The Health Metric You’ve Never Heard Of (But Need to Track)

Michael Rubino

June 4

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.


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Highlights:

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

📲 Instagram (Norwegian): @dr.torkil

📲 Instagram (English): @doc_torkel

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