stronger vagal tone have lower blood pressure and better heart health.
2. Digestion
The vagus nerve helps move food through your digestive tract. It also tells your stomach when to produce acids for proper digestion.
3. Mental Well-being
Signals from your vagus nerve play a big role in your overall mood. Studies show that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can help reduce feelings of anxiousness and depression and improve quality of life.
How Pulsetto Works
Pulsetto Fit: Wellness, Upgraded
Description (Pulsetto Fit):
Key Features of Pulsetto Fit
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Custom Fit: Comes with two removable magnetic paddings for different neck sizes, ensuring a snug, comfortable fit.
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New Pulsating Mode: A rhythmic, wave-like stimulation that syncs with your breath for deeper nervous system relaxation.
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20% Longer Battery Life: Offers about 1.2 weeks of daily use per charge.
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Enhanced Durability: Reinforced materials make it built to last through daily wear.
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Same Great App: Includes the same 5 programs and 30-day Premium trial as Lite, with identical sound library and add-ons.
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What’s Included: Device, two paddings, 60g gel tube, USB-C cable, user guide.
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Safety: FCC-certified, same ULRE tech as Lite. Consult a doctor if you have implantable devices.
Pulsetto - Your Peace & Better Sleep Partner
The Science Behind Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Pulsetto is a wearable device that uses vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) to promote relaxation and reduce stress and anxiety. By targeting the vagus nerve with gentle electrical impulses, Pulsetto can help induce a state of calm, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.
Advantages of Pulsetto:
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Stress Reduction: Experience significant relief from daily stress by activating your vagus nerve and shifting your body into a "rest and digest" state.
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Improved Sleep: Pulsetto supports restful sleep by calming your nervous system, helping you wake up refreshed and energized.
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Enhanced Mental Clarity: By promoting relaxation, Pulsetto aids in sharpening focus and reducing brain fog.
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Boosted Heart Rate Variability (HRV): This device helps improve HRV, an important marker of heart health and resilience to stress.
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Digestive Health Support: Vagus nerve stimulation positively impacts the gut-brain connection, aiding digestion and reducing bloating.
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Chronic Health Support: Pulsetto offers support for individuals managing chronic stress, anxiety, and fatigue, helping to improve their quality of life.
What's Included:
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Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device
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USB-C Charging Cable
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User Manual
How Pulsetto Works:
Using Pulsetto is simple and takes just 4 minutes to start feeling the effects. Here's how it works:
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Apply a generous amount of gel to your neck or directly onto the electrodes.
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Place the device on your neck.
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Pair it with the Pulsetto app on your smartphone.
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Choose your desired program and start the device through the app.
The device creates a gentle, pleasant vibration or tingling sensation in your neck area. This stimulation helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system, leading to a calmer, less stressed state.
The Science Behind Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Studies from 2025 highlight that non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation helps lower inflammation, improve exercise tolerance, and boost cognitive performance. Let’s break it down:
Why Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Changes Your Life
You’ll notice:
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Less mental fog
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Fewer mood swings
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Easier time falling and staying asleep
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Better digestion and gut health
When your vagus nerve works at its best, so do you. That means less burnout and more energy for what matters most.
The Future of Vagus Nerve Research
Doctors and scientists are studying how vagus nerve stim devices like Pulsetto could support people with heart conditions, anxiety, and chronic inflammation. Early evidence shows these devices improve fitness, boost mental clarity, and promote a healthy response to life’s daily stresses.
Larger trials are happening now to see how this therapy can help people live longer, healthier lives by fine-tuning the balance in their autonomic nervous systems.
