Cardiac arrhythmias, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation

Yes, many people with atrial fibrillation have benefited significantly from using HeartMath techniques.

A large hospital in Orange County, California, conducted an internal study with a random sampling of 75 patients with atrial fibrillation. Many of these patients had severe conditions and were on aggressive antiarrhythmic and antihypertensive medication regimens; a large number were on last-resort medications with extremely toxic side effects.

The patients learned HeartMath's Freeze-Frame^® and Heart Lock-In^® techniques through coaching and home-learning materials and were asked to practice the tools over a period of three months. At the end of the three-month period, 71 of the 75 patients reported substantial improvements in their physical and emotional health. Fifty-six patients had significantly fewer symptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation and were able to reduce their anitarrhythmic and antihypertensive medications under their physician's guidance. Fourteen were able to discontinue their antiarrhythmic medications altogether. The reduction in pharmacy costs to the HMO as a result of these improvements in patients' health was thousands of dollars per month. The hospital study coordinator concluded: "The overall benefits to the patients were significant, life changing and priceless."

In addition to this study, numerous patient case histories have documented dramatic improvements in people suffering from atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias after learning HeartMath tools and techniques.

If you are interested in using the techniques of the HeartMath System to help with the stress related to a health condition such as this, a very useful tool to facilitate your practice is the emWave^® PC Stress Relief heart-rhythm monitor and coherence-building system. This easy-to-use, computer-based system gives you real-time feedback on your heart-rhythm patterns, shows you how stress and different emotions affect the activity of your heart and supports your practice of the HeartMath techniques by showing you when you have entered the beneficial state of “coherence.” The emWave PC also includes an excellent audiovisual tutorial that guides you through the practice of a HeartMath technique. For more information on the emWave PC, go to http://emwavePC.org

Another suggestion is to read : The Proven, Natural Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure
by Bruce C. Wilson, MD and Doc Childre

Many forms of cardiovascular disease are preventable and it’s time to get to the underlying cause of the problem and make necessary changes to reset the body and improve your health. The Institute of HeartMath has researched techniques for managing stress and hypertension for more than 15 years. These highly effective strategies for regulating blood pressure safely and effectively are available to you.

The HeartMath program described in Wilson and Childre’s new book offers you ways of managing stress. Recognizing a stressful situation and taking a quick timeout to do a simple HeartMath technique to shift your emotional attitude has a profound effect on the nervous system. It changes your physiology from a ?ght-or-?ight stimulated state to one of calm and clarity. The result is a decrease in stress hormone production with a resultant decrease in blood pressure and heart rate.
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