Dr. Jay Wiles, a clinical health psychologist, talks about the impact of mental health on the autonomic nervous system, stress's influence on HRV, behaviors for balancing the nervous system, controlling your own nervous system, self-regulation techniques, residence frequency breathing, the power of mitochondria, and Jay's hormesis research.

BenGreenfieldLife.com/hanupodcast Hanu Health is a venture-backed health technology company at the intersection of HRV, breathwork, stress resiliency, and biofeedback. They have designed what they call "the most sophisticated and accurate wearable for detecting changes in human stress response, using continuous HRV monitoring as its primary metric". Hanu promises to be a non-invasive and easy-to-use hardware/software system that acts as a stress coach whenever you are wearing it. It uses gentle vibrations to alert you as to when you might be experiencing signs of stress and provides in-the-moment exercises and training to help you build stress resiliency. This close-looped feedback system means that Hanu is continuously monitoring your stress response and is always there to provide you with valuable means to better attend to stress in the moment.  Dr. Jay Wiles, my guest on today's show, is no stranger to the Ben Greenfield Life podcast, as you've heard him and Ben cohost the Q&A episodes since 2019. What you may not know about Dr. Wiles is that he is the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Hanu Health. Jay is an international speaker, scientist, clinician, influencer, and subject-matter expert and authority on the interconnection between the human stress response and health performance/optimization. A clinical health and performance psychologist with board certification in heart rate variability biofeedback and peripheral biofeedback, he works as a leading consultant in psychophysiology to health influencers, professional athletes and teams, executives, and high performers. Jay has pioneered new and innovative means of using heart rate variability (HRV) and respiratory training as both diagnostic indicators of the dynamic nature of the human stress response, alongside therapeutic tools for regulating and conditioning this response for peak human performance. Dr. Wiles has an extensive history of working with top-performing athletes in the PGA, LPGA, MLS, MLB, ATP, and WTA. His consulting firm, Thrive Wellness and Performance, has held contracts with leading biotechnology and health technology organizations where he has engaged in research, development of therapeutics, and development of behavioral retention programs. Dr. Wiles has also hosted the Hanu Health Podcast since October 2021. Code: BEN40 will gives followers 40% off retail of Hanu. During our discussion, you'll discover: -What does "Hanu" mean?... -Jay's personal journey to becoming an expert in HRV... -How is the Hanu wearable different from other devices that track HRV?...  -What causes HRV to vary from day to day, even if stress levels don't appear to vary... -The heart rate strap, and what the Hanu wearable might look like in the future... -About the Resonance Frequency Assessment... -Resonance breathing and box breathing contrasted... -What is a BOLT score and why is it important... -When a high HRV is not necessarily a good thing... -Rapid fire questions on HRV... -And much more... Episode sponsors: -HigherDOSE -Seed Daily Synbiotic -Organifi Gold Chocolate -Kion Aminos -Essentia Mattresses -Lucy Nicotine Gum BenGreenfieldLife.com/hanupodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In This Episode: The way you perform under stress is closely connected to the breath. Dysregulated breathing limits your ability to perform mentally, physically, and emotionally. However, by training your body to use oxygen more effectively you will optimize performance while growing resilient to stress. In this episode, we're diving into the biochemistry of breathing with Dr. Jay Wiles, a clinical health psychologist, and board-certified biofeedback practitioner. You'll learn how to use oxygen more effectively by creating a state of "air hunger," why this practice improves self-regulation, and just for fun, the most surprising biohack he's discovered in the last year to reduce stress and boost HRV. Episode Guest: Dr. Jay T. Wiles, BCB, BCB-HRV Dr. Wiles is a clinical health psychologist who is board-certified in biofeedback, HRV biofeedback, and Tai Chi for rehabilitation. He has a passion for helping others reach their full potential from an integrative and holistic perspective and has worked closely with elite athletes and executives on enhancing peak performance through training and regulating psychophysiology. He is the cohost of the Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast and host of Mindhacker’s Radio w/ Dr. Jay Wiles. His experience in integrative techniques differs from other psychologists, as he focuses on how we can utilize sunlight, water, exercise, and food to mitigate the damaging effects of stress, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Wiles owns Thrive Wellness and Performance in Greenville, SC, and loves spending time outdoors with his wife and two boys. Website(s): www.thrive-wellness.com www.drjaywiles.com IG: @drjaywiles Show Notes: 00:45 - Intro to Dr. Jay 03:55 - What have been some of the most effective interventions for improving HRV? 07:55 - Unpacking the biochemistry of breathing and Patrick McKeown's "the Oxygen Advantage" 11:00 - Optimize your nervous system by creating a state of "Air Hunger": becoming less sensitive to the effects of CO2 through lite breathing 15:20 - How quickly should people expect to feel progress after they start practicing lite breathing? 22:05 - Who do you recommend this practice for? 25:25 - How does this protocol fit in with HRV biofeedback? 36:30 - Basics before Biohacking 39:20 - What are some other interventions you use? Basics and/or Biohacks 50:25 - Where to find Jay and what he's doing Full transcript at https://elitehrv.com/train-yourself-to-use-oxygen-effectively]0[