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I have found HRV to be remarkably accurate at 'predicting' illness (seeming to indicate that HRV is impacted before I notice symptoms). Do others see the same?

I do need to account for 3 other variables:

+ did i drink alcohol that night

+ did i eat a large meal right before bed

+ did i go on a long run (20+ minutes) that day

Those 3 significantly decrease my HRV (alcohol the most). On the other side, not eating within ~6 hours of bedtime significantly increases my HRV, and moderate exercise increases my HRV.

Curious what others are seeing? I have measured with watches and rings - both which only measure at night.




for me:

- alcohol --

- long run or ultra race --- (takes a week to recover)

- early to bed ++

- short to moderate run +

my resting heart rate, sleep respiratory rate, and HRV are highly correlated


I have seem multiple times my HRV indicate my sickness as a leading indicator for strep, food poisoning and altitude sickness, and even for COVID. Anecdata of course




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