The Nuance

What You Need to Know About Heart Rate Variability

HRV has emerged as a key indicator of stressand maybe also impending illness

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readJul 28, 2021

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Chronic stress is a killer. It’s associated with dysfunctions of the heart, brain, and immune system, and it seems to cause or contribute to all manner of health problems — from heart disease and diabetes…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.