Eddie Stern

Founder, The Breathing App for Diabetes

After suffering from two extreme, back to back cases of pneumonia in 2004, and a long recovery, Eddie went to a cardiologist who diagnosed him with several congenital heart defects: Mitral valve prolapse, a decaying mitral valve, and a bicuspid aorta. While these are common structural heart anomalies, and are generally not life-threatening on their on, in combination they can lead to an increased chance of enlargement of the heart or aortic dysfunction.

This created a constant source of stress for Eddie: worries about mortality, being a new father, and a small business owner with no insurance. He became interested in seeing if he could support his cardiovascular health through Yogic practices, which led to the eventual discovery that through sustained, slow breathing practices, he could permanently alter his resting heart rate (from high 70’s to the present day 56-58) and lower his blood pressure to extremely good measures. It also improved his sleep quality and ability to fall asleep within minutes of getting in bed. Yoga on its own was not enough to do this. It was slow breathing that did the trick. The Breathing App is the result of a decade of breath and health experimentation. It is the one, single practice that effected not only improved health measures, but removed the stress of heart disease and allowed him to positively and proactively engage with cardiovascular measures, health, and support. There are hundreds of scientific papers on the positive effects of slow breathing on cardiovascular health, but very few cost effective and affordable guidance delivery systems.

That’s the problem that The Breathing App was created to solve.