Opioids, Addiction, Autonomic Health - Dr. Ron Gharbo

The Elite HRV Podcast: Heart Rate Variability, Biohacking Health & Performance, Quantified Self

Dr. Gharbo has been using HRV for many years to successfully help people recover from addiction and improve autonomic nervous system health and strength. In this episode, he shares some of his unique experience in the field using HRV. -- topics listed below The NEW CorSense HRV sensor: https://elitehrv.com/corsense Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-24 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-24 TOPICS: * The scale and impact of the opioid crisis * What is an opioid? * The hyper-vigilant/fearful state: this is the "fire" that amplifies pain * Similarities with the smoking (nicotine), an addiction model * Measuring hyper-vigilance and depression with HRV * Dr. Gharbo started measuring HRV back in 2007 * Focusing on parasympathetic activation and strengthening * Case study: Transitioning out of opioid prescriptions * Key moments in recovery from hyper-vigilance: "hopeful", "aha!" and "welcome back" * The hidden prevalence Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder (PTSD) * Cravings, dependence and addictions come in many different flavors Guest: Dr. Ron Gharbo http://www.ansrehabilitation.com/ Host: Jason Moore Show notes: https://elitehrv.com/podcast Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-24 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-24 The NEW CorSense HRV sensor: https://elitehrv.com/corsense --