From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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
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> 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_arti
cle_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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