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Posts by Olivia Tompkins, Cardio Thoracic ICU Nurse, London, CrossFit athlete, CrossFit coach

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CrossFit Athlete: I Used a Vagus Nerve Device for 30 Days to Boost HRV and Recovery… Here’s What Happened
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CrossFit Athlete: I Used a Vagus Nerve Device for 30 Days to Boost HRV and Recovery… Here’s What Happened

My HRV was stuck. Every session I went in under-recovered. This is what changed.  For eighteen months, I had…
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ICU Nurse: I Thought I Was Just Exhausted – Until I Realised My Nervous System Was Stuck in Survival Mode
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ICU Nurse: I Thought I Was Just Exhausted – Until I Realised My Nervous System Was Stuck in Survival Mode

Working long hospital shifts where you carry more than just the work, feeling exhausted felt normal. What I didn’t…
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ICU Nurse Explains: “Your Low HRV Might Be Signalling A Deeper Problem” (And Your Vagal Tone Might Be The Solution)
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ICU Nurse Explains: “Your Low HRV Might Be Signalling A Deeper Problem” (And Your Vagal Tone Might Be The Solution)

When You Have Done Everything to Support Recovery, But Your Nervous System Still Will Not Settle Down You’ve done…
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