Breathing is essential to life.
Breathing in the correct way is essential for a healthy life.
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Breathing in the correct way is essential for a healthy life.
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Since we will be talking about the importance of your breath/breathing.
One important note that I won't go into too deep is:
Carbon dioxide is NOT bad.
One important note that I won't go into too deep is:
Carbon dioxide is NOT bad.
We need a good balance between Oxygen & Carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide delivers oxygen to your cells.
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Carbon dioxide delivers oxygen to your cells.
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For breath is life, so if you breathe well you will live long on earth.
ā Sanskrit Proverb
ā Sanskrit Proverb
Breathing is the bridge between conscious and subconscious.
Happing unconscious, at any given moment we can take conscious control over our breath.
Not a lot of processes in the body like this.
Happing unconscious, at any given moment we can take conscious control over our breath.
Not a lot of processes in the body like this.
LONGEVITY
Lung function is a long-term predictor of longevity, found a 29 year follow-up study.
A statistically significant negative association between pulmonary (lung) function and all-cause mortality was observed.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lung function is a long-term predictor of longevity, found a 29 year follow-up study.
A statistically significant negative association between pulmonary (lung) function and all-cause mortality was observed.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NASAL BREATHING
First of all, most breathing should happen through our nose.
This has major impact on our health but also the way our face shapes itself.
First of all, most breathing should happen through our nose.
This has major impact on our health but also the way our face shapes itself.
Breathing through the nose supports a strong jawline, wider airways, better dental health & well defined cheekbones.
FILTER
We can also see how our nose is meant to use for breathing (especially inhaling), the hairs in our nostrils are made to filter out toxins.
When we breath through our mouth these toxins are send straight into our lungs.
The body will have to work harder to battle these.
We can also see how our nose is meant to use for breathing (especially inhaling), the hairs in our nostrils are made to filter out toxins.
When we breath through our mouth these toxins are send straight into our lungs.
The body will have to work harder to battle these.
BEWARE
I have heard of people trimming their nose hair.
This is literally destroying your body's own safety system for the toxins.
Also for people with hay fever, this is making it way easier to get pollen into your system.
I have heard of people trimming their nose hair.
This is literally destroying your body's own safety system for the toxins.
Also for people with hay fever, this is making it way easier to get pollen into your system.
AT NIGHT
Mouth breathing is especially harmful at night.
Breathing through the mouth causes sleep apnea, snoring and high blood pressure.
Mouth breathing is destroying your sleep, which magnifies other diseases.
But...
Mouth breathing is especially harmful at night.
Breathing through the mouth causes sleep apnea, snoring and high blood pressure.
Mouth breathing is destroying your sleep, which magnifies other diseases.
But...
This can be reversed very easily:
Try taping your mouth at night.
You don't need to tape your entire mouth shut, just a piece in the middle is enough.
It forces you to breathe through your nose.
This is an easy way to make sure you get another 7 hours of Nasal Breathing only.
Try taping your mouth at night.
You don't need to tape your entire mouth shut, just a piece in the middle is enough.
It forces you to breathe through your nose.
This is an easy way to make sure you get another 7 hours of Nasal Breathing only.
Important Note:
For those of you who think taping your mouth is not safe, maybe because you think you have a deviated septum.
Most of you won't actually suffer from this.
For those of you who think taping your mouth is not safe, maybe because you think you have a deviated septum.
Most of you won't actually suffer from this.
It is completely normal to experience a dominant nostril and this switching throughout the day.
This has to do with mucus and cerebrospinal fluid and intracranial pressure.
This has to do with mucus and cerebrospinal fluid and intracranial pressure.
Israel Adesanya (Former UFC Champion) said:
"It is a little secret. Focusing on you know how you breathe, not just breathing for the sake of breathing. At the end of the first round. Heās going to be mouth breathing. And youāll see me nasal breathing in out fresh air.ā
"It is a little secret. Focusing on you know how you breathe, not just breathing for the sake of breathing. At the end of the first round. Heās going to be mouth breathing. And youāll see me nasal breathing in out fresh air.ā
DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING
Besides nose breathing there's another important action to take when breathing properly.
Breathing into your belly, make it expand and lowering your diaphragm.
When exhaling the diaphragm will rise and belly contracts.
Besides nose breathing there's another important action to take when breathing properly.
Breathing into your belly, make it expand and lowering your diaphragm.
When exhaling the diaphragm will rise and belly contracts.
This study shows the potential for diaphragmatic breathing practice to improve cognitive performance and reduce negative subjective and physiological consequences of stress in healthy adults.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BRAIN FUNCTION
Deep slow breathing can increase vagal nerve activity, indexed by heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is also associated with better decision-making.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Deep slow breathing can increase vagal nerve activity, indexed by heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is also associated with better decision-making.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With diaphragmatic breathing you are taking deep breathes, filling up the lungs completely.
Shallow breathes don't do this, resulting in us taking more breathes than needed, so called over-breathing.
Shallow breathes don't do this, resulting in us taking more breathes than needed, so called over-breathing.
OVER-BREATHING
Most people are over-breathing.
This means breathing over your metabolic needs, discharging too much carbon dioxide.
Most people are over-breathing.
This means breathing over your metabolic needs, discharging too much carbon dioxide.
Over-breathing can lead to:
- Headache
- Reduced oxygen delivery to tissues and organs
- Brain fog
- Racing heartbeat
- Constriction of muscles surrounding blood vessels and airways
- Anxiety
- Headache
- Reduced oxygen delivery to tissues and organs
- Brain fog
- Racing heartbeat
- Constriction of muscles surrounding blood vessels and airways
- Anxiety
Instead of taking more breathes:
Take less BUT deeper breathes. (Diaphragmatic breathing)
This allows your body to work optimally with the oxygen you provide.
Take less BUT deeper breathes. (Diaphragmatic breathing)
This allows your body to work optimally with the oxygen you provide.
BLOOD FLOW
Pranayama breathing may serve as a physiologic method to draw upon cardio-vagal reserve and affect cardiovascular autonomic regulation in health and other cardiovascular diseases.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pranayama breathing may serve as a physiologic method to draw upon cardio-vagal reserve and affect cardiovascular autonomic regulation in health and other cardiovascular diseases.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SLOW DOWN
Balance your levels of CO2 and oxygen, so you are able to utilize more of that oxygen as it enters your bloodstream.
Research done with 6 breathes/min concluded an increase in HRV.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Balance your levels of CO2 and oxygen, so you are able to utilize more of that oxygen as it enters your bloodstream.
Research done with 6 breathes/min concluded an increase in HRV.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ANXIETY
When you breath short and shallow through your mouth your hypothalamus thinks it needs to be alert.
So it activates the sympathic nervous system.
In the long run this causes dysfunction from the hypothalamus and HPA Axis.
When you breath short and shallow through your mouth your hypothalamus thinks it needs to be alert.
So it activates the sympathic nervous system.
In the long run this causes dysfunction from the hypothalamus and HPA Axis.
Conditions that are caused by HPA dysfunction are:
ā¢ Anxiety
ā¢ Chronic Fatique Syndrome
ā¢ Hormone Imbalances
ā¢ Depression
ā¢ Autoimmume disorders
ā¢ Anxiety
ā¢ Chronic Fatique Syndrome
ā¢ Hormone Imbalances
ā¢ Depression
ā¢ Autoimmume disorders
While slow breathing significantly reduces psychological stress, breath ratios do not have a significant differential effect on stress reduction among healthy adults.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Breath work is very powerful to incorporate in your life.
Doing the right exercises will calm you down and can even improve your breathing pattern on a day to day basis.
Having a positive impact on both physical and mental health.
Doing the right exercises will calm you down and can even improve your breathing pattern on a day to day basis.
Having a positive impact on both physical and mental health.
I highly recommend to try these techniques:
Thanks for reading, I hope you've found value in this thread.
Breathe through your nose, breathe deep and breathe slow.
Incorporating these changes in your life can have a fast effect because breathing is something we do all the time.
That is it, for now.
Breathe through your nose, breathe deep and breathe slow.
Incorporating these changes in your life can have a fast effect because breathing is something we do all the time.
That is it, for now.
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