01Physiology
Breathing & the vagus nerve
How a slower breath changes heart rhythm, and what that can tell us.
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01Physiology
Breathing & the vagus nerve
How a slower breath changes heart rhythm, and what that can tell us.
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02Physiology
Lymph, sleep & fluid balance
Explore two different fluid systems, from moving muscles to the sleeping brain.
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03Physiology
Light & your body clock
Discover how daylight and evening light help shape biological time.
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04Physical practices
Earthing, explained
Separate electrical measurements from the health claims attached to them.
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05Physical practices
Cold exposure & brown fat
Understand heat production, the research on showers and the risks of immersion.
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06Physical practices
Warm & cool water
What alternating water temperatures can tell us about exercise recovery.
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07Mind & body
Understanding HRV biofeedback
Meet the signals, sensors and feedback behind a changing heart rhythm.
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08Mind & body
Qigong: movement & attention
A closer look at a movement tradition and the outcomes researchers measure.
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09Living traditions
Living with the seasons
European seasonal practices, cultural context and everyday rhythms.
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10Living traditions
Ayurveda & Chinese medicine
Learn what traditional assessment terms mean, and how their reliability is studied.
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11Understanding infection
Parasites: infection, testing & care
A practical atlas of human parasites, exposure routes and the questions that guide testing and care.
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