From: Ellen K. 

Do you do a 30-minute session, or two shorter ones?   I did already
lengthen the default session from 15 minutes to 20, and honestly I think
that for me those last five minutes might be the most beneficial, I really
get into a good place.

Regarding the sensor, I figured out that placing it is easier if I first
put my hand on my upper abdomen to see where the greatest breathing
movement occurs, then put the sensor there.

I am starting around 8 and ending up around 5, this is after I guess about
3 weeks of use.

Is your bp stress-related?  If so, do you have any helpful hints for not
getting aggravated?

Are you on a low-salt diet?  Any good tricks to share on that?

Are you also on medication?  If so what and how is it working for you?

On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 09:46:58 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message :

>I've been using a RESPeRATE for a little over a year now ( at least 30
>minutes a day ) and , as you do, find it beneficial and quite relaxing after
>a session. I still have little trouble at times getting the breath sensor
>placed right though.   After using it regularly, now  I usually start at
>about 5 breaths a minute and finish somewhere in the low to mid 3 range.
>
>
>"Ellen K."  wrote in message
>news:ic21q2tb2662eqn6bgs95g78688f0ftica{at}4ax.com...
>> Unless the person has high triglycerides.  People with high
>> triglycerides are advised to stay away from alcohol.
>>
>> My take on why the wine works is that it relaxes a person, so it would
>> help people whose high blood pressure is stress-related.
>>
>> I recently developed high blood pressure which is definitely
>> stress-related, but my triglycerides are too high, so the wine cure is
>> out, at least for now.
>>
>> I did however buy a "RESPeRATE" and am finding it very
beneficial... it
>> is clinically proven to reduce blood pressure if used regularly for I
>> think 6 to 8 weeks.  It uses music to guide your respiration rate to
>> under 10 per minute; spending at least 40 minutes per week in the
>> therapeutic breathing zone for 6 to 8 weeks reduces blood pressure by
>> relaxing the small muscles surrounding the blood vessels.  Then you
>> maintain it by continuing to use it three times a week.  I feel very
>> good at the end of a session, it is a better relaxation than a glass of
>> wine actually.
>>
>> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:58:08 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>>  wrote in message
:
>>
>>>'When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart problems, they found
>>>though that the chances of suffering a heart attack were lower among men
>>>who
>>>consumed one or two drinks a day.'
>>>
>>>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_art
icle_id=425881&in_page_id=1774
>>>
>>>Men with high blood pressure can cut their risk of heart attacks by
>>>indulging in a daily tipple, say scientists.
>>>
>>>In the UK, around 16 million people - more than one in four - have high
>>>blood pressure, or hypertension.
>>>
>>>Traditionally doctors advise sufferers to increase their activity levels,
>>>cut salt consumption and eat fewer high fat foods to reduce the
likelihood
>>>of suffering a heart attack, stroke or kidney damage.
>>>
>>>Now a new study has suggested they should also recommend patients have a
>>>daily drink.
>>>
>>>Researchers found men with high blood pressure had a lower risk of heart
>>>attack if they had one or two alcoholic drinks, such as a couple of
>>>glasses
>>>of wine, each day.
>>>
>>>The discovery adds to evidence of how alcohol in moderation can be good
>>>for
>>>the health.
>>>
>>>Other studies have shown a daily drink can help boost levels of
protective
>>>cholesterol in the blood, cut the risk of heart attacks and may even lead
>>>to
>>>a longer life.
>>>
>>>The research however is the first to look at whether similar benefits are
>>>seen in people with high blood pressure.
>>>
>>>The study was led by Joline Beulens of Wageningen University in the
>>>Netherlands who at the time was a visiting scholar at Harvard School of
>>>Public Health.
>>>
>>>Miss Beulens used data on 11,711 men with high blood pressure who were
>>>part
>>>of a major study involving those working in the health profession.
>>>
>>>Every four years participants filled out a questionnaire
including details
>>>of how often they drank beer, red wine, white wine and spirits.
>>>
>>>The research team also looked at how many suffered heart attacks, heart
>>>disease and strokes between 1986 and 2002.
>>>
>>>During this time a total of 653 heart attacks occurred of which 279 were
>>>fatal.
>>>
>>>When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart problems, they found
>>>though
>>>that the chances of suffering a heart attack were lower among men who
>>>consumed one or two drinks a day.
>>>
>>>A drink was defined as being a glass of wine or a single shot of spirits.
>>>Miss Beulens said: "This was the first study to our knowledge that
>>>examined
>>>the risk of heart attacks among men with high blood pressure who drank
>>>moderately.
>>>
>>>"Men diagnosed with hypertension probably get a lot of
advice on how to
>>>change their lifestyle, physical activity and diet.
>>>
>>>"This study indicates that if they drink alcohol in
moderation they may
>>>not
>>>need to change their drinking habits."
>>>
>>>However she urged men not to have three drinks a day, as this increases
>>>their blood pressure and risk of an attack.
>>>
>>>"Our findings are not a license for men with hypertension
to overindulge,"
>>>she said.
>>>
>>>Because the study only looked at men the authors said it is impossible to
>>>say whether or not the findings also apply to women.
>>>
>>>Fellow researcher Kenneth Mukaml, an associate professor at Harvard
>>>Medical
>>>School, said people with high blood pressure should discuss their alcohol
>>>intake with their doctor.
>>>
>>>"However our results suggest that men with high blood
pressure seem to
>>>have
>>>the same lower risk associated with moderate drinking that
other men do,"
>>>he
>>>said.
>>>
>>
>

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