NBS #91: The Health Metric You’ve Never Heard Of (But Need to Track) | Dr. Torkil Færø

In this episode of Never Been Sicker, Michael Rubino interviews Norwegian GP and bestselling author Dr. Torkil Færø about The Pulse Cure — the first and only book that teaches how to use wearables to track heart rate variability (HRV) and create a practical, holistic plan to improve overall health.

With 100,000+ consultations under his belt, Dr. Færø shares how lifestyle stress is at the core of most chronic illness — and how wearables like Garmin, Whoop, and Oura Ring are revolutionizing personal medicine.

🧠 Topics covered:
What heart rate variability really reveals
How sleep, food, sunlight, mold, and movement affect HRV
The surprising truth about alcohol and stress
Why women in particular should track their data
The best wearables for tracking HRV and VO2 max
How to biohack your health (without obsessing)

00:00 Why we’ve never been sicker
01:00 Chronic illness & global lifestyle stress
03:00 What is heart rate variability (HRV)?
04:30 Mold exposure & HRV improvement example
07:20 How Dr. Færø transformed his own health
10:00 Which wearables are most accurate?
14:50 “What gets measured gets managed”
17:00 Alcohol, food, and sleep: major stressors
23:00 Why 94% of people’s time indoors matters
26:30 VO2 max and biological age
30:00 Biohacking stress with movement & sunlight
35:20 PMS tracked via HRV — and how to manage it
37:00 Breath work, cold plunges, and recovery tools
42:00 Why The Pulse Cure is empowering individuals

About Dr. Torkil Færø
Dr. Færø is a GP, emergency physician, award-winning photographer, and documentary filmmaker. After losing his father at 73, he transformed his own health using wearables — and now empowers others to do the same. The Pulse Cure has been a #1 bestseller in Norway for 69+ weeks and is now translated into 7 languages.

📘 Get the book: The Pulse Cure: https://www.thepulsecure.com
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📲 Instagram (English): @doc_torkel

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