How Do You Slow Down A Fast Beating Heart (Tachycardia)?
Tachycardia is a medical term used to describe a rapid heartbeat–that is, when the heart beats more than 100 times per minute. People who experience this condition usually present with difficulty breathing, sweating, nausea and lightheadedness. The condition stems from the body’s sympathetic network system becoming active and releasing chemicals to prepare the body to “take flight” or “speed up”–but other factors can also stimulate this system besides fear or anxiety. Food and drugs can also cause tachycardia. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce a fast-beating heart. Learn a vagel maneuver to slow your rapid heartbeat. Basically, this is the opposite system to the sympathetic system, called the parasympathetic network, and it functions to slow the heartbeat. When stimulated, the vagal nerve helps to slow the heart rate. Take a deep, long breath and “bear down” or force your body downward for several minutes as if you were having a bowel movement. This should temporarily slow the ta
