In this episode of the Boss Body Podcast, Dr. Tim Jackson hosts Dr. Torkil Færø, an emergency and family medicine physician and author of “The Pulse Cure.” They discuss the autonomic nervous system’s balance and its impact on health, emphasizing heart rate variability (HRV) as a key indicator. Dr. Færø shares his journey into medicine and personal health realizations, highlighting the importance of sleep, diet, and stress management. They explore the benefits of wearables for tracking physiological metrics and stress the significance of lifestyle changes for improving health and longevity. Dr. Færø also previews his upcoming book, “The Rest Cure.”

Episode highlights:

• The autonomic nervous system and its balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
• The significance of heart rate variability (HRV) as an indicator of health and stress adaptation.
• Personal health journeys and lifestyle changes prompted by life events.
• The role of wearables in tracking physiological metrics like HRV and sleep quality.
• Challenges in the healthcare system regarding lifestyle changes and patient expectations.
• The impact of sleep quality on overall health and disease risk.
• The relationship between diet, stress levels, and heart rate variability.
• The importance of metabolic flexibility and time-restricted eating.
• Strategies for improving longevity through lifestyle modifications.
• The concept of rest and recovery as essential for health, as discussed in the upcoming book “The Rest Cure.”

Connect with guest:

Dr.Torkil Færø is a GP and emergency physician, documentary filmmaker, author and photographer. Over a 26- year career as a freelance doctor, he has worked all over Norway, had hundred thousand consultations and thus gained a unique picture of the diseases that plague us. He learned that the cause is most often found in the stresses our lifestyles place on our bodies. When his father died at 73, he realized that he had to change his own lifestyle. Being 40 pounds overweight, under-trained, over-stressed, under-slept and drinking alcohol daily, he learned that this lifestyle could deprive him of decades.

Using wearables he found a way to track and regulate his nervous system and physiology. Færø is an award-winning photographer, author of The Camera Cure, and has made TV films about his pilgrimages to Nidaros and Santiago de Compostela. An inveterate traveller, he has visited over 80 countries, and speaks eight languages. He lives in Norway.

Website: https://thepulsecure.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.torkil/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.torkil

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torkil-f%C3%A6r%C3%B8-97348b1/  

Episode Transcript

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All the best,

Dr. Tim Jackson