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
Tag: HRV
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
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
HRV and ageing
Age is a disease. That’s Dr David Sinclair’s point. It has all of the symptoms of a disease, and the only reason that it’s not classified as a disease is because everyone suffers it. So, how does it work? Cells are allocated to certain tasks within the body at birth. During life, they die… Continue reading HRV and ageing
Sleep, health and HRV
Doctors often prescribe sleep as the remedy to illness. It’s true that sleep is critical in the prevention of Alzheimers Disease[1]Sleep: a novel mechanistic pathway, biomarker, and treatment target in the pathology of alzheimer’s disease?, various cancers, diabetes, hypertension[2]Overanxious and underslept., pneumonia[3]A prospective study of sleep duration and pneumonia risk in women., heart disease and… Continue reading Sleep, health and HRV
Alcohol and HRV
The effect of alcohol can be clearly seen in the HRV metrics after a heavy night of drinking. The impact is astonishing. Although the RMSSD numbers drop dramatically, they do bounce back after a couple of days. That may give the impression that avoiding heavy drinking is the solution, and that moderate consumption is fine.… Continue reading Alcohol and HRV
Using HRV Health Android version 2
The new HRV Health App for Android has been released to fix that the app stopped working with the release of Android version 1. The app is very much simplified. To take a reading, make sure you are wearing your Polar H10 heart rate monitor (HRM). Once properly relaxed, press the Start HRV Reading button.… Continue reading Using HRV Health Android version 2