V-Metrics: Health Creation Lab

Substances that support recovery and a generalized ability to be more resilient to challenges. Adaptogenic compounds can be used to support exercise performance, as well as mental performance. Not surprisingly, some herbal compounds, mushroom extracts, and plant compounds act as immune adaptogens, supporting the general ability of the immune system to recover and be resilient, performing at a high level when challenged. They are another part of the recipe for supporting a smart and fit immune system.

A catabolic process involved in the sequestration and lysosomal degradation of cytoplasmic contents, crucial for cellular protection, function and homeostasis.

Autophagy is the body's way of cleaning out damaged, dysfunctional sub-cellular organelles and cells, recycling some components, while eliminating others to regenerate newer, healthier cells. When in a fasting state, cells initiate autophagy, self-digesting organelles and molecules within the cytoplasm (inside of cells) and even entire cells, which have become toxic, damaged and dysfunctional. The byproducts of the breakdown process are then recycled or hydrolyzed to generate nutrients and energy to maintain essential cellular activities. Autophagy is a tightly regulated process and interferences to it have been closely associated with accelerated aging and many human diseases, including cancer, myopathies, neurodegeneration and autoimmune disorders. Autophagy also plays a key role in defense against pathogens and antigens (allergens).

In a nutshell, autophagy serves to keep our cellular machinery in peak condition and up-to-date, while ensuring waste products, toxins and collateral damage is dealt with promptly, preventing interferences to function that can lead to the loss of vitality, accelerated aging and serious illness. Knowing how to optimize your support of autophagy, and mitophagy which we will discuss next, are very likely to improve your natural detoxification pathways, reduce any lingering inflammation, improve your resiliency, mood and mental functions.

The assumption that time and experience flow in a consistent, connected sequence.

A state of optimal physical, mental and social well-being. A state where one’s vitality, resilience and adaptability allow for the full expression of one’s innate potential for healing and regeneration. It is a state where the risk for chronic illness and the inroads of accelerated aging are minimized.

Heart rate after 2 minutes is captured exactly 2 minutes after reaching our peak exertion heart rate (PEHR).

Our heart rate recovery (HRR) is the difference between our PEHR and heart rate after 2 minutes.

Note: It is common for heart rate to continue to rise for 5-10 seconds following cessation of peak exertion exercise. PEHR is determined by the peak heart rate and not simply when one stops exercising. The 2 minute recovery period begins immediately following that peak heart rate.

The totality of our human cells, tissues, organ systems, fluids, gases, elements, metabolic processes, protein synthesis, microbiota, collective genetic materials, and vital force which combine to create unique, one-of-a-kind microcosms, commonly referred to as human beings. The human microcosm is the entire ecosystem and terrain of us.

Stage 1: Unconscious Incompetence (lack the skill but don’t know it) We are unaware of what we do not know. E.g., We become aware that we are dehydrated and that our vitality and health are being limited by it.

Stage 2: Conscious Incompetence (lack the skill and know it) We become aware of what we do not know. E.g., We are now aware of the need for better hydration, yet we have not learned how to address and resolve it.

Stage 3: Conscious Competence (have acquired the skill and know it) We become competent in the skill, yet we must keep it top of our mind to maintain it. E.g., We engage the V-Metrics Hydration Habit Tracking & Training System and, with its support, are able to ensure we are hydrating more effectively.

Stage 4: Unconscious Competence (the skill is now effortless, habitual and “second nature”) We develop a level of competence and habitual practice that requires no conscious attention or effort to maintain and follow through on. E.g., We have engaged the V-Metrics Hydration Habit Tracking & Training System to the point where consuming adequate water and effectively hydrating is a strong habit, automated by our body-mind, and we no longer have to think about it. The V-Metrics Hydration Habit Tracking & Training System has served its purpose and has become redundant.

Liminal moments are in-between states—transitional spaces where you're no longer who you were, but not yet who you're becoming. They often arise during life changes, emotional shifts, or moments of deep reflection, and feel uncertain, unfamiliar, or even disorienting.

In the V-Metrics system, liminal moments are viewed as powerful opportunities for transformation, because old patterns loosen and new possibilities can be consciously shaped—especially through tools like StateShift, Self-Exploration, and Conscious Re-Patterning.

The metabolic process that utilizes fat for energy production

Mental and emotional associations created in response to specific cues or stimuli (things, places, people, situations or circumstances). Once established, they generate automatic body-mind responses that are frequently powerful and compelling. They are self-perpetuating and require no conscious thought or involvement of our thinking brain. Once established, our feeling brain runs the show, exclusively.

The single most important metric obtained when analyzing bioimpedance is the phase angle. Phase angle is the most reliable indicator of cellular and systemic health and vitality that we have identified over the last four decades. We must qualify this statement by clarifying that this is the case only when it is measured using scientifically validated instrumentation, with the correct frequency of current (bioelectric stimulus) and with proper controls in regard to both pre-test and test conditions.

In technical terms, phase angle reflects the relative contributions of fluid (resistance), and cellular membranes (capacitive reactive). It is calculated as the arc-tangent of reactance over resistance, measured in degrees.

Characteristics of Waves

• All biological functions are wave-like and repeat.
• Some wave patterns are fast; some slow.
• The number of times a wave repeats in a specific amount of time is its frequency. The difference between the low and high point is the wave’s amplitude.
• When interacting (entangling) with other waves, there is constructive or destructive interference, and there is frequently both, simultaneously.

Constructive vs Destructive Waves

• A constructive wave is the phenomenon where two waves interfere so that the resulting amplitude (signal) is greater than the amplitude of each individual wave.
• A destructive wave is the phenomenon where two waves interfere so that the resulting amplitude (signal) is smaller than that of each individual wave. This understanding will help in the understanding of coherence and resonance, two very important areas we will address here shortly.

Principle of the Wave

• The body-mind is constantly perceiving and translating characteristics of waves into information. These wave characteristics are fundamental to all forms of communication, inclusive of our biochemistry and hormones.
• Based on this wave information and the change (energy transfer) it represents, the body-mind perceives the signal (translates it) and decides how to respond.

Psychoneuroimmunology is a relatively new field of study that looks at the effect of the central nervous system, memories, thoughts and emotions on the immune system.

SOC is a mixture of optimism combined with a sense of control.

The SOC has three main components:

1. Comprehensibility
2. Manageability
3. Meaningfulness

Comprehensibility, a cognitive aspect, refers to the extent to which you might perceive both internal and external stimuli as being understandable in some kind of rational way. (Eriksson and Mittelmark, 2017). This might also have to do with having the ability to see things as orderly, coherent, clear, and structured.

The idea of being of able to make something structured out of a chaotic situation makes it much easier for us to understand the context in which we might see things or view life. Manageability, a behavioral aspect, has to do with the degree to which we might feel that there are resources at our disposal. These resources might then be used to help manage the stimuli that we are constantly bombarded with. (Eriksson and Mittelmark, 2017).

Manageability also has to do with our ability to cope and solve problems and be willing to invest our time and energy to solve those problems – in other words, to manage those problems and see them as a challenge, or even as an opportunity, rather than a burden. Meaningfulness, a motivational aspect, has to do with the extent to which we feel that our lives have some kind of emotional meaning and purpose. This might also come into play when we face some sort of problem or challenge.

(Eriksson and Mittelmark, 2017). (See:https://positivepsychology.com/sense-of-coherence-scale/).

Any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.

A toxin is a harmful substance produced within living cells or organisms; synthetic toxicants created by artificial processes are technically excluded, yet frequently included by many authors when using this term.

Trained immunity refers to the ability of certain lineages of innate immune cells, primarily monocytes, macrophages, and natural killer cells, to respond to specific molecular challenges by literally becoming bigger, stronger, and more active. In a real sense, the innate immune cells become more physically fit, capable of responding faster and more efficiently to subsequent challenges. This heightened functional state can persist for weeks or more, but is not permanent. Similar to exercise training, and what occurs if a person becomes sedentary, the immune fitness that is gained will fade if the immune system is not challenged. But when challenged consistently with compounds that support trained immunity, the cells of the innate immune system, and the stem cells that give birth to new generations of them, become fitter and stronger.

We have learned to appreciate simple truths over our many years of health coaching and many endeavors to take better care of ourselves and those we love. One such truth is that if our belly and waistline is expanding and we’re beyond our adolescent and young adult growth cycles, we are falling short of meeting our needs for optimal health and vitality.

If our waistline is trending in the wrong direction, our health is very likely to be as well.

Our shape reveals a great deal about the level of distress we are experiencing and how well we are meeting our needs in order to maintain our vitality and health. Our bodies respond to a wide array of challenges by defending more fat, especially around our abdomens.

Weight gain, specifically around our mid-section and inside our abdomen (visceral fat accumulation) is closely correlated with cardiometabolic risk, systemic inflammation, accelerated ageing and higher risk to most chronic illnesses. Yet, a waistline that is less than average or reducing, does not confirm that one is healthy or becoming healthier.

Waist circumference is a single biometric, and to determine functional health and vitality trends requires more comprehensive assessment than waist circumference alone.

Weight is perhaps the most misunderstood and misrepresented of biomarkers.

Without having the data and insight into which components of a body are increasing or decreasing – especially skeletal muscle tissue, body fat (subcutaneous and visceral) and total body water – and being able to accurately track significant changes in cellular integrity, it has little utility.

Body Mass Indexing and changes in it have the same limitations as weight, in regard to interpretation and value. For example, heavier people with a higher BMI can be healthier than those who weigh less and have a lower BMI. Weight and BMI metrics on their own have limited value and can lead to false conclusions about an individual's health status.

Despite these facts, a vast amount of health advice is based on measurements of weight in isolation. Not at V-Metrics.

Each of our members will be equipped to time- and cost-effectively trend the highly specific metrics that matter. Changes in weight will be accompanied by more comprehensive and meaningful metrics and trends, enabling understandings that will guide and inform the choices you make.

What matters most to our members in regard to their personal vitality, resiliency, sense of purpose, prosperity and quality of life. In the broadest sense, well-being has key qualitative and key quantitative aspects, or characteristics, that reflect one’s physical, mental and emotional well-being.

A virome is the collection of all the viruses that are found in a particular environment. In the human body, different regions of the body shelter distinct viral communities. The human virome is just one component of our much more diverse and complex human microbiome.

1. a. The capacity to live, grow, repair and develop, high homeostatic capacity
   b. The ability to generate energy, make change, do work and recover, swiftly and sustainably
   c. The characteristic, principle, or force that distinguishes living things from nonliving things
   d. The strength and resiliency of an individual’s vital (life) force


2. Physical or intellectual vigor; energy or liveliness

At V-Metrics, Vitality represents the efficiency of an individual’s energy metabolism and the quantifiable integrity, resiliency and homeostatic capacity of their body-mind (the totality of the bio-electrochemical systems comprising a human being).