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RESPeRATE is a natural treatment for high blood pressure, lowering blood pressure through breathing techniques. These tips will help you get started

  • It is important that you perform the breathing exercises without making an effort. This means that you should not try to hold your breath or try to overly prolong the periods of inhaling or exhaling beyond what is comfortable for you.
  • It is also recommended not to use any other breathing techniques such as breath-holding or Buteyko during the exercise as these methods may require concentration and effort.
  • If you ever feel that the melody is too slow for you and requires effort to stay in sync with it, simply breathe at the last pace that was comfortable for you. Within a few breaths, RESPeRATE will automatically re-adjust the melody to your new breathing rate and pattern and begin again to guide you toward a slower breathing rate.
  • In the first few sessions, your slowest comfortable breathing rate might be higher then 10 breaths per minute.
  • During the Recognition stage when you first turn on RESPeRATE, breathe normally! Do not try to slow down your natural breathing rate.

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Understanding High Blood Pressure


Many people don’t understand blood pressure and what their goal blood pressure should be. Here’s a primer:


Systolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the blood is being pumped to the body. Normal systolic pressure is <120 mmHg (which stands for millimeters of mercury). Readings between 120 - 139 mmHg are considered prehypertension.


Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest or relaxed, between beats. Normal diastolic pressure is <80 mmHg. Readings between 80 – 89 mmHg are considered prehypertension.


When blood pressure exceeds either 140 systolic, 90 diastolic or both, it is defined as high blood pressure (also called hypertension). The majority of people with prehypertension will develop hypertension as they age.


Seventy-two million Americans (nearly one in three adults) suffer from hypertension, which is the major cause of strokes, heart attacks and heart disease. Yet, approximately one-third of them don’t realize they have the condition. High blood pressure does not have noticeable symptoms and it is often called “the silent killer”. Seventy percent of people living with hypertension do not have it controlled, despite the wide availability of medication.


Hypertension has traditionally been treated medications, such as diuretics (often called “water pills”), ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). Lifestyle changes, including adopting a proper diet and exercising regularly, are also recommended for the treatment of high blood pressure.


RESPeRATE is a non-drug way to help you lower your blood pressure naturally, without the costly side effects and inconvenience of many drugs.


Information gathered from the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, National Institutes of Health, 2004



Join in on interesting and helpful discussions in our vibrant online community. You’ll learn how others are dealing with their hypertension and gain valuable insight on controlling your own blood pressure. Take a look at the most recent post from our User Forum:


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Your questions about high blood pressure are answered by our board certified doctor. Browse through hundreds of helpful answers or ask your own question in our Ask Dr. Rowena page. Here’s a recent question:.


Which arm should be used to measure blood pressure


Topic - Measuring Your BP


Q: There is always a slight difference between measuring my right and left arm. Which arm should I measure? A: It is well recognized that there is a variation in blood pressure results when taken on both arms. This does not appear to be related to being left or right handed and the difference usually isn't significant. If readings are consistently higher in one arm than the other, this is the arm that should be used.

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Medication: Inderal/ propanolol (Beta blocker)


Topic - Medication: Inderal/ propanolol (Beta blocker)


How Inderal Reduces Blood Pressure Inderal is one of a class of blood pressure medication called Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent or more commonly known as Beta Blockers. Beta blockers are a class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline. By blocking the action of the involuntary nervous system on the heart, beta blockers relieve stress on the heart. Inderal slows the heart beat, lessens the force with which the heart muscle contracts and reduces blood vessel contraction in the heart, brain, and throughout the body, thus lowering blood pressure. Other Beta Blockers include Coreg, Tenormin, Toprol XL and Ziac. Although these medications...

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