The KAATSU B1 app allows you to pair the Bluetooth-enabled Masimo MightySat® pulse oximeter. Once paired, the app will track your heart rate and oxygen saturation level (SPO2) while you use KAATSU. If SPO2 decreases below a preset level or if heart rate increases...
A Quick Physiology Primer Intense, rapid physical exercise causes the muscles to produce energy anaerobically (i.e. with no oxygen). To produce energy in this state the body uses the anaerobic glycolitic system to create ATP which the muscle cells then use for energy....
A lot of folks wonder what they can do with KAATSU. Dr. Joe Mercola’s latest article on KAATSU talked about using it to grow muscle to help prevent sarcopenia. This is absolutely a good thing, but it’s not all that KAATSU’s good for. In fact, you can...
Proper hydration is important when using KAATSU, but what constitutes proper hydration? For years we’ve been told to drink 8 glasses of water per day? Where did that come from, anyway? The 8 x 8 Theory In 1945 a water intake recommendation of 1 ml/kcal of energy...
I got my first CamelBak hydration system sometime in the 1990’s. I saw the first ads for it in Bicycling Magazine while I was living in Japan. Their slogan of “Hydrate or Die” was fabulous and really stuck with me. Despite it being inaccurate...
If you’re a frequent traveler who crosses time zones often, you’ll know what jetlag can do to your sleep schedule. Also called “flight dysrhythmia”, the effects of jetlag can be profound. It is said that your body requires one day to adjust per...
