The emWave Personal Stress Reliever – The Product Review
The emWave Personal Stress Reliever, made by HeartMath, is a small, portable machine that is designed to help users reduce stress levels, balance their emotions and increase performance in everyday tasks. HeartMath claims that the emWave device is scientifically validated and provides significant reductions in stress and increases a user’s feeling of well being. The emWave Personal Stress Reliever retails on Heartmath’s website for $199.
For a reasonable additional fee, you can purchase an upgraded version that is compatible with a PC or a Mac computer. It is fair to note that the device has received many positive reviews from both users of the machine as well as review websites. In today’s review we will give you an in-depth analysis and let you know if the device is all that it is cracked up to be.
How the emWave Personal Stress Reliever Works
Like other devices that are designed to measure and reduce stress, the emWave Personal Stress Reliever measures heartbeat and pulse to determine the user’s current stress level. The device uses a thumb sensor to detect pulse and then registers the stress level based on the theory that a faster heartbeat is indicative of excitement or stress. The unit also comes with an alternative ear plug sensor that can be used for occasions when holding your thumb on the unit itself is inconvenient.
Once the machine determines your pulse rate, it displays your current stress level via an LED indicator. If your pulse is too quick or erratic, the LED displays a red color and shows blue or green color lights as the pulse slows and stress levels decrease, green being the least stress. The machine also provides a clever, systematic light pattern rhythm that serves as a guide to help you slow breathing and thus reduce stress and provide a calming effect.
Advantages of the emWave Personal Stress Reliever
Fundamentals first: the emWave Personal Stress Reliever does reduce stress levels as advertised. The emWave device does an effective job of helping to regulate the pace of your breathing with the assistance of the LED patterns designed for this task. Similar to breathing techniques taught in Yoga classes, the breathing pattern signal lights emitted from the machine help you to become more relaxed – which quickly reduces your level of stress.
The supplied ear plug monitor is very convenient and would be something other manufacturers of similar devices would be wise to implement into their own product designs. It is really convenient when you are busy with other tasks that require the use of your hands.
The Cons of the Device
Although the device does help to reduce stress levels, the unit casing is not as substantial as we would like to have seen. Also, the ear plug monitor feels quite lightweight (perhaps an advantage for some and it does work well). Of course, if you take proper and reasonable care of the unit as one would any electronic item, it should give long service.
One thing you should know about this and similar type devices is the fact that in theory at least, if you are able to find a quiet and relaxing place to sit or lie down, you can achieve the same results through quiet meditation and controlled breathing. However, balancing this is the fact that whereas anyone can learn to breathe properly, it is something which perhaps most people and especially those most in need of relaxing, will find difficult to do without encouragement and constant awareness. Note that results are not usually noticed for about 5 or 10 minutes, which in the big picture is really nothing at all.
Conclusion
The emWave device’s price of $199 is an amount that many will think over before purchasing But then again, for a significant reduction in stress, $199 may be a very small price to pay.
In that regard, the machine performs admirably and for that reason is a good investment for people that suffer from hypertension or other conditions aggravated by stress. This device is unreservedly recommended for those who wish to reduce their stress levels, for the most fundamental reason that it does what it says on the box.
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