562: How to optimize HRV for a longer, healthier life | Leah Lagos, Psy.D.

“HRV has been correlated with longevity, resilience, enhanced health, and even elite performance,” says Leah Lagos, Psy.D, B.C.B. Lagos, a health and performance psychologist with an expertise in heart rate variability biofeedback, joins us today to discuss the power of improving heart rate variability for longevity and resilience, plus: - What is HRV (~1:36) - Longevity and HRV (~3:55) - Factors influencing HRV (~5:02) - Lifestyle factors (~6:25) - The power of data (~11:27) - Breathwork and HRV (~14:41) - Accuracy of wearables (~21:05) - Individuality of HRV (~21:15) - Environmental factors on HRV (~27:35) - HRV training (~30:50) - Temperature and HRV (~32:20) - Gender differences (~33:00) - Aging and HRV (~34:45) - How women should think about HRV (~37:00) - Mind body connection and breathwork (~43:00) - Interesting findings from Lagos’ work (~48:38) - Joe Mazzulla’s experience with HRV training ( ~52:40) - The future of HRV (~54:43) - Music’s impact on the nervous system (~1:00:10) Referenced in the episode: - Connect with Leah Lagos online (www.drleahlagos.com) - Follow her on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn (@drleahlagos) - Pick up her book, Heart Breath Mind ( https://drleahlagos.com/heart-breath-mind/ ) - Check out her app, Elite HRV ( https://elitehrv.com/app ) - Research by Stephen Porges on the polyvagal theory ( https://www.stephenporges.com/articles ) - Research on HRV and fetal health (PubMed ID: 14085784) For mindbodygreen listeners, Vuori is offering 20% off your first purchase for new customers when you visit vuori.com/mbg . Enjoy free shipping on any U.S. orders over $75 and free returns. Exclusions apply. Visit the website for full terms and conditions. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices