Aluminum in deodorant and other purported toxins in everyday products
Is aluminum in deodorant something to avoid? Is this another case of the dose makes the poison such as your recent AMA on fluoride? What are products that should be avoided (such as things with these purported estrogen mimicking compounds), or even common cleaning products that should be avoided?
Vagus Nerve Follow Up Questions
Andrew, thank you for your episode on vagus nerve stimulation. I had the following questions after listening: - Which branches specifically are responsible for a stimulation response or a calming response respectively? - I have been taught that the vagus nerve is the primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system and therefore any time we experience a calming effect, it is due to vagal activation. I understand now that the vagus nerve has a dual function (stimulation and calming); however, is it true that a calming effect always involves the vagus nerve or are other nerves active in concert or separate from it? - High vagal tone has been linked with increased HRV and increased HRV has been linked with better health outcomes. When we talk about high vagal tone, are we talking about the branches of the vagus that function to stimulate or to calm or both? Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. I appreciate all that you do.
Premature ejaculation
Dear Dr. Huberman, I’ve watched the episodes with Dr. Malik, however among the various topics, the one about premature ejaculation was not discussed. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions when it comes to addressing and improving this condition without taking any medication? Specifically are there any exercises that can be beneficial? It would be great to dive deeper into this part of male sexual health. Thank you.
Gallbladder removal gone wild
I recently had my gallbladder removed but it came with some complications in which they turned a laparoscopic procedure to a 6-7 inch incision just at the end of my rib cage; and had a stent installed into my common bile duct. Anyways; one of the ports of entry for laparoscopic robot arm was my belly button area … I’m roughly 1.5 weeks post surgery and my abdomen still feels numb and I get nausea feeling from nagging pain coming from that bellybutton area…. Dr indicates it’s deep muscle repairing and tributes it all to normal and to be expected. Is this part of the Vegal nerve and how can I keep that nausea feeling at bay? Pain meds and zofran helps but what else can I do if this is part of the vegal nerve stimulation