Switzerland’s healthcare is now the world’s most expensive.

Switzerland’s healthcare is now the world’s most expensive. That should worry the people who have the responsibility to the citizens of this country, the FOPH, the politicians and the health insurers. It certainly worries us, the people who are paying for it.  On 24 January 2023, I wrote a letter to the members of the… Continue reading Switzerland’s healthcare is now the world’s most expensive.

Expedient exaggerations

In marketing there’s not such thing as a lie, it’s an expedient exaggeration. Cary Grant in Afred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest The pharmaceutical industry have very effective marketing departments who have turned science into an expedient exaggeration. The industry generates $1.48 trillion annually[1]Global pharmaceutical industry – statistics & facts. It is subject to regulations that require… Continue reading Expedient exaggerations

What is healthy?

Worldwide, healthcare costs $9.5 trillion annually. If it were a country, it would be the world’s third largest economy. And it is in trouble. Healthcare, in it’s current form contributes nothing to an economy, because it it reactive, dealing with health issues as they happen. With aging populations, healthcare costs are increasing at an unsustainable… Continue reading What is healthy?

The science of breathing

Heart rate variability is integral to the science of breathing. As we breathe in, our heart rate accelerates. As we breathe out, it decelerates. That produces the variations in the interbeat interval that we call heart rate variability. Breathing is almost unique among the bodily functions. It can be voluntary or involuntary with each controlled… Continue reading The science of breathing

The HRV Health subscription plan

HRV Health has introduced a subscription plan for our more advanced features. The basic heart rate variability services remain free for users. The services which require a subscription are: ECG readings; Followers and following; Recovery including Poincaré plot; The ECG readings consume extraordinarily amounts of storage, and with some users abusing this, it has become… Continue reading The HRV Health subscription plan

Improving your numbers: the athlete’s guide

Fitness technology can be incredibly powerful and deliver better results…or it can be a complete waste of time and money. The difference lies in understanding how to make it work for you. To get the most out of heart rate variability, follow these five simple and effective tips and watch your fitness transform from the… Continue reading Improving your numbers: the athlete’s guide

HRV and recovery

HRV Health’s primary focus is general health. That said, we have an increasing number of users who are athletes, and obtain valuable information for their training from the HRV data.  Athletes place stress on their bodies, and it is this stress, if properly directed that makes them fitter and stronger. An important component of training… Continue reading HRV and recovery