Lower Your Blood Pressure...


...and maybe get a few other health benefits. At least I'm gonna try. I got this electronic bio-feedback gizmo from my doc that re-trains you to breathe more deeply and much more slowly. Called Resperate.
(That is 'desperate' with a "R")

You put the little blue sensor around your chest, headphones on your ears, and press start for an aprox 15 min session. You are suppose to do this at least 2 or 3 times a week. The thing actually has FDA approval for reducing blood pressure after a bunch of medical studies proved it could. Cost seems to be about $300. Mine is on loan.

One website I saw describes how it works in this way:

InterCure has patented a fundamental method for manipulating biological rhythmic patterns (e.g., respiration, movements of small blood vessels, peristaltic gastrointestinal movements, etc.) using external rhythmic patterns (e.g., sound, light, pressure etc.).

Together with additional proprietary technologies, the Company has developed the "Interactive Respiratory Pacing" technology platform, which guides the user to perform breathing exercises tailored to treat a particular cardiovascular or pulmonary disease state and dynamically adapts to each user's individual respiration pattern.

Using RESPeRATE's interactive breathing exercise for just 15 minutes, 3-4 times per week, delivers a significant all-day blood pressure reduction. It won the Frost & Sullivan's awards, where InterCure, Inc. received the 2005 Hypertension Treatment Technology Innovation of the Year Award for its RESPeRATE system.

Official RESPeRATE website here w/ lots more info.

I'll report on it's effectiveness--that is if I can remember to actually take my BP before and after. He has me using it for post-hurricane rental-property damage over-whelmness and paperwork impared-ness !

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