About the StressEraser
Scientific research has shown that slow breathing in sync with the rise and fall of your pulse rate activates your body's natural relaxation response. This helps reduce stress, which in turn can lead to increased health and well-being. The StressEraser is a portable biofeedback device that helps you learn to relax by breathing in this unique manner.
The StressEraser uses biofeedback from your finger pulse. Your pulse rate is constantly rising and falling. The StressEraser calculates the time between each pulse and graphs these tiny time variations as a wave. This measurement is known as a type of heart rate "variability," or HRV. HRV is an accurate window into the activity of your nervous system.
Your wave shows how the time between your pulses increases and decreases from moment to moment. This is the natural cycle of your nervous system. For example, as your sympathetic (stress) activity increases, your pulse rate increases and your wave rises. As your parasympathetic (relaxation) activity increases, your pulse rate decreases and your wave falls.
As you'll see, these changes in pulse rate are directly influenced by your breathing. In general, as you inhale your pulse rate rises; as you exhale, it falls. The StressEraser guides you to slow down and sync your breathing so that your spiky waves become tall, wide and smooth. This means your body is relaxing. The StressEraser gives you feedback to help you make tall, wide, smooth waves. Triangles cue your exhale; Squares score your waves so you know when you're breathing properly.
StressEraser® and StressEraser Breathwave® are registered trademarks of Helicor, Inc.
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