Heart Rate Variability (HRV): What theLifefire Reveals About Health, Stress, andRecovery How healthy, resilient, and well-recovered a person truly is cannot always be seen at firstglance. Many people appear to function perfectly well on the outside while their bodies havealready reached…

Since January, we’ve already held three of our new HRV Jour Fixes – and the response has been fantastic! Led by Dr. Alfred Lohninger, around 15 participants gather in our virtual space each time. It’s especially great to see the…

Your path to becoming an HRV professional: Expert knowledge that will change your business and your life. We at Autonom Health are pleased to accompany you today on a journey that will take your professional expertise and effectiveness to a whole…

HRV Training for Physicians: Objectively Assessing Functional Regulation Why more and more medical doctors are completing the training to become a Certified HRV Professional Modern medicine possesses an exceptionally high level of diagnostic precision when it comes to structural diseases. What is…

Many supplements promise enhanced energy and vitality – yet few can objectively demonstrate their effects. Together with LaVita, Autonom Health has now revealed how high-quality micronutrient supplementation manifests in the body – and can be quantifiably measured. Over 250 participants were monitored for twelve weeks, with more…

Autonom Health unveils the world’s most sophisticated HRV Certification – now accessible worldwide online For over twenty years, Autonom Health has educated more than 1,000 medical practitioners, psychologists, therapists, performance specialists, and health innovators in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) science and…

HRV Insight: Why HRV Can Play a Crucial Role in Long COVID Management! In our HRV Insight series, Dr Alfred Lohninger, CEO and Medical Director of Autonom Health GesundheitsbildungsGmbH, explores and documents various HRV-related topics, including current research areas. In this…

IIn our special series HRV Insight, Dr Alfred Lohninger, CEO and Medical Director of Autonom Health GesundheitsbildungsGmbH, explores and documents various HRV topics, including current research areas. This time, we’re examining the differences between smartwatches and electrode-based sensors. Through this analysis of HRV hardware, we…

Have you completed your first 24-hour HRV measurement and are wondering what to do with your results? A 24-hour HRV measurement comprises approximately 100,000 numbers in sequence. Their informational value is unlocked through calculations, visualisations, and understanding of the recognisable patterns…

What is the Lifefire Image? Our autonomic nervous system (ANS), the vegetative system, coordinates, synchronises and directs all essential bodily functions. Analysing brainstem functions and ANS under everyday conditions with minimal measurement effort provides maximum diagnostic relevance. The clear graphical representation…

Throughout our lifetime, the heart beats nearly 3 billion times. Both controllable and uncontrollable internal and external factors affect our heart, influencing our heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV). Heart rate and heart rate variability – surely they measure the…

The vagus nerve plays a crucial role in our autonomic nervous system. When it’s well-functioning, we feel balanced and healthy. However, when it’s weakened, our overall health is significantly affected. What exactly do the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Systems do? Our autonomic nervous…

How Can Artefacts Be Distinguished from Rhythm Disturbances? “How to Identify Artefacts and Rhythm Disturbances in HRV?” We frequently receive emails and calls at our office enquiring about why certain measurements show such high error rates. Are these artefacts or cardiac…

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) demonstrates an organism’s adaptability. It represents a significant and largely uninfluenceable measure of health.A variable heartbeat indicates good health, whilst a steady or rigid pulse should be considered a warning sign. Through 24-hour HRV measurements, we…

Have you noticed how frequently the term “vagus nerve” appears in magazines and on websites lately? The vagus nerve plays a crucial role in our nervous system and significantly influences how well (or poorly) we handle life’s challenges. To ensure…