Overcoming stress symptoms after a series of sudden life changes

“This is definitely the first time for me where over a long period of time a health marker that I'm trying to optimize has changed for the better consistently.” – Paul

Paul's Full Story

So this is my exit video entry for the 4-week Nuropod trial, where for the past 30 days I tried to be very consistent with using the Nuropod and took note of any changes that I noticed. So at the very start, when I received the device and used it for the first time, I was very skeptical because I felt like the sensation was very subtle, and I've grown to be skeptical of things that claim to improve your state of well-being and performance in general, such as supplements. But I thought that at the very least, with the science behind it, if I at least gave it a chance and actually kept to a consistent schedule, I'd be able to give it an honest and objective review of how it may help me feel better.

And I gotta say, After 4 weeks, I'm very convinced, I'm very pleasantly surprised and convinced that this will continue to be a part of my evening ritual, as you can see here. So most of the days I use it for 30 minutes, about an hour before I go to bed. And what I've noticed, the most significant change that I noticed was that I do find myself entering a deeper state of relaxation and find it easier to do so even if there are a lot of distractions or stressors Um, um, in my life, which has been a huge relief for me because I have been a very much a fight-or-flight kind of on-edge kind of person. Um, not just because of my personality, but my job kind of tends to drive me in that direction, and it is kind of necessary to perform better in that job.

So in the past year, there were a lot of changes. I moved to a new location, moved to a new job that was very demanding. And found myself not being able to sleep as well. So I had trouble falling asleep as easily, and also I found myself waking up in the middle of the night around 3 AM or 4 AM. That never happened to me before, but I felt like in the last year I noticed that a lot. And over time it has been slowly impacting my quality of life, and I wanted to try anything to improve that. And so far, Nuropod has been the only thing that, in my opinion, has helped me achieve any relief in that regard. So, which is why now it doesn't need— you don't know, doesn't need much convincing for me to use a Nuropod before I go to bed, because I look forward to it, because I know that it will help me get a more restful sleep.

And another thing, this is a little more Subtle, and I think I'm going to see if this is true over a longer period of time, is I do genuinely feel that at night I do— after I use the Nuropod, I have much less digestive discomfort. So again, because of my demanding job, my meal timings are sometimes inconsistent, and sometimes I won't be able to eat until dinner. So when I do, I do— I usually have a tendency to maybe overindulge a little bit, which leaves me feeling a little lethargic, you know, a little bit of digestive discomfort. And again, this has been a bit of a recurring theme over the past year. So naturally, there were a lot of times when I would go to bed a little uncomfortable, and I'm sure that contributed to the low quality of sleep I mentioned before. But I do feel like when— while I'm using it, I do feel something in my digestive system. I just feel— not in a negative way, not in a forceful way or anything, but I, you know, sometimes it gurgles, or, you know, sometimes I just kind of feel that some certain pressures kind of get relieved along my digestive tract. Again, which is a very pleasant effect for me, but like I said, it's not as drastic or it's not as clear as the improvements in my state of relaxation. But I just thought that I'd bring that up because For me, at the very least, I've noticed it in the past month.

And lastly, this is not something that I feel, but this is something that I've been able to track over time. I do wear a couple of sleep tracking devices to be able to tell, you know, when I have a bad night's sleep and try to triangulate what are the stressors and contributing factors that would lead me to a poor sleep. And curiously enough, over the past 30 days, Actually, the trend— my heart rate variability during sleep has increased over time, and I think that's very interesting because yes, the Nuropod, in my opinion, led me to make more beneficial choices for my overall health. And so that might have been a— so that might— these things have all— might have all combined to increasing my heart rate variability during rest. But, um, just— this is definitely the first time for me where over a long period of time, a health marker that I'm trying to optimize has changed for the better consistently. Um, so again, I don't— maybe I don't feel it, um, very immediately, but it is a trend I would like to continue to keep. Uh, which is what— and it's another, yet another encouragement for me to consistently use Nuropod, um, going forward.

Having said that, I, um, I do think that the study was a very well, um, structured program for me, um, because it kind of— for me, it made it more regimented. I just knew that in order for this study to be effective and useful for me, I needed to stick to it. So in that sense, it kept me accountable, and I think that's why I came out of this 30-day trial feeling confident and positive about the experience. So going forward, I think I'm going to incorporate it a little more liberally. I will continue to use it before bed, but I think I might try to bring it to work. or, you know, bring it when I'm traveling so that in moments of stress or in moments where I feel overwhelmed, I will test if using the Nuropod then would help me in those situations.

And lastly, because my experience has been overall very positive, I think I have already been talking about it with my family and my friends, and because those are the people I care about, I would Actually very much like to see them give it a try also and discuss if it does work for them or not. So in conclusion, the study was a success in my book, and I will continue to use the product. And I'd like to thank the Nuropod team for being very supportive and responsive, making this overall experience very positive.