Optimizing HRV, my travel smoothie recipe, learnings from my glucose-monitoring tests, juicing tips & more

New podcast episode with links to supplements and references

SHOWNOTES

This week’s topics included:

• All about heart rate variability — what it is, what affects it, optimal ranges, how to improve yours, and its measure of overall health.

• My travel smoothie recipe!

• Learnings from continuous glucose monitoring.

• My recommendations for juicing, including what, when, how, and alternatives.

References:

• Oura ring

• Oura’s recommendations for increasing HRV

• HRV optimal range (more detailed ranges)

• Hormesis for longevity 

• The Comfort Crisis

• Nutiva hemp protein

• Terrasoul hemp protein

• Prebiotic fibers & Greens blends

• Four Sigmatic’s new powders (code SUPERNATURAL for a discount if you like)

• My juicer

Timestamps:

• 1:20 : agenda 

• 3:38: HRV (heart rate variability) 

• 13:11: HRV definition 

• 14:33 HRV range 

• 18:00 Improving HRV

• 22:09 Recapping HRV

• 23:22 travel smoothie 

• 35:04 Could mold be contributing to keeping my HRV low?

• 37:02 What’s a good respiration rate?

• 37:53 Continuous glucose monitoring and food: have any foods spiked your blood sugar that surprised you?

• 42:50 Have you made any dietary or lifestyle changes based on blood sugar data you’ve collected?

• 45:14 Thoughts on juicing

• 52:10: Juicing recap

• 53:37: do you switch up your greens powder?

Video Recording