Heart Rate Variability | Why Your Nervous System Needs This.
About this episode
Dr. Mark Hyman discusses heart rate variability and its importance for stress recovery with expert Salim Najjar.
We all experience stress. The real challenge isn't stress itself—it's whether we recover from it. Over time, chronic stress can quietly affect everything from inflammation and metabolism to sleep, digestion, and healthy aging. This week on The Dr. Hyman Show, I talk with nervous system educator and HRV expert Salim Najjar to explore what heart rate variability (HRV) can reveal about your body's ability to recover from stress and build resilience. Together, we unpack: • How to use HRV to better understand your body's response to stress • Why some stress makes you stronger while chronic stress wears you down • How to get more value from your wearable without obsessing over the numbers • Five daily habits that can help your nervous system recover and become more resilient • How your nervous system influences inflammation, healing, and healthy aging Our bodies are constantly responding to the demands we place on them every day. The good news is that resilience can be built, and the strategies in this conversation can help you recover from stress more effectively and support long-term health. To help you get started, Salim has created a free HRV guide that includes a personalized quiz…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Mark Hyman
Guest: Salim Najjar
Topics covered
- heart rate variability
- nervous system
- stress recovery
- resilience
- health aging
Keywords
- heart rate variability
- stress
- nervous system
- resilience
- health
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