According to doctors, as many as one in four urban Americans suffering from high blood pressure also known as hypertension. High blood pressure is usually managed with drugs and diet. It remains a big killer because it is been proved to cause cardiovascular problems and aggravate other existing conditions like diabetes. Those who take drugs to reduce blood pressure end up with adverse side effects ranging from fatigue to coughs and sexual dysfunction.
The good news: There is a drug free method, which is a hand held electronic device, RESPeRATE - so named because it works by making you respire at a lower rate, much like a personal trainer. It is the first of its kind in hypertension area to obtain the US food and drug administrator approval. The user wears headphones and breathes rhythmically to a tune specially synthesized by the device. Such breathing relieves stress, letting blood flow more freely there by reducing your blood pressure.
The good news: There is a drug free method, which is a hand held electronic device, RESPeRATE - so named because it works by making you respire at a lower rate, much like a personal trainer. It is the first of its kind in hypertension area to obtain the US food and drug administrator approval. The user wears headphones and breathes rhythmically to a tune specially synthesized by the device. Such breathing relieves stress, letting blood flow more freely there by reducing your blood pressure.
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