Sentences with phrase «system slows the heart rate»

When your body is in a relaxed state, our parasympathetic nervous system slows the heart rate and increases intestinal activity.

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Because their systems are immature, babies sometimes temporarily stop breathing and / or have slowed heart rates.

Sometimes called the rest and digest system, the parasympathetic system conserves energy as it slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes sphincter muscles in the gastrointestinal tract.

That meditation lowers stress symptoms is clear: it can slow heart rate, lower blood pressure and fortify the immune system.

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.

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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.

When the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), known as the rest and digest state, is in control, heart rate and blood pressure is lowered and breathing slows down.

Cooling the body stimulates the parasympathetic system, which slows heart rate.

In this state, your body reduces stress hormones, slows your heart rate, decreases blood pressure, allows your digestive, healing, and immune systems to function optimally, and quiets a racing mind.

Additionally, slower breathing equates to a lower heart rate, and a lower heart rate equates to less aerobic stress on the cardiovascular system.

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.

The autonomic nervous system has two separate divisions: the sympathetic nervous system, which accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood pressure, and the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes sphincter muscles.

These include improved digestion (as your digestive system gets a rest when you are fasting), faster healing, reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many other degenerative diseases, better immune system function and a slower rate of ageing — so you'll probably live longer too.

Longer exhalations slow your heart rate and calm your nervous system.

It is also true that after static passive stretching your coordination is temporarily reduced, your heart rate and respiratory system slows down (The complete opposite of what you want your warm up to achieve) and instead of increasing your readiness for physical exertion this type of flexibility training is more likely to make you feel sleepy which is why it should be used as part of a cool down.

Our drive to run hard a particular day or our unwillingness to do anything but go slow another speaks volumes about how exhausted our nervous system is, our heart rate variability, etc..

Physically relaxes the body Calms the nervous system Lowers blood pressure Reduces heart rate Slows respiration Relieves tired and achey muscles

It also helps to balance your nervous system and slow your heart rate.

This changes a variety of autonomic nervous system functions, such as slowing down digestion, speeding up the heart rate and shunting the flow of blood to the body's major muscle groups.

Because the drug depresses the central nervous system, the pet will experience sedation, depression, lack of coordination, low blood pressure, slower heart rate and breathing Rarely, some pets show aggressive behavior (aggression, biting, chewing, nervousness) Possible thermoregulation difficulties; pet may become too hot or too cold Pale gums Urine may turn pink or red - brown Constipation If you notice anything unusual, contact your veterinarian Can this drug be given with other drugs?

Slow heart rate Vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, irregular heart rate, rashes and abnormal liver tests, effects on the central nervous system If you notice anything unusual, contact your veterinarian Can this drug be given with other drugs?