FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
Includes over 800 monographs reporting on emerging studies in the medical and scientific literature of practical clinical importance, easily searched for content.
Overcoming postpartum depression to calm distressed babies with heart rate variability
Mothers can calm distressed babies when their heart rate variability reflects a state of ease to which the baby naturally synchronizes.
Vagal nerve activity moderates brain-immune relationships and is measured by heart rate variability
An exciting study with tremendous practical significance was just published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology that shows how vagal nerve activity, which can be measured in the clinic by heart rate variability analysis (HRV), is a key moderator of the brain-immune web and determines the immune and physiological responses to acute stress.
Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms demand a look at the brain-gut axis
Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms demand a look at the brain-gut axis
Stroking whiskers prevents strokes from blocked arteries
Stroking whiskers prevents strokes from blocked arteries
Higher heart rate associated with increased mortality
Higher heart rate associated with increased mortality
Heart rate variability analysis predicts kidney disease
Heart rate variability analysis predicts kidney disease
PTSD and panic disorder correlate with heart rate variability and breathing
PTSD and panic disorder correlate with heart rate variability and breathing
Nervous system regulation of inflammation, cytokines, and heart rate variability
Nervous system regulation of inflammation, cytokines, and heart rate variability
Short Bursts of Exercise Improve Insulin Sensitivity
Extremely short bursts of high intensity alternating with relaxed exercise in small amounts remarkably improves insulin sensitivity.