Benefits & New Science of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback | Dr. Jay Wiles @Hanu Health

Heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the most powerful and inexpensive at-home health tests. In this interview, Dr. Jay T Wiles shares the research, science, and benefits of continuous HRV biofeedback tracking.

📕  Video chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Benefits of starting day with cold exposure
2:10 Intentional stillness and quiet in the morning
3:28 Jay's quick and easy daily breathwork practice
3:53 Journaling and reading
5:33 Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & why it matters
9:33 Context around HRV scores is vital
12:18 Link between HRV, health, & performance
12:44 HRV and blood sugar
12:48 HRV and self-control/emotional regulation
13:55 Why eating drops HRV scores
19:56 Quantifying stress via continuous glucose monitoring
23:14 Factors that influence your HRV score
32:06 Tips to realign and optimize your circadian rhythm
41:10 Sun gazing and morning light exposure
44:04 How to use your HRV scores (practically)
48:09 Stable heart rate variability is good
52:51 Determinants of your baseline HRV score
53:33 Advanced insights from HRV "high-frequency domains"
56:19 Resonance frequency breath rate assessment
58:34 Hanu measures your "BOLT" score
61:25 Save on your order with Hanu Health code URBAN
62:46 Jay's top teachers
64:47 Biggest HRV myths

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📝 About our guest
Dr. Jay Wiles is an international speaker, scientist, clinician, influencer, and subject-matter expert and authority on the interconnection between the human stress response and health performance/optimization.

Dr. Wiles is a clinical health and performance psychologist with board certification in heart rate variability biofeedback and peripheral biofeedback and works as a leading consultant in psychophysiology to health influencers, professional athletes and teams, executives, and high performers. He is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Hanu Health.

He has an extensive history of working with top-performing athletes in the PGA, LPGA, MLS, MLB, ATP, and WTA. His consulting firm, Thrive Wellness and Performance, has held contracts with leading biotechnology and health technology organizations where he has engaged in research, development of therapeutics, and development of behavioral retention programs. Dr. Wiles has operated as the cohost of the Ben Greenfield Podcast since 2019 and hosts the Hanu Health Podcast.

🔑 Key takeaways
- HRV is the best non-invasive proxy of nervous system status
- Context and knowing your baseline are two keys to effectively using your scores
- Emotional resiliency is a backbone of high-performance, and continuous HRV biofeedback can help you improve
- Hanu Health can help you identify your Resonance Frequency breath rate as well as track your improving BOLT score
- Dysfunctional breathing is the #1 biggest (overlooked) cause of low-HRV

🔗 Links
- Full episode show notes: https://mindbodypeak.com/72
- Music by Luke Hall: soundcloud.com/c_luke_hall

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