3567: Struggling to Swallow, Speak, or Breathe Easily? The Vagus Nerve Connection (TWT)

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Dr. Stephen Cabral

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

What if the reason swallowing, speaking, or even breathing feels difficult is not physical but rooted in your nervous system?

On today's show, we explore how chronic stress, low vagal tone, and sympathetic nervous system dominance can make everyday functions feel challenging.

I will explain the crucial role of the vagus nerve and how your body's fight-or-flight response can interfere with swallowing, vocal strength, and relaxed breathing. I will also share simple ways you can restore balance and help your body function as it is meant to.

Join me on today's Cabral Concept 3567 as we uncover the root causes of these symptoms and explore practical strategies to heal from the inside out.

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1:00.0	Now, here's your host, Dr. Stephen Cabral.
1:04.2	Have you ever tried to swallow or speak or even breathe and you found you were having
1:09.4	difficulty doing those things.
1:11.7	Normal human interactions with this world, yet they felt challenging for you.
1:17.2	You shouldn't have to think about swallowing.
1:18.7	You shouldn't have to be able to think about forming your words, speaking, or even breathing.
1:23.1	But if you're dealing with those specific issues, there's actually a reason why.
1:27.9	All of them are actually more nervous system based than anything else.
1:32.4	And I want to break that down for you exactly on today's show.
1:35.9	There's so many multiple diagnoses out there of acalacia, et cetera, et cetera.
1:40.5	But what I want to share is how this all comes back to the sympathetic nervous system and
1:47.1	fighter flight. So as I said before, swallowing is a normal human muscular activity. You swallow once
1:56.3	and then your esophagus using peristolsus moves it down that 12 to 16 inch tube in your stomach. You don't
2:03.0	need to think about swallowing after the first swallow, right? But some people feel this
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