Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, MD

Dr. Brian Hoeflinger, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon 🧠 Simplifying the complex world of medicine, health, and fitness and giving you perspective into my life as a neurosurgeon.
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08/05/2025

Movement is medicine!

08/05/2025

Today is a great day to have a great day

What Is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?Heart Rate Variability is the variation in time between heartbeats.If your heart be...
08/04/2025

What Is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?

Heart Rate Variability is the variation in time between heartbeats.

If your heart beats 60 times per minute, you might assume it beats once every second. But that’s not exactly true. In a healthy person, the time between beats actually fluctuates, perhaps 0.95 seconds between two beats, then 1.05 seconds between the next.

That variation is a sign of a responsive, adaptable nervous system. And that’s exactly what we want.

HRV is regulated by the autonomic nervous system, which has two branches:

Sympathetic (“fight or flight”)
Parasympathetic (“rest and digest”)
A high HRV means your body is smoothly balancing between these two systems. A low HRV can mean the body is stuck in a stress state or struggling to recover.

08/02/2025

The dichotomy between periods of extreme business and doing nothing, thinking of nothing. The contrast between moments of intense concentration and focus and moments of letting your mind wander, no objective, no goal.

08/02/2025

Your brain is constantly rewiring itself. Every thought, habit, and experience changes its structure. Anxiety strengthens anxiety. Gratitude strengthens gratitude.
You’re not “stuck.” You’re just practicing the wrong pattern. Train your brain like your body: daily, deliberately, and with care.

08/02/2025

As a neurosurgeon, I’ve told too many families, “There’s nothing more we can do.”
The hardest part?
In many cases, the damage could’ve been prevented.
Stop waiting for a crisis to care about your health.
Eat better. Sleep more. Know your risks.
Your future self is begging you to start today.

Your brain shrinks when you don’t sleep.Your immune system weakens.You even become more impulsive and emotionally reacti...
08/02/2025

Your brain shrinks when you don’t sleep.
Your immune system weakens.
You even become more impulsive and emotionally reactive.
Sleep isn’t a luxury. It’s maintenance.
Treat it like charging your iPhone. You wouldn’t start your day at 14%.

Is there anyone you think we should definitely have on the podcast next? Any topics you would love if I cover? I might d...
07/31/2025

Is there anyone you think we should definitely have on the podcast next? Any topics you would love if I cover? I might do a Q&A episode next where I answer as many comments / questions as I’m able to and where I’m allowed to answer!

Should I start posting the full video of my podcast episodes to Facebook?
07/31/2025

Should I start posting the full video of my podcast episodes to Facebook?

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