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How Nasal Breathing Helps People with Asthma

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If you are somebody with asthma, or if your child has asthma, start paying attention to how they are breathing. People with asthma don't just have inflammation of the lungs, they also have a greater tendency towards nasal obstruction. That's going to impact your sleep, that's going to impact your physical exercise, and that's going to impact your emotions. There are simple tools, breathing exercises to help restore nasal breathing, to help open up the nose and the lungs. Watch this video to learn how nasal breathing helps people with asthma, both children and adults. Strong breath holds increase blood flow to the brain, improve alertness, open up the airways and provoke your spleen to improve aerobic capacity. Watch this video to learn about breathing exercises that can be incorporated into your warm-up and cool down. Over the past 15 years, he has trained thousands of people around the world with breathing techniques that lower stress levels, reduce overal...

Sleep Apnea and Snoring

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Buteyko Clinic International: Lecture 3 Buteyko Breathing for Snoring and Sleep Apnea - by Patrick McKeown. The Buteyko Method involves the following: o Measurement appraisal called Control Pause o Unblock the nose by holding the breath o Switch to nasal breathing on a permanent basis o Seven breathing exercises to reduce breathing volume towards normal o Various lifestyle guidelines including sleep, physical exercise and diet It is very important to understand the theory behind chronic hyperventilation and the effect it has on our health. As the late Dr. Claude Lum stated: Chronic hyperventilation affects any organ or system to different degrees. Breathing too much causes constriction of the blood vessels. Why swimming was encouraged for asthma? How do we breathe during snoring? People who are sick breathe a lot, but they have less oxygen delivered to their cells. Why is this? Online Buteyko Breathing Method for clients: http://www.buteykoclinic.com/buteyko-... Online Buteyko ...