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Breathing Exercise Could Reduce Blood Pressure

Lower your blood pressure and strengthen your respiratory muscles in just 30 breaths a day using this simple high-resistance breathing workout.

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Dr. Joseph Mercola
Oct 07, 2022
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STORY AT-A-GLANCE

  • High-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) rivals medication and lifestyle changes for lowering blood pressure

  • People doing the high-resistance breathing exercise for six weeks had an average reduction of 9 mmHg in systolic blood pressure; the daily training consists of 30 breaths a day

  • The breathing exercise takes just f…

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