Ramesh Rao

California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology

University of California, San Diego

Calit2@UCSD

Heart Rate Variability for Ubiquitous Quantification of

Health and Wellness

The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will

instruct his patient in the care of the human frame,

in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease

Thomas A. Edison - 1903

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi

?book=neurosci&part=A1394

Most organs are

regulated by

Parasympathetic and

Sympathetic Nervous

Systems

Liver is an exception?

Erection vs. Ejaculation

Influences on the Heart

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http://www.nuclearcardiologys

eminars.net/autonomic.htm

http://www.dantest.com/usersguide.htm

http://www.medpedia.com/news_analysis/283-

Project-IVLine/entries/28775-A-Quick-Guide-to-

ECG

Balance of Power: Heart Rate Variation

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8 Asanas in 90 minutes: RR between .6 and 1.6 seconds

13.1 miles of running:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RR held steady at .36 s for 150 minutes

HRV in Frequency Domain

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Parasympathetic Influence seen at mid

and high frequency

Sympathetic influence low and mid

frequencies

Entanglements of the Heart: Thoughts and

Breath

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Four, Six Wisdom Breath

Let the Universe Breathe You

Mantra, … produces a state where the organism vibrates at the rate … in tune with the energy and spiritual state, … contained within the mantra

6 Cycles per minute

Breath, baroreceptor rhythms in synchrony

Entanglements of the Heart

Sound, Meaning, Patterns and Breath

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Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung

Monkey Brain

Akaal Hari. Apaal Hari…

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Entrainment

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Reinventing Diet: 80% Vegan, Raw,

+Fish Oil, Whey Protein, Non-Fat Yogurt

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High Fat (mostly nuts): 160% DV

High Fiber (fruits and Vegetables): 145% DV

Balanced Protein

Refining a Run

Empty Stomach

Mashed Potatoes

Energy Gels

Endura Optimizer

Retraining Metabolism: Exercise, Yoga

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Privacy-Knowledge Tradeoff:

Looking through the Google Lens

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