Wearable technology that gives you insights into your physiology can revolutionize your approach to stress, well-being, and overall health. These gadgets can show you the impact of menstrual cycles and open the doors for personalized stress management.
In this episode, Dr. Torkil Færø discusses using wearables to lower stress and finding balance in our fast-paced lives. Dr. Færø, with his expertise as a general practitioner physician and emergency physician, dives into the significance of heart rate variability (HRV) and how wearable technology can help in tracking and regulating stress levels.
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Dr. Færø emphasizes the impact of stress on overall health, discussing the strain of the menstrual cycle on HRV and the importance of adaptive lifestyle adjustments. He also provides practical insights and resources for managing stress.
Chronic stress can lead to imbalances in the autonomic nervous system and negatively affect heart rate variability, functioning as an early sign of future health issues. Monitoring HRV can help you recognize the effects of stress and make necessary adjustments to improve your health.
Understanding the link between the menstrual cycle and HRV is crucial for managing stress and well-being for women. By recognizing these fluctuations, women can tailor their activities and self-care practices to support their bodies during times of heightened stress.
Wearable technology offers a convenient way to monitor stress levels and HRV, and optimize health. Tools like Garmin watches and Oura rings provide real-time data for managing stress. Integrating it into your daily life can help you make informed decisions to promote better stress management and overall well-being.
Listen now to start making informed decisions to reduce your stress!
Dr. Torkil Færø is a GP and emergency physician, documentary filmmaker, author and photographer. Over a 26- year career as a freelance doctor, he has worked all over Norway, had hundred thousand consultations and thus gained a unique picture of the diseases that plague us. He learned that the cause is most often found in the stresses our lifestyles place on our bodies. When his father died at 73, he realized that he had to change his own lifestyle. Being 40 pounds overweight, under-trained, over-stressed, under-slept and drinking alcohol daily, he learned that this lifestyle could deprive him of decades. Using wearables he found a way to track and regulate his nervous system and physiology.
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