Optimal HRV Autonomic Balance State for Flow
Optimal Autonomic State for Enhanced Flow HRV This article turns the Autonomic Nervous System and HRV paradigm on its head. In general, too much sustained Sympathetic Activity leads to poor health outcomes. More depression, poor sleep, poor immunity, inflammation etc… In this study, the authors wanted to see where someone would experience the most “flow”…
Read MoreEvaluation of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of the Auricle for Relief of Postoperative Pain Following Cesarean Section
This study looks at using ear stimulation for pain control after C section. They use a proprietary device to stimulate the ear developed in India, but also for sale in the States. The group with the ear stimulation required less pain medication than the control group. I sent for more info about the ear stim…
Read MoreTranscutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Lowers Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients: Best at 100Hz
TAVNS for HBP Napadow A new paper by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, which suggests that 100Hz is the best, if not only the only effective frequency for blood pressure reduction in respiration gated TAVNS , or RAVANS. They looked at 12 hypertensive women and saw reductions in both systolic and diastolic pressure with RAVANS…
Read MoreKiller Stress NHK Documentary Outlines the Perils of Too Much Stress on Your System
I caught this documentary on a recent flight. I can’t seem to find it except on Facebook. It is aimed at the lay person with explanations for the brain areas involved in the stress response, as well as the autonomic nervous system and adrenal glands. As much as I read about stress and the ills…
Read MoreImprove your brain health now and forever by drinking tea four times a week!
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Read MoreHeart Rate Variability as Stress Biomarker: Can Machine learning improve Signal to Noise?
I’m posting slides from my upcoming presentation for UC Davis Machine Learning meeting as a way to get myself organized. The hope with this presentation is that with more sophisticated data analysis, the HRV results will be more reliable and robust.
Read MoreNeuromodulation, Electric Cures and Acupuncture Are All Methods of Alleviating the Toxic Inflammatory Reflex Involved in to Aging
I searched for this “electric cures” issue of Scientific American for a presentation I’m giving. ( I blogged about it when it came out.) I found a link to a letter to the editor. I wonder whether Tracey has considered that acupuncture may somehow mimic the responses he found. I haven’t tried it, but friends…
Read MoreNow We Know that Inflammation Plays a Major Role in the Misery of Depression
We discussed this in the last newsletter. Inflammation and adverse effects on mood. Major depressive disorder and inflammation https://rdcu.be/bQ5WL REVIEWOpen AccessRole of inflammation in depression relapseChun-Hong Liu1, Guang-Zhong Zhang2,BinLi3,MengLi4,MarieWoelfer4,5,MartinWalter4,6,7andLihongWang8*AbstractMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. After the first episode, patients withremitted MDD have a 60% chance of experiencing a second episode….
Read MoreLucy Liu really believes in Acupuncture and says it’s her secret for losing weight, fighting jet lag, and looking young.
“Lucy Liu really believes in it and says it’s her secret for losing weight, fighting jet lag, and looking young.” Celebrities Love Acupuncture: Should You Try It, Too? Tim Carrey, Sandra Bullock, Lucy Liu, Katy Perry. All depend on Acupuncture for their health and vitality. “Jim Carrey credits his improved overall health and well being…
Read MoreTranscutaneous Electrical Stimulation of PC5 and PC6 Acupoints Modulates Autonomic Balance in Heart Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study.
This represents another study using transcutaneous electrical stimulation instead of needle stimulation. I had a hard time interpreting their results presented, but they claim that there was an improvement in their HRV with better sympathovagal balance during the stimulation and moderately after. The thing is that transplanted hearts are without innervation, so it’s hard to…
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