Sentences with phrase «of slowed heart rate»

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Its carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines help slow a listener's heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Oats are rich in soluble fibre which (amongst other things) slows the rate of sugar absorption (read keeps you fuller for longer and balances out your sugar levels) and have been linked to better heart health.

Cross-country skiing is brutality, redlined heart rates, and the long, slow build of a chase across open snow leading up to a desperate finish.

In a series of experiments, researchers found that infants experienced slower heart rates, reduced body movement, and reduced crying when they were held by an adult who was walking from place to place (Esposito et al 2013).

After the long labor, slow progress, Pitocin, the offer and acceptance of the epidural, the decrease in heart rate and — after 37 hours of labor — the c - section on February 5th, 1992.

During two of my labors, the fetal heart rate slowed quite a bit, like down to 60 bpm.

The center's study, published in Pediatrics, found that all of the types of music slowed the babies» heart rates, but that a parent singing was the most effective.

In addition to seeking medical attention right away if your child has symptoms linked to a fast or slow heart rate, it's important to talk to your pediatrician if your child always seems to be at either the upper or lower limits of normal.

There is also a slowing of the normal fetal heart rate in the last 10 weeks of pregnancy, though the normal fetal heart rate is still about twice the normal adult's resting heart rate.

Post-term babies may also show signs of fetal distress such as a slowed heart rate, and may inhale meconium, the first bowel movement.

In addition to this when you get out of the bath or shower your core temperature drops rapidly which brings on a sleepy feeling because your digestion, heart rate and metabolic processes slow down.

Heart rate that is too fast, too slow, or changing abruptly is usually among the signs of fetal distress.

When you stretch your breathing becomes slower and more steady, which affects your heart rate and brings an overall sense of calm to your day.

Blois also reports «reduced episodes of sleep apnea (temporary cessation of breathing) and bradycardia (slowing of the heart rate).

Many parents use music to lull a baby to sleep at night, but soothing music can be used at any time of the day to reduce anxiety or tension and slow down the baby's heart rate.

Many parents use music to lull a baby to sleep at night, but soothing music can be used at any time of the day to reduce anxiety or tension and slow down the babys heart rate.

75 % of sporadic breathing and slow heart rate episodes are reduced through Skin - to - Skin.

These deep - diving marine mammals have similar physiological responses to those of an animal frozen in fear: Their heart rate, breathing and metabolism slow, mimicking a «deer in the headlights» reaction.

Hypothyroidism results when the thyroid gland produces too little thyroid hormone, which impairs metabolism and can result in slowed heart rate, weight gain and chronic symptoms of feeling cold and tired with decreased mental acuity.

On the Fourth of July in 1985, three people who had eaten watermelon in Oakland, Calif., rapidly became ill with symptoms that included vomiting, diarrhea, muscle twitches and abnormally slow heart rates.

Scientists have known for decades that the medications work by slowing the heart rate and reducing the force of contraction — lessening the burden of work carried out by the heart.

We get heavily hyped drugs like Avastin, which shrank tumors without adding significant time to cancer patients» lives (and increased the incidence of heart failure and blood clots to boot); Avandia, which lowered blood sugar in diabetics but raised the average risk of heart attack by 43 percent; torcetrapib, which raised both good cholesterol and death rates; and Flurizan, which reduced brain plaque but failed to slow the cognitive ravages of Alzheimer's disease before trials were finally halted in 2008.

By blocking the potassium channels researchers were able to slow down the heart rate and counteract the dangerous effects of the abnormal rhythm.

Conventional wisdom used to be that the life span of a creature was roughly proportional to its body mass and heart rate — the big, slow elephant outlives the quick, small mouse.

Sixteen patients in the beta blockers group experienced symptoms of an abnormally slow heart rate, symptoms of abnormally low blood pressure, or cardiogenic shock, compared with 21 patients in the placebo group, a difference that again was not statistically significant.

Safety endpoints were symptoms of an abnormally slow heart rate, symptoms of abnormally low blood pressure and cardiogenic shock (sudden inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs).

When a drug like morphine binds to one of these receptors in the brain stem, breathing and heart rate slow down.

The results showed that the infants» heart rate slowed in response to the brushstrokes but only when the strokes were of medium velocity; in other words, the touch of the medium - velocity brush helped to decrease their physiological arousal.

Previously, researchers suspected that the laryngeal chemoreflex (a protective reflex of the airways that causes apnea and abnormally slow heart rate) is the starting point of SIDS.

And an overdose of marijuana is never fatal because the drug doesn't slow heart rate and breathing as opioids do.

Dr. Richard Brown, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and coauthor of The Healing Power of the Breath, says that deep, controlled breathing communicates to the body that everything is okay, which down regulates the stress response, slowing heart rate, diverting blood back to the brain and the digestive system and promoting feelings of calm.

Use the method of square breathing — eight seconds inhale, eight seconds hold, eight seconds exhale, eight seconds hold — to slow your heart rate, calm your nerves, and clarify your mind.

Slowing the rate of breathing is associated with a decreased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and — very importantly — decreased adrenaline levels.

In 1921, a German physiologist first discovered that stimulating the vagus nerve caused the heart rate to slow down by triggering the release of a substance he called Vagusstoff (vagus substance).

Some symptoms of someone with an imbalanced thyroid function are difficulty regulating the heat in the body (cold hands and feet and hot and cold flushes), irregular menstrual cycles, poor growth, insomnia, low bone density, lack of energy, slow metabolism, bulging eyes, irregular heart rate, tiredness and infertility.

Marjoram has the same two active components of oregano and a third, ursolic acid, that act to slow the rate of Alzheimer's disease, thin the blood to prevent heart attacks, and aid digestion.

«When you're dehydrated your blood pressure drops, heart rate increases, blood flow to the brain slows — all of which can make you tired,» says Luga Podesta, MD, sports medicine specialist at Kerlan - Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, Calif..

A recent US meta analysis of 20 individual studies conducted by Connecticut University found that regular meditation produced slower heart and breathing rates, improved blood flow and decreased the chance of suffering from depression and mental health issues.

Its job is more of the housekeeping type, where it acts in the opposite way of the sympathetic system — it activates the gut for digestion, slows the heart rate, decreases blood pressure and many other functions which help the organism recover from intense activity.

This can dangerously slow your heart rate and lead to dizziness, fainting, and shallow breathing, which can deprive your body of oxygen and damage brain cells.

First, when one does not take in enough food to support our level of activity, the heart rate slows down as the body tries to conserve energy.

[pagebreak] Surprising disorders that can cause fatigue Your thyroids out of whack If you cant lose weight or have unexplained weight gain, drier skin than usual, a slowed heart rate, a change in your periods, or a feeling of being cold — along with fatigue — you may have hypothyroidism, says Francine Kaufman, MD, head of the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Expect your breathing to slow, your heart rate to come down, and a sense of calm to take hold as you supplant your environment's unsettling rhythms with those of the music.

Slow, deep breaths reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, and send a signal to the rest of the body to relax, adds Pagoto.

Once you finish the core workout, the rest of this workout is my favorite format: a slow and controlled strength movement, followed by a fast paced activity that keeps your heart rate... [Read more...]

«In a state of meditation, your mind quiets down, the thought process decreases, blood sugar and cholesterol drop, the heart rate slows, and blood pressure lowers.»

Often, evidence of stress reduction, such as the slowing of rapid heart rate and decreases in blood pressure, were immediate.

When the «fight - or - flight» system gets activated, it keeps only the essential parts of your body running, like muscles tensing up, heart rate increasing, breathing getting faster and the slows down of your digestive system (you don't need to eat if you're running away), immune system and your reproductive organs.

After about 3 weeks I noticed a lot of fatigue but more importantly my heart rate slowed to a low of 57 resting and not going up much hight during the day.

An underactive thyroid gland or hypothyroidism is indicated by a number of symptoms including but not limited to fatigue, increased sensitivity to cold, weight gain, thinning hair, depression, impaired memory, muscle aches and tenderness, irregular menstrual periods, and slowed heart rate.