I Tried Vagus Nerve Stimulation For 30 Days

Summary

この動画は、体調バランスを改善し、超人間的な「ゼン」の状態を達成するために、様々な方法を試した経験を共有しています。特に、自律神経系の副交感神経を刺激する方法に焦点を当てています。伝統的な方法（冷たいシャワーや瞑想）と、エレクトリック・バガル・ナーブ・ストイミュレーション（VNS）デバイスを使った方法を比較し、その効果を検証します。DIYのTENSユニットを使った耳クリップ方法と、専門のVNSデバイス「VeLeaf Prime」を使った方法を試して、心拍変動（HRV）を測定し、結果を分析します。最終的には、VeLeaf Primeの方が効果的で快適だったことが分かりました。

Takeaways

• 🧠 冷 showers、冥想、呼吸工作、赤脚行走在自然中、浸泡在冰浴中，这些都被认为有助于重新平衡身体的副交感神经系统，以达到一种有益的超人状态。
• 🌟 生物黑客和长寿领域越来越关注迷走神经刺激，以改善身心恢复，提升潜能。
• 📊 实验者通过30天使用各种设备和技术直接刺激迷走神经，记录了变化。
• 💓 心率变异性（HRV）是衡量应对压力准备程度的指标，实验者希望通过实验提高早晨的HRV测量值。
• 🔋 实验者使用自制的经皮电神经刺激（TENS）单元和定制的耳夹进行迷走神经刺激。
• 🚫 实验者提醒，使用电刺激设备前应咨询医生，并注意某些人群和条件不适合进行此类刺激。
• 📉 实验初期，使用TENS单元和耳夹后，HRV测量值通常会下降。
• 🌱 实验者尝试了Holist V relief Prime设备，发现使用该设备后HRV有所提高。
• 🧘 实验者在日常使用中感到更加冷静、集中，特别是在应对压力或睡前使用设备后。
• 📈 实验数据显示，使用V relief Prime后，早晨的HRV平均值有所提高。
• 🎯 实验者推荐使用Holist V relief Prime设备，并提供了购买链接和折扣代码。
• 💡 实验者还提到，即使不使用设备，通过一致的呼吸（coherent breathing）也可以提高HRV，优化恢复。

Q & A

この動画で話されている「副交感神経系」とは何ですか？

副交感神経系は、身体を休息と消化の状態に導く神経系の一部です。このシステムは、ストレスに対する反応を調整し、身体をリラックスさせ、回復を促進します。

Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) はどのように身体に影響を与えますか？

VNSは、副交感神経系を刺激することで、身体のストレス反応を緩和し、心拍可変性（HRV）を向上させることができます。これにより、身体が休息と消化の状態に入りやすくなり、リカバーリーとパフォーマンスが向上する可能性があります。

この実験で使用された「Tユニット」とは何ですか？

Tユニットは、透皮的電神経刺激（TENS）装置の一種で、通常は筋肉に電気信号を送って痛みを緩和するために使用されます。この実験では、特別な耳クリップを使用して耳に刺激を送ることで、迷走神経を刺激しようとしました。

ホリストVリーフプライムはどのようなデバイスですか？

ホリストVリーフプライムは、迷走神経を刺激するための携帯式デバイスで、首の部位に使用されます。このデバイスは、より快適で効果的な刺激を提供し、心拍可変性を向上させる可能性があります。

この動画の作成者が30日間実験で達成したい目標は何ですか？

作成者は、この30日間の実験を通じて、毎朝の心拍可変性（HRV）の測定値をより高いレベルに維持することを目標としています。これにより、身体がよりよく休息し、消化し、リラックスした状態を保つことができるようになることを望んでいます。

実験中に使用された「モード3」とは何ですか？

モード3は、ホリストVリーフプライムの設定の一つで、100Hzの周波数で刺激を提供します。このモードを使用することで、心拍可変性にポジティブな影響を与えることが示されています。

「相干呼吸」とは何ですか？

相干呼吸は、呼吸と心拍の間を同期させることで、心拍可変性を迅速に向上させる方法です。この方法は、約1分間の静かな環境で、1分間あたり6回程度の呼吸をすることで、リラックス効果を得ることができます。

この動画の作成者が最終的にどのようなデバイスを選びましたか？

作成者は、ホリストVリーフプライムを選びました。このデバイスは、快適さ、持ち運びやすさ、使いやすさから好まれたためです。特に、モード3とモード4を使用して、リラックス効果を得ることを目的としています。

この動画で提供されているアフィリエイトリンクはどのようなものですか？

アフィリエイトリンクは、ホリストVリーフプライムを購入するための特別なリンクで、このリンクを使用すると25%オフの割引が適用されます。また、2023年12月24日まで有効であることが示されています。

この動画で言及された「新しい耳クリップ」はどのようなものですか？

新しい耳クリップは、より広い表面面積とやさしいスプリングを持つもので、より快適な刺激を提供することを目的としています。しかし、作成者は、これらの新しい耳クリップも結局は不快であり、VNSの使用をやめることにしました。

Outlines

00:00

🧘‍♂️ 冷 showers, meditation, and biohacking for Zen

The video script begins with an exploration of various techniques such as cold showers, meditation, and walking barefoot, which are believed to help rebalance the body's parasympathetic nervous system. The narrator then introduces the concept of biohacking and longevity, particularly focusing on vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) as a method to improve physical and mental recovery. The goal is to elevate one's potential by directly stimulating the vagus nerve, and the narrator shares their personal experiment of using various devices and techniques over 30 days to observe the effects on heart rate variability (HRV).

05:01

📊 Baseline HRV Measurements and DIY VNS

The narrator explains the importance of heart rate variability (HRV) as a measure of readiness to react to stress and shares their baseline HRV measurements. They discuss the role of the vagus nerve in controlling the parasympathetic nervous system and its impact on HRV. The experiment's aim is to achieve consistently higher morning HRV measurements. The narrator then describes their initial approach to VNS using a DIY method with a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit and custom ear clips, despite the discomfort and potential risks associated with this technique.

10:02

🔋 VNS with the V relief Prime Device

After experiencing discomfort with the DIY ear clips, the narrator receives a V relief Prime device from a company called Holist. They describe the more intense but less sharp sensation of the device compared to the ear clips. The narrator notes improvements in HRV after using the V relief Prime, suggesting that stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck region might be more efficient than using ear clips. They also share their personal experiences of feeling calmer and more collected, particularly before stressful activities or after intense workouts.

15:02

📉 HRV Trends and Personal Experiences

The narrator presents their HRV data collected over 30 days, showing a trend of increased morning HRV after using the VNS devices. They discuss the potential long-term effects of VNS and share their personal experiences of feeling more Zen and less anxious. The narrator also mentions the use of coherent breathing as a free and effective method to improve HRV without the need for devices.

20:04

🔌 VNS Device Comparison and Recommendations

The narrator compares the TENS unit and the V relief Prime, discussing the frequency settings and the duration of use for each. They share their preference for the V relief Prime due to its convenience, portability, and ease of use. The narrator also provides an affiliate link for the V relief Prime and offers a discount code for viewers interested in purchasing the device. They conclude by recommending coherent breathing as a simple and free method to improve HRV.

25:05

🙏 Final Thoughts and Closing

The narrator concludes the video by summarizing the benefits of VNS and coherent breathing for improving HRV and achieving a more restful and digestive state. They encourage viewers to try these methods and provide a link for the V relief Prime device with a discount code. The narrator thanks the viewers for watching and signs off, promising to see them in the next video.

Keywords

💡冷 showers

冷 showers（冷水淋浴）是指使用冷水进行淋浴的做法，通常被认为有助于身体恢复和提高精神状态。在视频中，这被提及为一种可能帮助平衡副交感神经系统的方法。

💡冥想

冥想是一种心理实践，通过集中注意力和意识来达到精神上的清晰和平静。视频中提到冥想作为提升个人潜力和达到超级人类状态的一种手段。

💡副交感神经系统

副交感神经系统是自主神经系统的一部分，负责放松身体，促进休息和消化。视频中讨论了如何通过刺激迷走神经来重新平衡副交感神经系统。

💡生物黑客

生物黑客（biohacking）是指使用各种技术手段来优化身体和心理健康的做法。视频中提到生物黑客和长寿领域中对迷走神经刺激的兴趣。

💡迷走神经

迷走神经是第十对脑神经，对副交感神经系统有重要影响。视频中探讨了通过电刺激迷走神经来改善身体和心理恢复的可能性。

💡心率变异性

心率变异性（HRV）是衡量心率间隔变化的指标，通常用来评估个体对压力的反应能力。视频中提到通过迷走神经刺激来提高HRV。

💡电刺激

电刺激是一种通过电流刺激身体某部位的方法，用于治疗和恢复。视频中提到使用电刺激设备来直接刺激迷走神经。

💡DIY方法

DIY（Do It Yourself）方法指的是自己动手做某事的方式。在视频中，提到了使用自制的电刺激设备来进行迷走神经刺激。

💡V relief Prime

V relief Prime是一种便携式迷走神经刺激设备，用于改善身体和心理恢复。视频中提到了使用这种设备来提高HRV和达到更放松的状态。

💡相干呼吸

相干呼吸是一种将呼吸与心率同步的呼吸技巧，有助于提高心率变异性。视频中提到使用相干呼吸与V relief Prime设备结合使用，以获得更好的效果。

Highlights

Cold showers, meditation, and walking barefoot are said to help rebalance the body's parasympathetic nervous system.

Biohacking and longevity interest has grown in vagal nerve stimulation to improve physical and mental recovery.

The vagus nerve controls the parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the rest and digest state.

High heart rate variability (HRV) indicates readiness to react to stress.

The experiment involved using various devices and techniques to directly stimulate the vagus nerve over 30 days.

DIY vagal nerve stimulation involved using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit with custom ear clips.

The TENS unit was set to stimulate at 25 Hz with a pulse width between 2 and 3 milliseconds.

The initial experience with the TENS unit was uncomfortable and did not immediately improve HRV.

A company called Holist provided a V relief Prime unit for testing, which was more comfortable and effective.

Using the V relief Prime unit resulted in improved HRV and a calmer state of mind.

The V relief Prime unit was found to be more efficient for stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck region.

The experiment showed a trend of increased morning HRV over the 30 days.

Coherent breathing, aligning breath with heart rate variability, is a quick way to improve HRV without devices.

The V relief Prime unit's mode 4, combined with coherent breathing, showed the highest average HRV improvement.

For long-term stimulation, the ear clips might be useful, but the V relief Prime was more convenient and comfortable.

The experimenter plans to continue using the V relief Prime for its effectiveness in calming down and improving recovery.

There are various vagal nerve stimulation devices available for consumers, and an affiliate link is provided for the V relief Prime.

Using the code 'Focus 25' at checkout provides a 25% discount on the V relief Prime until December 24th, 2023.

Coherent breathing is a free, simple, and fast method to improve HRV and optimize recovery daily.

Transcripts

cold showers meditation breath work

walking barefoot in nature even

submerging in ice baths all of these

have been said to help rebalance the

body's parasympathetic nervous system to

help one achieve a beneficial superhuman

state of Zen but what if there was a way

to more directly stimulate the

parasympathetic nervous system well it

turns out there might be in the realm of

biohacking and Longevity there has been

more and more of an interest in vagal

ner stimulation improving physical and

mental recovery thus elevating one's

potential what exactly is involved in

this sci-fi like technique does it

actually work well that's exactly what I

wanted to find out so over the course of

30 days I used various devices and

techniques to try to directly stimulate

my Vegas nerve this is what happened but

you got to

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focus so I started this experiment off

by taking some baseline heart rate

variability measurements if you don't

know what heart rate variability is it's

essentially a measurement of how ready

you are to react to stress typically the

higher the resting HRV the more ready

you are now mine has been averaging

around mid-50s before doing this

experiment and for the past couple of

months with the exception of sometimes

bumping up into the 60s but then

sometimes also bumping down into the 40s

a goal of mine that I'm hoping to

achieve through this experiment is

consistently higher morning HR V

measurements so how is the Vagas nerve

related to this well the Vagas nerve is

in large control of the parasympathetic

nervous system which is responsible for

bringing the body into a rest and digest

State now being in a well rested and

digested State usually results in a

higher heart rate variability now

sometimes when things get out of whack

an individual might sustain a fight or

flight state for longer than needed when

when sustained for too long this can

hinder recovery and result in a lower

heart rate variability now in my opinion

in today's world I think there are so

many factors that can negatively affect

one's nervous system balance keeping

them more in a fight or flight State at

least that's how I have been feeling

some of the time now it has been

theorized that being in this fight or

flight state for too long can

potentially cause the Vegas nerve to get

out of whack so to summarize my

understanding of the use of Vegas nerve

stimulation for this case would be to

perhaps jumpstart the Vegas nerve thus

jumpstarting the rebalance of the

parasympathetic nervous system helping

to increase the rest and digest State

when necessary thus improving HRV now

unlike trying to improve this biomarker

by naturally stimulating the Vegas nerve

by means I described in the beginning in

this video the focus of this experiment

was to look into electric Vegas nerve

stimulation devices and that I did and

to my surprise there has recently been

an influx of consumer vagal nerve

stimulation devices however getting

started with this experiment I wanted to

try the DIY method based on a review of

various studies looking at vagal nerve

stimulation as well as watching various

videos online it appeared to me the most

coste effective way at do-it-yourself

Vegas nerve stimulation consisted of

purchasing a simple transcutaneous

electrical nerve s simulation or t unit

you know those devices you typically see

like athletes Ed to send electrical

signals through the muscles it makes the

muscle like pulse it's been shown to

help manage pain and possibly aid in

recovery well yeah that device but with

custom ear Clips so that I can send that

pulse into my ear and supposedly

stimulate the Vegas nerve through that I

don't know if this exactly sounded the

most kosher and safe but I mean I just I

assume the

risks and before we get into any more of

this electrical vagal nerve stimulation

using the T unit or a device I'm going

to use in the future I want to make it

clear there is a list of people and

conditions and certain scenarios that

should not do this and as always consult

your physician before doing anything

like this however I was cleared I am

turning up the intensity very slowly

wait a minute hold on we were supposed

to wet the electrodes fine it should

work okay

oh gosh

oh that wasn't as bad as I was thinking

it's not like a it's actually not even

like an electric shock it's more like a

uh like someone's taking a jackhammer my

head it's at about a three right now I

guess that's my pain threshold uh

whatever that is in the milliamps or

whatever going to close this I'm going

to let it run for 18 minutes and we're

stimulating the Vegas nerve I think so

if you're wondering how I set the

parameters on the 10 unit device I

basically looked at a review of a bunch

of Vegas nerve stimulation studies using

this similar ear clip technique there

are actually a lot looking at its effect

on many different things but I tried to

choose one that I found produced a good

result as well as that could be mimicked

using my T unit and I found this one

study on vagal nerve stimulation for

Divergent thinking that I thought would

work well for mimicking the parameters

attaching the ear clip to the conso

stimulating at 25 Herz with a pulse

width between 2 and3 milliseconds I did

.25 MCS or on my 10 unit that was 250

microc seconds and then for the

intensity of .5 milliamps because my 10

unit doesn't have the exact amperage it

puts out just a dial indicating the

strength I chose to dial the strength

right below pain threshold because

that's what it seems like most of these

other studies look at for a limit to go

to when trying to stimulate the Vegas

nerve therapy tically now also this

study did 30 seconds on 30 seconds off

for 40 minutes but because my T unit was

pretty basic and didn't have that option

I cut the difference and just did 20

minutes straight now 20 minutes straight

is actually a long time to have these

ear Clips on and this thing buzzing in

my head while the buzzing wasn't super

annoying just sitting and staring at the

wall kind of was so along with this

first session I just kind of did some

normal morning stuff getting some coffee

reading doing some dishes waiting for

the 20 minutes to be over to once again

take an HRV SN SN shot to see if there

was any

improvements

done agv is 56 so my morning HRV this

morning was 58 um and my Snapshot was 56

so decreased by two maybe it's more of

like a long-term thing so I probably

just need to take more measurements over

time as of right now after doing that

for 20 minutes I don't feel super

humanum I'll tell you that but uh I I

can't even say I feel any different but

we'll just keep doing this

and keep reporting to you guys how I'm

feeling now for the next several days I

continued to take my morning HRV

immediately after waking and then my HRV

snapshot immediately after using the 10

device for 20 minutes and nearly every

single day my HRV after using the device

was less than my morning snapshot now I

thought maybe it could be more of a

long-term thing and it would just be an

increase in my morning snapshot over

time so I took the average of my morning

snapshot over these next several days

and it seemed to be trending slightly

higher towards the upper 50s while my

immediately post stimulation was

significantly less than it was before at

just 50 flat was I actually having a

slight overall Improvement in morning

HRV or was stimulating my Vegas nerve

just temporarily making my HRV worse

could it seriously be the fact that it

is so uncomfortable to put that clip on

the ear that it's actually causing me

irritation to the point where my HRV is

suffering it's not even the shock it's

not even like the buzz or whatever that

doesn't even feel bad it's literally the

stupid clip maybe my ears are just way

too small yeah I was 66 before I took

this and now I'm 49

again so I know this sounds lame but I'm

telling you the pressure from those

little ear Clips on that sensitive part

of the ear for so much time day after

day was starting to make my ear tender

and sore it was literally very iritating

to perhaps the point where it might have

been negatively affecting my HRV

measurements now luckily at this time I

was in contact with a company who makes

portable Nerf stimulation devices

specifically for the reasons I was

looking for anyways this company holist

located in Arizona agreed to send me one

of their V relief Prime units to try out

and feature in this video and by day

seven I had received the product and was

excited to open it and try it out and

see if I would get any different sort of

results okay here goes

nothing

oh I'm such a weenie ah oh so it's very

similar to the earpiece except for it's

more

intense but less sharp like the earpiece

I was feeling like right here and like

heish if I got it right this is

like it's really spreading but the

earpiece was also like really sharp kind

of and this is like more intense but

gentle it felt like it was more

intensely stimulating the area but

softer like just more comfortable and I

don't know if that was because the ear

Clips were just so annoying or maybe it

just had better electrode contact on the

side of the neck regardless after using

the device one minute on each side of

the neck I then took an HRV snapshot and

thankfully it showed Improvement not

only after the snapshot taken

immediately after using the T unit but

improvements over my initial morning HRV

that day now could this just be a

coincidence well I wanted to take a lot

more measurements day after day and that

I did now three out of the next 4 days

my HRV actually declined When comparing

my morning HRV to the HRV taken after

doing 20 minutes of the ear Clips

however after taking that measurement

all four of those days showed

improvements after using the Hest device

for just 1 minute on each side the

earclip electrodes are only hitting a TI

tiny little branch of the nerve inside

the ear but what we're hitting is think

of it like a tree you've got the

branches and then down on the below you

got the tree trunk so you're lighting up

like all the branches at once that makes

sense cuz uh yeah when I was having this

thing like on you can like feel it it's

not only like going through the neck but

you can feel it almost like encompassing

the entire ear as well there's a lot

more skin surface area so you can have a

flush connection with those gel tips

which is really important for comfort

the ear it's it's like there's so many

Contours that it's hard to have a really

flush connection yeah which is why it

gets sharp a lot of the time so it did

seem to Simply make sense that just

having a more comfortable better

connection using the ve relief Prime on

the neck region rather than the ear

Clips on the ear would be a more

efficient approach and also when doing

my research when looking at more serious

implanted medical Vegas nerve

stimulators they appear to be targeting

the nerve in the neck region now because

it seemed to be more more efficient and

working better for me I decided to stop

using the ear clips and T unit for the

next several days and just stick to the

holist V relief Prime now over the next

several days I noticed my morning HRV

seemed to be trending up as well as

every time immediately after using the V

relief Prime I had a few points

Improvement in my HRV snapshot now at

the end of the day these are just

numbers what really matters to me at

least is is how I was actually feeling

and performing on a daily basis what's

up guys so on a day-to-day basis over

these last couple weeks I do have to say

I have been feeling more Zen calm cool

collected and just kind of having that

that look if you saw my looks maxing

video you know what I'm talking about

but I'm being actually serious I do feel

like I have a more calm State of Mind

Over these last couple of weeks less

anxious around certain points of the day

especially and could they be due to

using these external devices to

stimulate my Vagas nerve possibly but it

also could be just the fact that I have

that focus in my mindset of trying to

make myself more Zen and focusing on

myself having a better heart rate

variability having a better State of

Mind Etc so I'm thinking about it more

I'm focusing on it more it's one of my

goals throughout this experiment thus

I'm starting to achieve that goal now

there are times throughout the day where

I am certain based on my own experience

from using this thing that this thing

really seems to help me with and those

areas are typically areas around more

stressful activities or times where I'm

going into a more stressful situation

and it's like I'm a little too anxious

and probably shouldn't be this anxious

this seems to help me bring myself back

down from that so typically for me that

would be maybe before like just having a

ton of work to do and being like

overwhelmed and just like oh my mind's

racing all over the place and kind of

getting anxious like I'm going to get it

done this seems to help bring the

anxiety down at least for me right

before jumping into that workload now

another time I've really been finding

this beneficial to use for myself is

after like an intense workout but before

a postwork workout meal a lot of the

times in the past going into my like

post-workout meal or heck even dinner

sometimes if I had such an intense

workout I have trouble calming myself

down from all that like stimulation from

the training session and eating the meal

it just doesn't seem to digest well like

sometimes I'll get like hard heartburn

and whatnot but using this right before

eating that meal it just seems to like

take me out of that state calm me down

put me more into a rest and digest State

and I feel like I've been having better

digestion during my post-workout meal

during uh dinners that are maybe more

hearty than others Etc and that's

bringing me to another time I've been

really finding this useful and that's

right before bed especially on those

nights where maybe I did look at my

phone a little too long this seems to

bring me back down and throughout this

experiment when using this right before

bed I've been going to bed within 30

minutes or less which is huge for me

guys because usually it takes me like 30

minutes minimum on a good day so I

continued using the ve relief Prime on a

regular basis day-to-day for the

remainder of this experiment but I did

not want to give up on my whole Jimmy

rigged ear clip tunit thingy just yet so

actually just in the mail I got these

new electrode ear clips that look like

they have more surface area than these

little guys right here so they might be

more comfortable on my ear and honestly

the Springs feel a little bit more

gentle too so out with the old in with

the new okay and uh I actually don't

know which one's which oh man this looks

a little ominous honestly looks like it

goes on that fine get the

Contra it's a little more comfortable

than uh than the last one too weird oh

gosh it's on I'm going to turn it up

should probably test this out on another

zone of my body before I just put it on

my ear oh there it is still a bit

uncomfortable obviously on that like ear

cartilage but this feels so much better

than these ones did feeling a lot more

comfortable than the old ear Clips at

first I did still feel that similar more

sharper stimulatory effect as opposed to

the more softer but denser stimulation

that I got from the holess ve relief

Prime now towards the end of the 20

minutes the ear Clips started to get a

lot more uncomfortable and annoying just

like before I know I know I'm such a

weenie but still just like uh oh thank

God and then unfortunately just like

before once again taking my heart rate

variability snapshot right after using

my ear clip setup I noticed a decline

compared to my morning HRV my morning

HRV was 59 but my HRV snapshot was just

52 so we actually just saw a decline in

my heart rate variability all these

measurements are getting annoying to be

honest with you on top of this but just

the ear Clips man like that that's not

for me all right I'm sorry guys this is

not for me so I just stuck to what was

working for me for the next several days

and that was using the V relief Prime in

the morning before my post-workout meal

and sometimes at night before bed I

continued to take my HRV data as well as

take note of how I was feeling

throughout the final days of this

experiment so hopefully at the end of

this I would be able to look at all of

the data that I took as well as my own

personal notes and perhaps come up with

an optimal way to implement this into my

day-to-day routine to further my

biohacking quest what's up a home slice

here is all the data I took over these

30 days and here's what it means anyways

in the blue right here is my preliminary

data this is before I used any of these

electric stimulator devices now my

average of these first 7 days was

approximately

54.7 moving over to the experimental

data right here in the green is my

morning Baseline HRV right before doing

any form of stimulation but the average

of my 30 days of doing vagal nerve

stimulation

is approximately

57.7 3 points higher than the average of

the preliminary data throughout the

entire experiment now this gry line

resembles taking my heart rate

variability immediately after using the

10 unit on the parameters that I set for

20 minutes and you can see almost every

time is a little bit lower than my

morning HRV except for this one point

right here now when I started to use the

Hest device mode 3 there's a couple of

different modes and I'm going to get to

that in just a second but using mode 3 1

minute each side resembled by the yellow

here and we can see this line is

actually almost always higher than my

morning HRV data by about 5. some days

some days even it looks like it went up

a ton right here and then this red line

right here actually resembles Mode 4

which I'm not certain I touched on in

this video yet but Mode 4 uses the same

frequency of stimulation and I kept the

intensity the same about a little bit

under halfway but Mode 4 what it does is

it gives you about a 5 to 6 second Spurt

of stimulation and then a 5 to 6 second

no stimulation now in order to maximally

benefit from this mode the idea is to

coherently breathe along with the device

so when it is stimulating between five

and six seconds you want to Exhale

slowly and then when it's paused and not

stimulating you want to inhale slowly so

what exactly is coherent breathing it's

essentially sinking up your breath with

your heart rate variability and it's

actually one of the quickest ways to

improve your heart rate variability just

by breathing just by this conscious

breathing about six breaths a minute now

I'm not certain this idea having that

stimulation along with a coherent

breathing was derived from any studies

or if it was just kind of like some idea

that that's specific to this device but

regardless I decided to use it and

resembled in the orange here is when I

started using Mode 4 that is doing the

coherent breathing along with this

device and once again pretty much every

single day doing Mode 4 is above my

morning HRV but this time it seems like

it's actually above morning HRV quite

significantly except for this one day

right here my average HRV right after

using mode 3 was approximately 61.7 and

my average HRV after using Mode 4 is

approximately

65.5 so that was definitely the highest

average out of all of the stimulations

tests modes and whatnot so far now in

this data I didn't include that one

session I had with these new ear Clips I

got right here I felt like it wasn't

working it was worse and it was just a

one-off but yeah that would be like

right down here so that's the data I

took let me know what you guys think now

I'm going to answer a few questions that

might arise first of all if you didn't

notice when using the T unit for the

stimulation I was doing like a 20 minute

session and I had set some specific

parameters when I was using this device

I was only doing about a 2-minute

session 1 minute on each side also the

frequency I chose to set on the 10 unit

was at 25 Hertz the frequency that is in

mode 3 and four on the V relief Prime is

approximately 100 HZ now on the ve

relief Prime they do have mode 1 at 8

Herz and mode 2 at 20 5 Herz but I

didn't use mode 2 on this experiment I

used mode 3 at 100 HZ so if I would have

set the frequency to 100 HZ on this

thing would I have done better well I

actually did that for one session at

first didn't notice much of a difference

at all still had that same annoying

irritation in the ear I really think the

downfall of the ear Clips isn't what it

was set to but rather the ear Clips

themselves now I know there's a few

other things I could have tested maybe

only using the 10 device for like 2

minutes than taking h RV maybe I

wouldn't have gotten irritated but then

once again once I started using the ver

Leaf prime it just felt like it had a

better surface connection it just felt

like it had more contact with the right

area but a downside of the ve Leaf Prime

is what if perhaps for some reason for

maybe certain situations one wanted to

do a longer term stimulation session you

know like 20 minutes or whatever well

yeah then this technically would be

annoying to have to hold there I guess

if that would even be suggested you know

this is only really suggested for like 2

minutes of use at a time um so I guess

that's where the ear Clips could come in

handy but for my case for me it really

seemed like this did the trick at least

for kind of like what I was having an

issue at calming myself down after a

very stimulatory event or calming myself

down before bed if I'm unfortunately

looking at my phone too much or just

maybe calming myself down so I can focus

better before going into a stressful

event or an anxiety inducing event but

no yeah from my experience for my use

cases this seemed to work the best

another question might be is this just

an acute effect like if I just use this

device my HRV shows that it's a lot

higher but that's only for a minute well

that is where we look at the morning HRV

that is before stimulating myself with

any of these devices during the day so

that first reading in the morning and

there is actually a trend here so my

preliminary morning hrb before even

jumping into this experiment was

54.7 then just using the 10 device my

morning HRV average was

56.2 so a slight Trend up and then just

using the holess V relief prime a couple

times a day my average morning HRV for

those days was

58.5 so that is potentially continuing

the trend higher and if you even look at

the chart it does look like the line for

morning HRV stabilized and kind of lined

out toward the end of this experiment so

maybe there was a more long-term effect

happening just by electrically

stimulating my Vegas nerve using either

of these methods but for me going

forward for convenience for

concealability portability and just

easiness of use what I will be doing

going forward is using the holess ve

Leaf Prime and I will be probably using

modes three and four I found like those

worked really well for me to get me into

that rest and Digest state to hopefully

optimize recovery now with that being

said there are actually a bunch of Vegas

Nerf stimulation devices that are

available for consumers to purchase out

there right now I was looking at an

article that was comparing some of the

top ones yada yada yada you can check

that out but I did sign up for the Hest

V Leaf Prime affiliate program and if

you were interested in purchasing one of

these I do have an affiliate Link in the

description if you go to that link and

use code Focus 25 you should get 25% off

a v relief Prime now that should only be

valid until December 24th 2023 so if you

were interested on that you can get 25%

off until then using that link and that

code at the checkout shout out to holis

for sending me this hooking me up with

that affiliate code and one more thing

out of courtesy if you do want to bioh

hack and just improve your HRV but not

spend any money and literally just do it

right now with yourself a method you can

use is coherent breathing that's

approximately breathing sixish breaths a

minute so do like a five count in and

then a five count on the exhale sit in a

quiet room do the coherent breathing

about 1 to two minutes and you'll notice

right after that you'll feel a lot

better and that's probably because your

HRV is increasing you're going into a

more rest and digestive State and you're

just more optimizing recovery you you

don't even need to take the readings you

should just be able to feel it but if

you do want to take the readings and see

if you do get an improvement it's

something interesting to do if you do

have a chest strap monitor or a finger

monitor or whatever um but yeah coherent

breathing it's a free simple fast way to

improve HRV and something you can do on

the daily to help you just biohack

yourself for free but yeah vagal nerve

stimulation if you are interested in it

my affiliate link will be in the

description for this product and you can

use my code Focus 25 to get 25% off

otherwise you can check out all those

other products you know do your own

research blah blah blah blah blah

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