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[Erik]

I have been reading a lot of the posts on this message board and noticed that there are a lot of people here who are unable to lower their blood pressure with Resperate. Well, I would like to share a technique with all of you with the hope that it will help change that.

Let me first say that I purchased Resperate a little over a year ago. I tried it for about three months and eventually gave up because, like many here, I was unable to lower my blood pressure and felt that this machine was a waste of money. In fact, I even experienced an increase in my blood pressure like some have, as well, but the good news is I think I may have figured out what I was doing wrong.

After giving up on Resperate, I started researching alternative medicine and tried different herbs and natural supplements that would lower blood pressure (anything to avoid medication), but I had no luck. About four months ago, I was introduced to Dr. Andrew Weil and purchased some of his books and CDs on breathing exercises to achieve good health. I learned many breathing techniques that I tried on my own and about a month ago, I got the idea to pull out my Resperate from the basement and give it another try and used it in concert with the breathing techniques that Dr. Andrew Weil teaches. I am going to keep this as short as possible, but the one technique that I really liked was the inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth technique. I found this to be very relaxing, so I gave it a try. Now, before I go any further, I'd like you to test something out.

First, breathe in through your nose, and then let it out through your nose, as well. Do this several times until you get the hang of it.

When you are finished, try breathing in through your nose again, but this time, when you exhale, purse your lips and breathe out very slowly through your mouth.

Try both of these methods and ask yourself which feels better to you? If you are like me, you may have tried inhaling/exhaling through your nose in the beginning. I believe this is what caused my blood pressure to increase because, quite honestly, I personally cannot exhale through my nose for more than five seconds. After that, my chest begins to hurt and I just can't keep up with Resperate in lowering my BPM. However, when I try the second technique, I am able to exhale for up to fifteen seconds.

Now, I know a lot of people here say that they can't go below 6 BPM, but I usually average between 4 and 4.5 BPM with this technique.  When I exhale through my mouth with my lips pursed, I have no difficulties breathing this slowly.

My advice to everyone is, if Resperate is not working for you, try breathing this way one time and see how it goes. Also, I would suggest not thinking about your blood pressure or whether or not it's working while you do this. I have found that this has caused me stress in the beginning and, as a result, raised my blood pressure slightly.  Also try to avoid worrying about lowering your blood pressure in a certain amount of time (two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, etc.) Focus only on your breathing and your blood pressure will naturally drop on its own.

I started using Resperate again this month, but this time I used this breathing technique, instead. Before doing this, my blood pressure has been as high as 160/95, but I had an average reading of about 145/85. However, after doing this for three weeks, my blood pressure averages about 117/68 - 124/70 now and I have even had it as low as 108/63. I am not using any medication, just Resperate once daily for 15 minutes.  These results are all recorded in my medical records and I will gladly provide proof to anyone who wants to see it. I hope that my story will help you in lowering your blood pressure, because I know that it can. All it requires is quieting your mind, focusing on your breathing (remember, slowly in through your nose, and even slower out through your mouth,) and ignoring the idea of lowering your blood pressure all together. I am confident that this technique can work for you, too, if you only give it a chance. You already purchased the machine. What else have you got to lose?

To your success,
Erik

[Norman]

Erik, thanks for this entry.  I've used Resperate faithfully since June of last year with no results.  I'm just about to give up on it.  I've seen no reduction, and may have had an increase in my BP.  I don't know what I'll do if your suggestions don't work.

Erik, on Sep 1 2007, 12:14 AM, said:

I have been reading a lot of the posts on this message board and noticed that there are a lot of people here who are unable to lower their blood pressure with Resperate. Well, I would like to share a technique with all of you with the hope that it will help change that.

Let me first say that I purchased Resperate a little over a year ago. I tried it for about three months and eventually gave up because, like many here, I was unable to lower my blood pressure and felt that this machine was a waste of money. In fact, I even experienced an increase in my blood pressure like some have, as well, but the good news is I think I may have figured out what I was doing wrong.

After giving up on Resperate, I started researching alternative medicine and tried different herbs and natural supplements that would lower blood pressure (anything to avoid medication), but I had no luck. About four months ago, I was introduced to Dr. Andrew Weil and purchased some of his books and CDs on breathing exercises to achieve good health. I learned many breathing techniques that I tried on my own and about a month ago, I got the idea to pull out my Resperate from the basement and give it another try and used it in concert with the breathing techniques that Dr. Andrew Weil teaches. I am going to keep this as short as possible, but the one technique that I really liked was the inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth technique. I found this to be very relaxing, so I gave it a try. Now, before I go any further, I'd like you to test something out.

First, breathe in through your nose, and then let it out through your nose, as well. Do this several times until you get the hang of it.

When you are finished, try breathing in through your nose again, but this time, when you exhale, purse your lips and breathe out very slowly through your mouth.

Try both of these methods and ask yourself which feels better to you? If you are like me, you may have tried inhaling/exhaling through your nose in the beginning. I believe this is what caused my blood pressure to increase because, quite honestly, I personally cannot exhale through my nose for more than five seconds. After that, my chest begins to hurt and I just can't keep up with Resperate in lowering my BPM. However, when I try the second technique, I am able to exhale for up to fifteen seconds.

Now, I know a lot of people here say that they can't go below 6 BPM, but I usually average between 4 and 4.5 BPM with this technique.  When I exhale through my mouth with my lips pursed, I have no difficulties breathing this slowly.

My advice to everyone is, if Resperate is not working for you, try breathing this way one time and see how it goes. Also, I would suggest not thinking about your blood pressure or whether or not it's working while you do this. I have found that this has caused me stress in the beginning and, as a result, raised my blood pressure slightly.  Also try to avoid worrying about lowering your blood pressure in a certain amount of time (two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, etc.) Focus only on your breathing and your blood pressure will naturally drop on its own.

I started using Resperate again this month, but this time I used this breathing technique, instead. Before doing this, my blood pressure has been as high as 160/95, but I had an average reading of about 145/85. However, after doing this for three weeks, my blood pressure averages about 117/68 - 124/70 now and I have even had it as low as 108/63. I am not using any medication, just Resperate once daily for 15 minutes.  These results are all recorded in my medical records and I will gladly provide proof to anyone who wants to see it. I hope that my story will help you in lowering your blood pressure, because I know that it can. All it requires is quieting your mind, focusing on your breathing (remember, slowly in through your nose, and even slower out through your mouth,) and ignoring the idea of lowering your blood pressure all together. I am confident that this technique can work for you, too, if you only give it a chance. You already purchased the machine. What else have you got to lose?

To your success,
Erik