Background Twenty nine years ago, the Swiss health sector faced two key problems: rising inequality and rising costs. Both problems resulted from the rise of for-profit insurance companies. Traditionally, the Swiss bought into private insurance plans through their employers. Because these insurers were not selective about whom they covered, very nearly all employed people had… Continue reading Switzerland’s health insurance market
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HRV Health usage by country
HRV Health is growing fast and now has active users in countries. Our Android app is multilingual and is available in: English German French Spanish Italian Arabic Chinese Japanese Hindi Portuguese Dutch As present, the iOS app is only available in English. The app is designed for the collection of the HRV data, and provides… Continue reading HRV Health usage by country
Using the new HRV Health Android app
The HRV Health apps are designed to collect your HRV and ECG data. The real value of the HRV Health system resides on the Platform, where you are able to view your results, interpretations and health trends, showing improvements, and the long term impact of events that have affected your health. The new HRV Health… Continue reading Using the new HRV Health Android app
How to take the HRV and ECG readings properly
Taking the HRV and ECG readings properly is simple once you know how. This is a guideline on how to achieve the most reliable results. In order to get reliable HRV and ECG results with the HRV Health apps, please follow these steps: Take the readings regularly, preferably each day, with only one reading per… Continue reading How to take the HRV and ECG readings properly
The HRV Health reading interpretatation
The HRV Health reading interpretation provides an in depth analysis of the reading. This feature is only available to lifetime members, subscribers, and new users during the trial period. The interpretation is only produced when there are at least five days readings within the last ten days. Trying to take five readings on the same… Continue reading The HRV Health reading interpretatation
Getting the most out of HRV Health
Heart rate variability is a science. To get the most out of the HRV Health Platform requires a scientific approach. Firstly, as a new user you need to establish a base line to see what your HRV metrics are for your current state of health. This requires taking readings at the same time each day,… Continue reading Getting the most out of HRV Health
How to use the HRV Health Platform
If you want to get the most out of the HRV Health Platform, you need to understand what the numbers are telling you, in the context of why you are measuring HRV. Some people use heart rate variability to improve sports performance, some use it to measure health, and some use it for both. HRV… Continue reading How to use the HRV Health Platform
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 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
HRV Health migration
In January of this year, HRV Health migrated to a new Internet hosting company. This change became necessary due to the poor service we were receiving from Hostgator, our former hosting provider. It started on Sunday 23 October 2022. We were running a query that normally takes 11 seconds. This time it had not completed… Continue reading HRV Health migration