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More than one in five adults in the United States struggle with mental illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and those are just the reported statistics. The truth is that most people will experience some form of stressor in their life that will affect how their body and mind function. The relationship to HRV and mental health is a metric that can help reveal more.
Simply defined, mental health refers to a person’s emotional, social, and psychological well-being, including how they deal with stress, relate to others, and function in society. Not only does mental health affect how a person understands and controls their actions, but also how their body and nervous system send cues to the brain.
When the body deals with stress, there is an almost instantaneous and unconscious physical reaction, frequently thought of as an adrenaline rush,…
