Heart Sound Recorder 

Appointment days are Mondays and Thursdays only

A credit card is required to hold this appointment. If you are a no show for this appointment or don’t cancel within the allotted time, you will be charged the full appointment price.

Many of our clients and customers have sensitivities to certain chemicals and smells, therefore we ask that you please refrain from wearing perfume or anything scented the day you come in for your appointment. Thank you for understanding.

The Heart Sound Recorder (HSR), originally designed by Dr. Royal Lee (Standard Process Founder) in 1937, was called the acoustic cardiograph and has now been reengineered with modern technology. Dr. Lee recognized the significance of the heart as a diagnostic indicator. The HEART SOUND RECORDER is a computer-based, low risk, general wellness monitor which used the principles of auscultation to acquire, display, record and save heart sounds.

THE PRINCIPLES OF THE HEART SOUND RECORDER

Certain types of heart stress can be monitored by visualizing the rate, rhythm and tone of the heart cycle. As a result, the heart’s reaction to certain stressors, i.e. chemical, nutritional and emotional, can be observed using this type of device. The response to informed suggestions can be monitored by observing changes of the frequency, ratio, amplitude and characteristics of the heart’s waveform. Comparison graphs can help determine the effectiveness of actions taken to improve the quality of life.

Understanding the Heart Sound Recorder

During this non-invasive appointment a specialized microphone is placed over each of the four valve areas of the heart while graphing the sound and movement. The heart’s reaction to certain stressors, (i.e. chemical, nutritional, and emotional), can be observed using this type of device. Certain types of heart stress can be monitored by observing the RATE, RHYTHM, and TONE of the heart cycle on the graph.

♥ Your nervous system controls the RATE at which your heart beats. One side of your nervous system (sympathetic) manages your “fight or flight” response and can accelerate your heart rate. The other side (parasympathetic) manages your “rest and digest” response and can slow your heart rate. You need a healthy balance between the two.

♥ The RHTHYM of your heart should show a specific work to rest ratio on the graph. Your heart should be resting twice as long as it is working. Observations are made to see if your heart is working too hard, or not working hard enough.

♥ The TONE of your heart is referring to the strength of the ventricles as they push blood through your body. The height and the width of the ‘lub dub’ sound your heart makes on the graph, shows how efficiently your heart is pushing blood through your body and refilling to prepare for the next cardiac cycle.

The Heart Sound Recorder can be an important tool in evaluating your overall health and then in following the progress you are making when under proper wellness care. Making changes to your stress level, diet, lifestyle, and nutritional status will provide you with greater endurance, ability to rest, and overall wellbeing.

If the heart is lacking nutrition, the body is also. By restoring the proper nutrition it affects the rest of the body as it also needs the nutrition that we are seeing on the HSR as lacking.

Preparing for the Heart Sound Recorder Appointment

•  Be dressed so that you can comfortably get down to one thinner layer of clothing like a thinner t-shirt.

•  Do not eat or drink caffeine 2 hours prior to the test as sounds of digestion can mask a solid reading of the heart.

•  Give yourself a relaxed time frame around your scheduled appointment.

Heart Sound Recorder: $125

Call us to make an appointment - 803-798-8687.