Hanu HRV

The Hanu Health wearable is now live for our alpha testers! Today's Q&A episode is dedicated to answering our tester's questions about Hanu, the system, and what we have planned to better your lifestyle!

In this episode, you'll learn:

-What is the purpose and features of the Hanu wearable?...04:10

-Why does my HRV go down while doing box breathing exercises?...17:42

-Why does my HRV fluctuate throughout the day?...33:22

-What will signify a push-alert and a "life notification" on the Hanu wearable device?...47:22

-And much more!

Resources mentioned:

The Hanu wearable is now available for our Alpha testers! Head on over to hanuhealth.com to claim yours as soon as it's available at the next phase of distribution. Use coupon code POD40 to get 40% off your device! (Available for a limited time.)

Jay Wiles and Patrick McKeown join forces once again to discuss the importance of self-awareness on stress relief and much more, including answering some listener questions!

In this episode, you'll learn:

-Why competition for our time adds hidden stress to our lives...02:30

-The biggest factors that affect HRV...05:56

-Why neglect of physiology may be affecting your leadership abilities deleteriously...12:58

-How breathing relates to recovery from trauma...26:01

Listener Q&A

-Thoughts on The Physiological Sigh...34:00

-Can a person with cystic fibrosis or other lung issues perform the same breath exercises for managing stress levels?...52:18

-Tips on breathwork to deal with focus and attention deficit issues...1:02:34

What are you waiting for? Join the Hanu Health wait list today to be kept in the loop about our upcoming product launches. We think you'll agree it will be worth the wait!

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Tim Caron is co-founder of Allegiate Gym, vreator of the pH Podcast, and author of Strength Deficit: Leveraging Ratios Between Eccentric and Concentric Strength. He has Masters Degrees in Strength and Conditioning from Springfield College and Cal U of Pennsylvania, along with two bachelors degrees in Mathematics and Movement Science from Westfield State University.

His professional career includes Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Army West Point, Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach at University of Southern California, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Georgia Tech, and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Springfield College.

In this episode, you'll learn:

-How Tim took care of himself in mind and body while writing his book...01:55

-What Tim means when he uses the term "Strength Deficit"...12:22

-The best way to identify strength deficits...22:42

-Data biometrics to measure: HRV, resting heart rate, etc...40:25

-How this info translates to the general population, or is this just for high performers?...52:43

-Prioritize sleep for optimal recovery...57:48

-And much more...

Resources mentioned:

phpodcast.com

allegiategym.com

Guest's social handles:

Instagram:

@coachtimcaron 

@performancehealthpodcast

Lauren and Renee grew up in a health-driven family that prioritized the fundamentals of wellness and self-care (don’t worry, there was lots of mac n’ cheese and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!). Their father, Gene Sambataro, The Original Biohacker and pioneer of Holistic Dentistry, taught them the importance of individualization and experimentation from a very young age.

Coming together as health entrepreneurs, Renee a Certified Nutritional Consultant and Holistic Lifestyle Coach with a Master’s degree in Nutrition, and Lauren, a Broadway performer, Corrective Exercise specialist and Functional Health Coach, feel a strong passion and drive to not only share each of their journeys towards wellness, but their strategy and motivation to discover our unique bodies through the world of biohacking.

Their podcast, the Biohacker Babes, aims to create insight into the body’s natural healing abilities, strengthen your intuition, and empower you with techniques and modalities to optimize your health and wellness.

In this episode, you'll learn:

-How Lauren and Renee got interested in health and fitness, and biohacking...04:45

-Expanding conventional thinking regarding biohacking...10:20

-How Lauren and Renee define biohacking...13:55

-Nutritional input for women in all stages of life...20:15

-Fasting tips for women...27:00

-The myth of "accidental muscle"...37:33

-The gals discuss their exercise regimens...40:35

-Dad's "biohacking lab"...47:12

-Benefits of Zone 2 training...51:11

-Sleep hacks...56:04

-How to track sleep...1:02:33

-How the biohacker babes deal with stress...1:07:10

Resources mentioned:

Lauren and Renee's website

Oura Ring

Kion Sleep

Othership app

Guest's Instagram handles:

@Biohacker_Babes

@Lauren_Sambataro

@ReneeBelz

Jay Wiles and Patrick McKeown join forces once again to discuss the importance of self-awareness on stress relief and much more, including answering some listener questions!

In this episode, you'll learn:

-Focusing on the response to, not eliminating, stress...05:04

-Self-awareness defined...14:14

-Question #1: Daniel asks: Is it normal to have increased anxiety when performing breathwork for anxiety and panicking? What do I do to combat that?...21:25

-Question #2: Angie asks: I've heard Patrick talk about a shift in the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve. What is it and how do we use it?...41:18

-Question #3: Tim asks: I am training for a triathlon and find breathing while swimming quite difficult. I have tried breathing only through my nose but it seems almost impossible. Have you ever seen or heard of any nasal swimmers? Also, will helping my CO2 tolerance help me with the swim portion?...55:02

-And much more...

Resources mentioned:

Hanu Health

HAELO, the only pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) device that is designed to mimic Earth’s symphony of frequencies. PEMF is a safe technology that emits sound frequencies to replenish cellular health. No matter what challenges you’re ready to tackle, HAELO will enhance your life and help you succeed.

In this episode, you'll learn:

-What is PEMF?...02:30

-How PEMF works at a physiological level...10:00

-Studies on the depolarization of cells with PEMF...15:30

-PEMF and grounding with the earth contrasted...18:45

-Playing the long game using a PEMF centric device...29:07

-Brass tacks functional uses of the HAELO device...34:30

-How athletes use PEMF...44:20

-How HAELO is different from other PEMF devices...50:30

-And much more...

Resources mentioned:

HAELO Website

HAELO Facebook

HAELO Instagram

HAELO Twitter

"Mr. Gorbachev, unstress this mess." -Ronald Reagan

Of course President Reagan said, "Tear down this wall" in his famous speech around the fall of the Iron Curtain in the late 1980's. But a lifestyle laden with unhealthy stress can be our own personal "wall of oppression" if we don't address it wisely and with intention.

In this episode, host Jay Wiles lays down his own routines and hacks to "destress" his life and how you can too. Enjoy!

In this episode, you'll learn:

-You can pre-order the most complete stress resiliency operating system known to man...03:30

• 40% discount
• $29 down now, fully refundable
• $150 value gift box if you are one of the first 1,000 to pre-order
• Entered to win a one hour one-on-one coaching with Ben Greenfield from our advisory team and Ben Greenfield Fitness
• Pre-order here!

-Dr. Jay's top 5 daily habits for destressing...07:30

-1. Exercise is SO important for stress resilience...08:15

• Start your day with a walk in the sun.
• Good, quality resistance training. Anything that helps build strength.
• The Muscle Intelligence podcast hosted by Ben Pakulski. (check spelling)
• Zone 2 cardio training. (45 min to an hour, 4-5 days per week)
• Zone 2 Training Podcast with Iñigo San-Millán, Ph.D. & Peter Attia, M.D.
• Walking, in general, is an extremely effective means to adapt to stress.
• Dr. Wiles aims for 8,000-10,000 steps per day.

-2. Elemental stressors...18:00

• Sauna: 220 degrees for 20 minutes, 6 days per week.
• Elemental stressors build a more effective nervous system.
• Breathing exercises in the sauna.
• Cold exposure 6 days per week.
• 3 minutes in an ice cold shower, keep the body moving.
• Aim for at least 3 times per week of hot and cold exposures.

-3. Quality personal time with loved ones...24:10

• Good quality social engagement is one of the top things for mental health and well-being.
• Find time for connectedness.

-4. Focused nutrition and focused fasting...26:45

• Dr. Wiles intermittent fasts every single day.
• Generally, stops eating around 6 or 7 p.m. at night, does not eat again until 12 or 1 p.m. the following day.
• Benefits mental acuity, positive biometric changes, and stress reduction.
• Occasionally takes on an extended fast: 24, 48 or even 72 hours.
• Quality food that does not produce excessive inflammation.
• Avoid highly refined sugar.
• Focus on whole foods, foods that makes you feel good.
• Focus on the quantity of food.

-5. Breathwork and HRV biofeedback...37:30

• 5-10 minutes of resonance breathing every day.
• Focused breathing periodically throughout the day.
• Wind down after workouts: 2-5 minutes of down-regulating breathwork.
• HRV biofeedback is a go-to practice.

-Honorable mentions...43:30

• Focus on good quality sleep
• Light therapy all day long
• Great water and mineralization
• Supplementation

Resources mentioned:

Dr. Nathan Bryan On the Effects of Nitric Oxide on Physical Performance podcast episode

Dr. Jay's Daily Routine podcast episode

Jay is back to answer more great questions from our loyal listeners!

In this episode, Jay discusses...

-The Hanu device allows you to log and track life events so you can analyze how your life events effect your stress...04:10

-Dr. Wiles uses the Hanu device daily and has noticed how eating effects him physiologically...08:15

• We have 3 branches of the autonomic nervous system.
• Eating food is an activator for the enteric branch of the nervous system.
• We can prime the digestive system with breathwork.
• Heart rate will go up when you eat.
• The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems can work antagonistically or complimentarily. It's complicated, but that's physiology!
• Intermittent fasting: when you break the fast with foods that are highly inflammatory, there are immense changes in biometrics.
• The effects of inflammatory foods persist much longer than a typical, less inflammatory meal.
• Dr. Wiles has found from his personal tracking that there is a direct correlation between the amount of time HRV is suppressed and heart rate is increased after the meal, all dependent on the quality of the food, and perhaps even more so, the quantity of the food consumed when breaking the fast.
• Dr. Wiles has conducted some tests with quantity and quality of food for breaking his intermittent fasts.

-You can use your own data to get self-informed about the variables that effect your nervous system from a longevity standpoint and a severity standpoint...25:00

-A new study about mindful awareness to help prime the nervous system for better stress resilience...27:25

-"The Influence of Slow Paced Breathing on Executive Function" study...33:30

-The take-away from these two new articles is that to improve executive functioning and cognitive function, engage in activities that slow your breath respiratory rate down, but do not engage in activities that have you focus on your breath awareness...36:30

Listener Q&A:

Brandon asks: I'm having a hard time understanding if my breathing mechanics are still dysfunctional. It's hard to tell if my ribs are expanding like you have said that they should. Am I doing something wrong? Also, I've heard that when you are exhaling that it can help to gently pull your naval inward. Is that OK?...39:30

In the answer, Jay discusses:

• This question focuses on biomechanics.
• Panic attacks are the most extreme form of anxiety, and you see very short, quick breaths. Rapid, Thoracic chest breathing.
• LSD breathing: Low, Slow, Diaphragmatic Breathing is recommended.
• Try not to get hung up on executing the 'perfect mechanics' of a breath
• The gentle pull of the naval is not something you actively pull. You just notice it when you are breathing correctly.

Jennifer asks: When I am doing breathwork exercises, especially to relieve stress, I have found that instead of sitting upright, I actually like to lean over. Still seated. Is this OK? I just feel better when I do this....50:50

In the answer, Jay discusses:

• When we are engaging the core and over-activating muscle contraction, it has a negative impact.
• Maintaining a non-rigid, relaxed neck posture is good.
• Biometrics are highly subjective and individualized, so try different postures and check the biometric shifts and changes for yourself.
• Is it OK? Yes! When you lean over, you are letting gravity help expand the lungs. Trust your body when things...

Jay is back to answer more great questions from our loyal listeners!

In this episode, Jay discusses...

-We are in full swing mode taking pre-orders for the Hanu Health wearable device; an all day stress monitoring and coaching tool...03:00

• 40% discount
• $29 down now, fully refundable
• $150 value gift box if you are one of the first 1,000 to pre-order
• Entered to win a one hour one-on-one coaching with Ben Greenfield from our advisory team and Ben Greenfield Fitness fame
• Pre-order here!

-Conscious volition can cause HRV to go down...07:45

-The Hanu Health blog, the Wave, has tons of great content. Check it out here.

Listener Q&A:

Mitch asks: I've always had a low HRV and I've heard it can indicate that I'm at risk for a heart attack. What can I do in order to help with this?...10:15

In the answer, Jay discusses:

• I want to dispel this notion that someone has a "low HRV," because this is all very relative.
• HRV for the most part is not a normative, comparative piece of biometric data.
• Low and high HRV only has meaning in relationship to your own individual base line HRV.
• Every person's normative range for HRV varies.
• HRV is just a metric among other metrics to determine heart health.
• HRV is not a good indicator for risk for heart attack alone. There are many other great metrics to look at for that purpose.
• To help, be sure you understand what HRV is used for and what it is not used for.
• HRV is a mechanism for autonomic control, so you can learn to use it well for self-regulation.
• Normal is better in the field of HRV

Cindy asks: I have been working on trying to be more active with breathwork and HRV training. I think Hanu will be a huge source of encouragement and accountability for me. (We love to hear that Cindy!) Where is a good place to start in this part of my journey?...20:10

In the answer, Jay discusses:

• Where do we start in creating habits? James Clear wrote a book called, "Atomic Habits," and a key concept is to act like who you want to become.
• Small changes, even changing your language, can make large impacts and really help with habit formation.
• Research is clear that the greatest benefit of HRV work comes from 25 minutes twice a day. This is difficult to jump into right away.
• Begin with identity language such as, "I am someone who works on my stress resilience." "I am a breathwork practitioner." "I am an HRV biofeedback practitioner."
• Start small. It can be 30 seconds to a minute each day to start.
• Hanu will definitely be a great help for encouragement and accountability. As you get the feedback, work on extended your time frames on your new habits and go from there.
• Jay has formed a habit during his commute using the Hanu Health app and breathwork with the Relaxator.

Paul asks: What do you think about devices that claim to raise your HRV? Is that possible?...28:50

In the answer, Jay discusses:

• He is board certified in this area, and his approach is, "Prove it."
• Show me the data.
• Hanu is built on HRV biofeedback research that has been established for decades.
• The underlying function of HRV biofeedback is to engage the parasympathetic nervous system, and there are researched benefits for many health concerns.
• Be wary and skeptical if

Brandon Amalani has been involved in the wellness industry for 20 years with a focus on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Herbalism. He is the founder and owner of Shen Blossom and Blushield Global USA. Brandon is dedicated to helping people elevate their conscious awareness and health utilizing time honored and modern methods and tools.

In this episode, you'll discover:

-Brandon's journey into EMF mitigation and scalar technology...05:30

-Details on the technology used to test the impact of EMF...09:10

-EMF stands for electromagnetic field (or frequencies) and it is worth learning about for your health and well being...11:00

-Dr. Wiles recommendation for a basic primer on EMF...12:20

-The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMF: How to Fix Our Stupid Use of Technology by Nicholas Pineault

-On a physical level, our bodies are essentially electromagnetic field water machines...13:00

-www.emf-portal.org is a resource with many scientific studies regarding EMF...16:30

-An explanation of non-native EMF vs. native EMF...17:00

-EMF: the chronic stress you didn't know you were dealing with...21:10

-Mitochondrial and cellular damage from EMF...24:30

-The $30 million FDA toxicology study...27:10

-Dr. Deborah Davis is a leading advocate to draw attention to the dangers of EMF...30:00

-Dr. Wiles keeps a Blushield in his pocket and wears Lambs boxer briefs that block EMF...33:00

-Brandon's expert opinion on defender cases and other devices that are marketed to block EMF...33:50

-Brandon's article "Can we actually block EMF?"

-Brandon's elevator pitch about scalar energy...43:20

-How scalar energy helps protect you from EMF; it's like tuning the dial to the station you want...47:50

-Brandon explains the flashing light on the Blushield device...50:20

-The Cube is the top recommended product; find out why...54:00

-Your physiology becomes stronger and more adaptive as you are exposed to the Blushield technology...57:10

-Dr. Wiles personal experience with Blushield...1:03:20

-Improved sleep and sleep patterns resulting from the Cube...1:06:40

-New studies on animals that shows great promise for this technology...1:08:20

-Urinalysis study on humans shows decreased stress...1:12:05

-Brandon's company has sold products all over the world and has a less than 1% return rate...1:17:00

-Blushield is powerful enough for 5G because the body will always move towards what is beneficial and away from what is harmful...1:18:25

-The planet has never experienced this level of radiation and we will have to see what the impact is overall...1:21:10

-The Blushield website has a chart that clearly defines the specifications of each product...1:22:55

Resources mentioned:

www.blushield-us.com (Coupon code DOCWILES)

Guest's social media handles:

Blushield Global USA...