Why does pleasure rejuvenate you?
Pleasure stimulates and tones your vagus nerve.
It is the somatic way your body has of receiving the turn-on signal.
The vagus nerve, in turn, works on the fascia (which surrounds all the tissues and organs of your body and is made of collagen). If the fascia is not tense and you breathe freely, your facial expression, your skin and your muscles receive the correct oxygenation and nutrition.
Therefore, the way you age has a total relationship with the stress and strain you are under above all else.
The sun is a primary food source for your skin. The food you put in your mouth matters, cosmetics add up, but what will really determine how you age is in your hands. Emotional and stress management will be the number one cause of your wrinkles, sagging and major imbalances in your skin, and probably of other health problems that your body will show you over time.
Here are some tips that I apply to avoid falling into the tsunami of modern life that we have to “SUFFER” because if this is living, then just turn it off and let’s go… (Even so, I’m not enlightened nor am I perfect! Also, without realizing it, I fall back into the hamster wheel of production, but by being aware I allow myself to get out of it faster and faster).
I wish they nourish you and are as useful to you as they are to me.
The truth is that if you don't have this first point clear and don't put it into practice, the others will be of little use to you. Don't fall into the trap of creating false consumer needs that make you feel empty and, in addition, connect you with an incredible feeling of lack. We can't always buy everything that influencers or reference people of the moment suggest to us in order to be healthy, rejuvenate or live happily.
Virtually everything you need to feel good is free!
Video how to activate the vagus nerve.
1. If you don't have a space for yourself every day, where you do something pleasant for and by yourself, it would be important to review:
What time do you go to bed?
What time do you get up?
If you're going to bed late, what are you spending that time on?
Doing a meditation, a nice self-massage with essential oils, reading a book? Or just hanging out scrolling for an hour, destroying your circadian rhythm, telling your brain with the light of your phone that it's daytime when it's actually nighttime?
If you're waking up late, it's obviously because you're going to bed late. If not, ask a health professional to review your tests and make sure you don't have any deficiencies that need to be supplemented or certain habits that need to be changed.
It is clear that the most important thing is to go to bed early, avoiding screens, and to get up very early. I assure you that in waking up early I have found my oasis of pleasure.
Every day I have between 45 minutes and an hour to do my stretches, expose myself to the cold, watch the sunrise and practice facial yoga or meditation with some essential oil that accompanies me to further enhance the connection with pleasure.
In my case, I have two whirlwind children, so that hour for me is the only one of the day in which I enjoy absolute silence. The pleasure of stretching my body, of feeling that I am alive for another day, of seeing the sun rise with everything that this means for my health and of working on my face for a few minutes to rejuvenate in a gentle way and feel good about my aging process.
2. Foods that tone your vagus nerve and regulate your nervous system
Fermented foods are a source of tryptophan, a key amino acid for the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that influences several aspects of brain function, including mood.
My favorites:
Kefir, miso, sauerkraut, kimchi… You can also ferment carrots, pickles, beets…
Bitter foods are a delight for your vagus nerve. These flavors activate it directly and put it to work in your favor. In addition, eating them daily will improve your digestion.
. Choose a good matcha tea.
. Add unfiltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar to your dishes.
. Eat ginger, lemon, endives... in short, anything bitter or acidic.
Try medicinal plants such as boldo, milk thistle or rosemary.
Magnesium is key. A lack of it can cause anxiety, sleep problems, irritability and chronic fatigue, as it is involved in many metabolic pathways in the body .
When we suffer from prolonged stress, the stress itself causes magnesium to leave the cell and we eliminate it through urine. If you have been suffering from stress for a long time, perhaps the best option is to incorporate a magnesium supplement into your daily life until it is regulated. If prevention is what you like, include foods rich in magnesium in your diet.
Some of my favorites are cocoa powder and:
Green leafy vegetables : spinach, chard, kale.
Nuts and seeds : pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flax, cashews, almonds, walnuts.
. Seafood : wild blue fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardine) and shellfish (cockles, mussels, clams, cuttlefish, prawns).
. Fruits : avocado, banana, strawberries, raspberries, figs, lemon.
Pseudocereals : quinoa, buckwheat.
3. Contact with nature and the sun
Watching the sunrise and sunset is not a fad.
It considerably improves our quality of life, our emotions and our health.
All bodily functions, including those of the nervous system and hormones, depend on the light environment, both sun and darkness.
In addition, contact with nature stimulates the vagus nerve .
The connection with nature is so powerful that sitting barefoot and contemplating it for an hour can have the same restorative effect on the nervous system as a week's vacation. (Especially if that vacation is with children! ;))
4. The connection with the skin
The skin is capable of transporting you to pleasurable sensations and emotions instantly.
Stimulating it daily with a good self-massage, facial yoga exercises or with essential oils that work on the nervous system will help you connect with joy and pleasure.
Asking your partner to caress you, or caressing yourself, giving yourself over to loving hands that give you a good massage… Do it however you like, but the connection with the skin is a giant gateway to the nervous system and the vagus nerve.
Sensory cosmetics have revolutionised the way we care for our skin, connecting beauty, science and emotion in a single gesture. It is not just about applying a product, but rather about living a sensorial experience that activates well-being at a deep level. The combination of the benefits of this cosmetic with the cutting-edge technology of neurocosmetics that enters the bloodstream and works on the nervous system from the brain, allows each application to be a ritual that not only nourishes and regenerates the skin, but also harmonises the mind and emotions.
Although at Attura , practically all the cosmetics we have accompany the self-care process from an emotional perspective where each formula is designed to enhance balance and sensorial pleasure through essential oils, working the unconscious thanks to comforting aromas that transport you to familiar and pleasant people, environments or situations, today I want to share with you some of my favorite products:
- He Jane Apothecary Balm
- Jane Apothecary Firming & Glowing Oil
- Any of our facial oils
- Our essential oils
But if you also want to nourish from a deeper perspective, from the brain and the bloodstream, I definitely recommend these two products:
- Dafna's Nutrition Cream
- Ylumina fluid cream from Sublime Oils
Because true luxury is not in the product itself, but in how it makes you feel.
Skin equals pleasure, and pleasure equals beauty.
Because beauty makes us feel alive, powerful and connected.
Beauty is not what they sell you.
Beauty is FELT inside and reflected outside.
With love,
Laura
