The Claim

Psychological stress suppresses vagal tone, which reduces acetylcholine release, thereby removing an inhibitory brake on systemic inflammation and establishing a bidirectional feedback loop between autonomic imbalance and chronic inflammation.

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What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

When you're under a lot of stress, your body's natural calming system slows down, which lets inflammation run wild—and that inflammation can make you feel even more stressed, creating a cycle.

See the scientific wording

Psychological stress suppresses vagal tone, reducing acetylcholine release, which removes a key inhibitory brake on systemic inflammation, creating a bidirectional feedback loop between autonomic imbalance and chronic inflammation.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Stress and Heart Rate Variability: A Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature

    When people are stressed for a long time, their body’s natural calming system (the vagus nerve) slows down, which can make inflammation worse — this study shows that stress really does quiet down this calming system.

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