Episode 80. Heart Rate Variability with Marco Altini, PhD

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)  is a key metric in the overall homeostatic balance of the body. HRV is simply a measure of the variation in time between each heartbeat. This variation is controlled by a primitive part of the nervous system called the autonomic nervous system (ANS).  It is largely an indicator of how well the body is handling the Allostatic Load (stress load). I didn't truly grasp HRV until I was exposed to the work of Dr. Marco Altini; so I decided to ask him to come on and help educate my listeners. In this episode we talk about: Overview of Heart Rate Variability (HRV The Autonomic Nervous Systems as an informant of health and homeostasis. Daily HRV fluctuation vs. Baseline changes over time. Factors, value of data, and implications Different tools to measure HRV Can HRV fluctuations predict chronic or acute flareups (ie  Autoimmune Disease Flare?) The impact of  breathing practices  and lifestyle changes on HRV? About Dr. Altini Marco holds a PhD cum laude in applied machine learning, a M.Sc. cum laude in computer science engineering, and a M.Sc. cum laude in human movement sciences and high-performance coaching. He has published more than 50 papers and patents at the intersection between physiology, health, technology and human performance. He is the co-founder of HRV4Training, advisor at Oura, guest lecturer at VU Amsterdam, and editor of the Wearables department of IEEE Pervasive Computing. He loves running. References Social media Twitter: @altini_marco Website: https://www.hrv4training.com/ Medium reference: https://medium.com/@altini_marco #hrv #autonomicnervoussystem #vagalnerve @heartratevariability #homeostasis #stressresponse #resiliency #allostaticload