Lowering Your Blood Pressure

Music and breathing lowering blood pressure? Apparently the combination of mellow, repetitive tunes and slow abdominal breathing can decrease blood pressure levels. This is according to the researchers at the University of Florence- slow, regular rhythms, such as classical, Celtic or Indian (raga), which help slow yourbreathing to 4-6 in and out breaths a minute. This is similar to the Resperate, a device indicated by the FDA to lower blood pressure using music and slow, rhythmic breathing. Caution: this is NOT a substitute for blood pressure medication and physician monitoring, but certainly worth a try.