How do we breathe better? Breathing properly is not as easy as it sounds. In my book, Health, Healing and Hope, I quote NormalBreathing.com, “Over 90% of modern people suffer from breathing problems. The common problems include chest breathing, mouth breathing, and hyperventilation, all of which reduce oxygen levels in body cells and promote chronic diseases.” This image from their site of the brain illustrates the dramatic difference between breathing normally versus hyperventilating. There is quite the difference!
People who over breathe can have sleep apnea, digestion problems, high blood pressure, the inability to exercise, panic attacks, addictions, heart disease and much more. Low body oxygen (O2) generates free radicals, which are bad for the body and brain and cause diseases. Usually all three brain chemicals O2, CO2 and glucose are deficient when hyperventilating occurs. At NormalBreathing.com they have free tools to help you record your breathing. Their system, Buteyko Breathing teaches correct breathing techniques to slow down one’s automatic and unconscious breathing patterns.
Also related to breathing, I need to mention Empty Nose Syndrome. Empty Nose Syndrome or ENS is a medical term to describe a nose crippled by over resection of the inferior and/or middle turbinates as a result of surgery. The main symptoms that result are: chronic dryness of the nose and pharynx, shortness of breath, upsetting nasal sensations switching between over openness or congestion of the remaining mucosa, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating and a generally depressed and irritated mood. This is a very serious breathing condition that is created and unfortunately leaves permanent damage.
So what are some ways to aid breathing and get healthy oxygen levels back? Remember that not everything works for everyone and always consult your physician first…(See Disclaimer):
- According to D. C. Jarvis MD in his book Folk Medicine, he says that chewing the honeycomb is excellent for treating inflammation of the breathing tract and sinuses.
- Chlorophyll or wheat grass can often increase the number of red blood cells and increase oxygen utilization by the body.
- Ozone Therapy and Liquid Oxygen drops – ” All chronic pain, suffering, and diseases are caused by a lack of oxygen at the cell level.” Dr. Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., author “The Textbook on Medical Physiology. “Cancer is a condition within the body where the oxidation has become so depleted that the body cells have degenerated beyond physiological control. Similarly, the true cause of allergy is lowered the oxidation process within the body, causing the affected individual to be sensitive to foreign substances entering the body. Only when the oxidation mechanism is restored to its original high state of efficiency can the sensitivity be eliminated.” ~ Dr. Wendell Hendricks, (Winner of the Nobel Prize for Cancer Research, Hendricks Research Foundation) .
- Other options might include: hydrogen peroxide, coconut oil, N-acetylcysteine, bromelain, marshmellow root, wild cherry bark, horehound.
- Essential oils may also be beneficial: frankincense, eucalyptus radiate, bay laurel leaf, melaleuca (Tea Tree), ravensara and peppermint.
- See my post on allergies, asthma and black seed oil here. See my post on bee pollen for allergies here as well.
Breathing is essential and those who do not breathe properly, may have a future with more disease than the person whose oxygen levels are normal and healthy. Dr. Stephen Levine stated, “Hypoxia, or the lack of oxygen in the tissues, is the fundamental cause of all degenerative diseases.”
“The relationship between breathing and blood pressure has been known and understood for a long time. It boils down to this: Elevated blood pressure accompanies those bodily states where rapid shallow breathing prevails. By altering breathing to a slow diaphragmatic mode, blood pressure decreases.” Donna Fahri, The Breathing Book
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