I am the guinea pig for many of the experiments that I’ve conducted with HRV. This one has been involuntary. While a number of countries, like the UK and New Zealand, are taking active steps to reduce smoking in the population, Switzerland is way behind. New Zealand is aiming to reduce smokers to 5% of the… Continue reading HRV and smoking
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RMSSD by age and gender
RMSSD and HRV Score by age and gender[1]Short-term heart rate variability–influence of gender and age in healthy subjects RMSSD is measured on a geometric scale. The HRV score is the RMSSD converted to an arithmetic scale. References[+] References ↑1 Short-term heart rate variability–influence of gender and age in healthy subjects
Reversing ageing with HRV
As we get older our health deteriorates. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measures health, and that decline in health appears as lower HRV. At the age of 65, my HRV score should be 51. As the graph above confirms, even at its worst my score is always above 65 – the score for a 25 year… Continue reading Reversing ageing with HRV
Why HRV poses a threat to doctors
One of HRV Health’s users (Jill) went for a required routine medical check-up. On reviewing Jill’s x-ray, the doctor concluded that she had “a problem” with her lungs, and could not grant medical clearance. Jill was devastated. Jill exercises daily, and her HRV metrics reflect that. We told her to get a second opinion. The… Continue reading Why HRV poses a threat to doctors
Sleep tracking
I’ve always been able to sleep well, until I couldn’t. It happened while I was in Vietnam where I’d been living for a couple of years. Vietnam has the second highest road mortality rate in South-East Asia. In a space of six months, I’d seen five, which made my favourite pastime, cycling, a bit of… Continue reading Sleep tracking
Surviving killer diseases with HRV
We recently published a list of the most common causes of death in the USA[1]Ten most common causes of death in the USA. The question is, can HRV help to reduce the mortality rate?. Low HRV is associated with: Heart disease Dementia (and to a lesser extent Alzheimer’s disease) Diabetes Depression and suicidal ideation HRV… Continue reading Surviving killer diseases with HRV
Why you can’t trust doctors any more
Let’s look at the evidence of the past couple of years. When the Covid pandemic broke out in February 2020, the International press announced it as a pandemic. By then it had spread to Italy. The World Health Organisation initially denied that it was a pandemic[1]The great vaccinate debate, and then suddenly changed their minds.… Continue reading Why you can’t trust doctors any more
Ten most common causes of death in the USA
This list is published in anticipation of our article covering the research that confirms how heart rate variability can be used to reduce mortality from the the most common causes of death in the USA. Our research has now been published and can be found here. 1. HEART DISEASE – 655,381 DEATHS PER YEAR Heart… Continue reading Ten most common causes of death in the USA
Using HRV for recovery
Athletes use HRV extensively to measure their state of recovery. The basic rules that we suggest for taking reliable health readings every day are identical to those that athletes adopt for recovery: Take readings daily, preferably first thing in the morning; The pulse rate for the reading should be as close as possible to the resting… Continue reading Using HRV for recovery
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