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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 18 MIN

5 Signs Your Anxiety Is Actually Your Hiatal Hernia

from What's the Root Cause? by Dr Vikki Petersen · host Root Cause Medical Clinic

If you've been told your symptoms are "just anxiety" but treatment never fully worked, there may be a physical cause that's been missed. In this video, Dr. Vikki explains how a hiatal hernia can irritate the vagus nerve and produce the exact symptoms we call anxiety - and the five signs that point to your hernia instead of your mind.➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⏱️  What we cover→ Why symptoms hit after meals, not when you're worried→ Heart palpitations and the vagus nerve→ Breathlessness that calming down won't fix→ Throat and chest tightness with no stress behind it→ Nighttime panic when you lie down━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⚠️  ImportantChest pain and palpitations should always be evaluated by a doctor. Anxiety is a real condition — this video is about a physical cause that is often overlooked, not a reason to stop any treatment.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🩺  Work with usWe treat the root cause of hiatal hernia symptoms - not just the symptoms. Root Cause Medical Clinic offers telemedicine nationwide.➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━👩‍⚕️  About Dr. Vikki Petersen, DC, FMCPDr. Vikki Petersen is a Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner with 40 years of clinical experience in gut health, hiatal hernia syndrome, GERD, and digestive root cause medicine. She is the founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic - offering telemedicine consultations nationwide.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⚕️ This video is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your physician or a qualified health provider. Views reflect Dr. Petersen's clinical experience and current scientific understanding as of publication. Individual results may vary.#hiatalhernia #anxiety #vagusnerve

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If you've been told your symptoms are "just anxiety" but treatment never fully worked, there may be a physical cause that's been missed. In this video, Dr. Vikki explains how a hiatal hernia can irritate the vagus nerve and produce the exact symptoms we call anxiety - and the five signs that point to your hernia instead of your mind. ➡️ Book a Consultation: https://rootcausemedicalclinics.com/hiatal-hernia-natural-treatment/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ What we cover → Why symptoms hit after ...

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