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EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 57 MIN

Why Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Be the Missing Link to Your Low HRV | Ep57 with Povilas Sabaliauskas

from 90% Healthy · host Klaudia Balogh and Don Moxley

If you track your HRV and the number won't move, this is the episode to listen to.Don Moxley has 8 years of HRV data. The day he started vagus nerve stimulation, his floors tripled and his ceilings doubled. He hadn't changed anything else.Povilas Sabaliauskas built the device that did it. A biomechanical engineer with a background in implantable neuromodulation, he spent years in operating rooms watching electrical stimulation do things medication couldn't — then went home to Lithuania and designed a wearable version. He built the first prototype for his father. In this episode, they get into:Why low HRV is fundamentally a nervous system regulation problemWhat vagus nerve stimulation actually does to shift your autonomic state,Why most recovery tools are treating the symptom while the cause keeps running in the background.They also discuss athlete data, GLP-1 stacking, the attention economy's measurable toll on your nervous system, and a road rage story that might be the most unexpected clinical outcome this technology has produced.If your HRV has plateaued and you've run out of obvious answers — start here.To learn more about Povilas Sabaliauskas and Pulsetto: https://pulsetto.tech/Don Moxley: https://trainrecoverwin.com/ Who's the 90% Healthy Podcast for?It’s for you who wants to build a resilient body without losing your mind. If you are sick of counting every calorie, tracking too many stats, or not even wanting to start, yet ready to stop feeling just “OK”. Klaudia and Don invite you to build resilient health that bends with real life. No rigid rules. No guilt. Just simple 1% shifts that create a strong foundation, so you can sleep like a baby, perform like a boss. and feel damn good. We cut through the noise, bring you real science (not TikTok trends), and make it easy to understand what works for the long run.Tune in wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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