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Natural Hypertension Treatment

The above video discusses a new FDA-cleared device, called the Resperate that is showing results in lowering blood pressure that are equivalent or superior to blood pressure medications.  While the device has elements of biofeedback and uses musical tones matched to the users breathing pattern, the bottom line is that blood pressure can be improved with deep breathing, particularly when combined with proper diet, and aerobic exercise. 

The Resperate is particularly effective when used in combination with other blood pressure control measures.  By itself, it shows modest benefits, but it can be the extra help some people need to be able to correct their hypertension.

I think the device is probably very effective for those who use it as instructed and as part of an overall blood pressure control program, but even if you don’t want to spend the money on the machine, you can still get very good results in controlling your blood pressure simply by taking time to do deep breathing exercises. 

Different recommendations exist for how to do such exercises, but in my experience, there’s no need to make it very complicated.  Simply breathe in slowly and as deeply as you can, pause for a moment holding your breath, and then exhale slowly and as fully as possible.  Some will say to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth, but this can be problematic for people with sinus problems, so my recommendation is to do what feels comfortable. 

The most important thing is to do the exercises regularly, preferably at least 10 minutes once or twice per day.  The Resperate is recommended to be used for 15 minutes at a time at least 3 to 4 times per week.  I think it might produce even better results with more frequent use as I’ve suggested for deep breathing in general.  At a retail price of $290.00, it is a bit pricey, but if it helps keep people on their deep breathing program and helps lower their blood pressure long-term, it’s not a bad investment in my opinion.

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