Yes. As a completely natural treatment, slow breathing is 100% safe and compatible with any type of medication. The research shows that people on blood pressure medication get very good results with slow breathing.

Please note that Angioprim can assist in lowering blood pressure. As an analogy, suppose you have a garden hose turned on outside. The water flows out the end in a nice, straight stream. If you were to take your hand and pinch the hose in the middle, 2 things happen. 1. The water squirts out erratically from the end, and 2. pressure builds up between your hand and the wall.

It is a very important principal of medical practice to check that there are no interactions between prescribed medicines, whether they are prescribed or not and herbal products, foods or even minerals. The person to ask is you pharmacist or your GP. Remember however, if your GP looks up nimodipine, he or she is seeing it in the British context of eight tablets a day used for patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Slow breathing is a method that slows your breathing to below 10 breaths per minute and lengthens the exhale phase. Clinical trials prove that practicing this technique just 10 to 15 minutes a day will lower your blood pressure. The studies also reveal that the effects are cumulative and begin to last throughout the day after 4 to 6 weeks of practicing therapeutic breathing.

Patients who take blood pressure medication should limit sodium intake to 2,000 mg a day. One teaspoon of salt contains about 2,300 mg of sodium. Most sodium in the American diet comes from processed or prepared foods, not from the kitchen table salt shaker. Foods that have 400 mg per serving are considered high sodium foods.

Relaxation is required for breathing to be effective: the more relaxed the greater the results. Music has proved to be the best way to achieve the necessary level of relaxation. Only Breatheasy uses interactive breathing with real music and is therefore much better at achieving true relaxation.

Slow breathing has been proven in at least seven different clinical trials. The results are published in professional medical journals including the Journal of Clinical Hypertension, American Journal of Hypertension, Journal of Human Hypertension, Hypertension Research, and Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association. Click the Proof link to see the actual journal articles as published on the website of the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.

Blood Pressure is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of the arteries. Your heart is like a pump. When it contracts, or beats, it sends a surge of blood through the blood vessels and pressure increases. This is called your systolic pressure. When your heart relaxes between beats, your blood pressure decreases. This is called your diastolic pressure. These two numbers provide important information about your health.

In many cases--yes. As discussed in a few of the questions above (Buteyko, nose breathing, and hyperventilation), when we lose too much carbon dioxide too quickly through chronic hyperventilation (breathing too fast or too much air for the conditions in which you find yourself) or because of other forms of faulty breathing, the arteries and vessels constrict and the red blood cells become sticky.

Acceptable as long as your blood pressure is below 180 systolic (first number) and below 100 diastolic (second number) at the time of donation. Medications for high blood pressure do not disqualify you from donating.

Any person taking medication should consult with the doctor prescribing that medication before embarking upon a cleanse. Our experience reveals that persons often have had to have their medication reduced while cleansing, due to better absorption and a cleaner circulatory system. In fact, there have been cases where the doctor monitoring the progress of a cleanser has eliminated medication.

Yes, some ingredients in the TheraLife® formulas actually help to lower blood pressure and are safe for use with your current medication.

Yes, all our formulas are 100% pure, natural essential oils, extracted from plants, there are no drugs or chemicals in our natural formulas. Our formulas do not interfere with any other treatment or medication, so it is fine to use even if you take high blood pressure medication.

Intra® will not cause a rise in blood pressure. The licorice root extract in intra is deglycyrrhizineted. This means all the glycyrrhizin has been removed and the only beneficial flavonoids remain.

Yes, you should keep taking Alistrol even after your blood pressure is back to optimal range. You can consider taking a lesser dosage of one (1) capsule once or twice a day. We find that when people get their blood pressure back within a normal range after taking Alistrol, their blood pressure will remain healthy even after they stop taking Alistrol. However, for some people, their blood pressure remains at healthy levels after they stop taking Alistrol.

Being overweight will certainly aggravate your blood pressure problem. Losing weight will be a great benefit and usually results in a reduction of the dosage of medication needed if not total cessation. Obviously though this would be monitored and if an adjustment of medication is indicted you will be asked to check with your Doctor.

Some medications, especially blood pressure medicine, can precipitate flushing, which can aggravate rosacea. People who are being treated for rosacea should let their dermatologists know about any medications they are taking.

If you experience any side effects make a note of what side effects occurred, when they occurred, if the medication was taken in combination with any other medication, and how severe the side effect was. Discuss all of this information with your provider to determine if a change in your blood pressure medication is necessary.

Horny Goat Weed can actually help maintain normal blood pressure and in most cases the blood pressure tablets could actually be reduced. Regular monitoring is necessary (consult your doctor).

The process of measuring blood pressure constricts or tightens the arteries. This causes the artery to become engorged with blood at the point of constriction. The recommended period of time is to allow for the arteries and vessels to accommodate or go back to their condition prior to the attempted blood pressure reading. The length of time varies by individual.

A:If you have what we doctors call 'Essential Hypertension' meaning we do not know the cause of your high blood pressure, it is just a matter of knowing how to keep your blood sugar level stable instead of having wild swings causing your blood pressure to go up while your blood sugar is on its downward swing.

Any responsible company will tell you to consult your doctor before taking any supplement and we also think you should consult your doctor if you have any medical conditions.

If you are taking blood-pressure medication, you may be able to decrease your dose or eliminate taking it, at least during the time you are on Medifast. Watch for any of these symptoms that can indicate your medication dose needs to be lowered or discontinued: feeling tired, weak or "washed out," legs feeling rubbery or weak, headaches, feeling dizzy or light-headed, or becoming more fatigued after several weeks of feeling great.

Some promoters of natural or alternative treatments advocate the rejection of conventional medicine. This is totally irresponsible. Drug treatment is, and will remain, an essential tool in the treatment of severe and chronic hypertension. It saves lives. However, drugs do have serious drawbacks. The first problem with medications is determining the correct type of drug and dosage the each particular person. There are an increasing number of drug types, each acting in different ways.

Averages are difficult to calculate because various degrees of hypertension respond differently to therapeutic breathing. As you would expect, those with the highest blood pressure have the most to lose (or rather, to gain!). At the same time, those with only mild to moderate hypertension also have a lot to gain. Even though their reductions will probably be less, it can often be enough to reverse the problem and avoid medications. (Always consult your doctor is there is any doubt.

Slow breathing will not reduce blood pressure below normal nor will it have any effect on people with normal blood pressure. No. The only thing they have in common is an emphasis on relaxation. Many breathing methods advocate abdominal breathing or complicated counting procedures. There is nothing mysterious or difficult about BREATHEASY. You simply relax with the music and follow the guided breathing in the most natural and comfortable way for you.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) jointly developed the following blood pressure classification. This classification, however, this is only a general guideline because your optimum blood pressure depends on your age, morbidity, and treatment strategy by a physician. Consult your physician to determine your optimum blood pressure. Back to Top

Your heart pumps blood through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries. The moving blood pushes against the arterial walls, and this force is measured as blood pressure. High blood pressure results from the tightening of very small arteries (arterioles) that regulate the blood flow through your body. As these arterioles tighten (or constrict), your heart has to work harder to pump blood through the smaller space, and the pressure inside the vessels grows.

No. RESPeRATE has a normalising effect, which means that it doesn't reduce blood pressure for people with normal blood pressure but may reduce it toward the optimal, healthy range for people with high blood pressure.