About this episode

Tanya explains the true meaning of heart rate variability and its implications for health.

Most women who are tracking their HRV are reading that number like a grade on a test. High is good, low is bad. But that's not what HRV is actually measuring, and it's not how it was designed to be used. In this episode, Tanya breaks down what heart rate variability really is, what it reveals about your nervous system, and why a low HRV isn't a punishment. It's a communication. She covers the connection between HRV and the two branches of your autonomic nervous system, what drives low HRV in ...

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Host: Tanya Pennington-Miller

Topics covered

• heart rate variability
• nervous system
• autonomic nervous system
• health
• wellness

Keywords

• HRV
• heart rate variability
• nervous system
• autonomic nervous system
• low HRV
• health communication

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