Second-time guest Dr Jay Wiles Co-founder and chief scientific officer at Hanu Health is with Angela discussing HRV what it is and how it can be better controlled

This is a fascinating look at the research that Dr Jay has been working on and Hanu, a continuous daytime wearable designed to monitor fluctuations and changes in the human stress response throughout the day that also tells you what you can do to make positive changes

When you can identify how you feel and know what you can do to make changes you can boost performance, well-being and longevity

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• HRV is a data point and a proxy to look at the shifts in our autonomic system that indicates our response to stress
• If there are extreme fluctuations in HRV it means there is an extreme impact on the nervous system that is causing stress
• It’s about context and framework, it’s how much fluctuation there is and how much control an individual has over their nervous system
• There are genetic variabilities and components linked to basic demographics such as sex and height
• The single biggest contributor to overall baseline HRV is cardio-respiratory fitness
• As you increase overall cardio-respiratory fitness you increase the strength of your heart
• The right goal is to build better resiliency, recover faster and be more in control of the nervous system
• Experiencing a stressor that derails us is something that is detrimental to both wellbeing and longevity
• Hanu trains you to be more self-aware of stress and how to better self-regulate
• If you can condition a better response and better habits you can make a difference to your response the next time
• Emotional regulation and self-control are intertwined with HRV and longevity
• The more you do something and condition your body along with self-regulation
• The best guide we have is our subjective experience combined with knowing ourselves and what’s good and works for  us

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘It gives  a snapshot of the autonomic nervous system that is representative of your overall stress response’

‘As people increase overall cardio-respiratory fitness we see an upwards trend in baseline HRV’

‘We have to make the decision about how we encounter stress’

 

RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE

HPH episode 61 with Dr Jay Wiles

https://www.drjaywiles.com/

https://www.hanuhealth.com/

https://www.thrive-wellness.com/

 

 

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ABOUT THE GUEST

 Dr. Wiles has experience in developing and enhancing health behaviour programs for patients with diabetes, chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and tobacco cessation. He was responsible for the inception of the Nutrition Clinic in the Veteran's Integrative Pain Centre at McGuire VA Medical Centre in Richmond, VA. This centre is a self-management, non-opioid prescribing clinic for veterans with chronic pain looking for alternative means to pain reduction. Services at this clinic included acupuncture, biofeedback, anti-inflammatory eating, mindfulness meditation, CBT-CP, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, and more. The Nutrition Clinic was developed as a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to pain management via tailored nutrition plans that are prescribed to each individual patient based on needs and assessment of dietary history. Operating from an ancestral approach, nutritional approaches prescribed included Ketogenic, Paleo, Anti-inflammatory, and Elimination/Reintegration lifestyle changes.

Dr. Wiles is passionate about education and consultation with patients and organisations in an effort to increase health outcomes through focusing on prevention and well-being, as opposed to disease and symptom mitigation.

 

CONTACT DETAILS

https://www.drjaywiles.com/

https://www.hanuhealth.com/

https://www.thrive-wellness.com/

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Angela Foster

Angela is a Nutritionist, Health, and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.

After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:

To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful, and limitless life.

Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices, and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.

 

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