Turn on your vital centers

Functions of the brain stem

Digestion

Vagus nerve controls your digestive function

Blood pressure

medulla inhibits synthetics

helps lower blood pressure

helps blood flow to brain

helps blood flow to heart

Heart rate

arrhythmias

tachycardia

Helps your brain grow

Helps your memory

Produces serotonin.

Helps depression

Helps mood

helps with stress

helps fibromyalgia

helps fatigue

helps pain

Balances and strengthens postural muscles

Helps low back pain

Helps neck and shoulder pain and strength

Stimulating the medulla

we stimulate genetic expression of the neuronal cells of the medulla by stimulating release of neurotransmitters to activate the medulla.

Activate the brain

joint motion stimulates the thalamus which stimulates cortex which activates the medulla.

Cerebellum

muscle activity stimulate spinal cerebellar pathways which activates the cerebellum which activates the medulla

MLF

eye motion and neck motion activates the medial longitudinal fasciculus pathway which activates the medulla

chiropractic adjustments especially of the upper cervical spine help restore normal activation to this pathway

walking with good posture, looking around and deep breathing also activates this pathway