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EPISODE · May 27, 2019 · 57 MIN

The Buteyko Breathing Method - heal asthma and sleep apnea naturally

from Sensitivity Is Your Superpower Podcast · host Dr Karen Kan

In this show you'll learn: 1. Why it is harmful to breathe through your mouth 2. One thing you can do at night to stop the cycle of overbreathing (it's cheap and easy) 3. How you can "test" yourself to see if you are overbreathing I have thought for many years that deep breathing through the belly was THE way to breathe.  Come to find out, the science doesn't support this advice.  Now, granted, breathing into your lower belly is much better than in your chest, Dr. Buteyko discovered that people breathe too often, taking in a larger volume of air than they actually need. What happens when we do that? Glad you asked :).  When we breathe frequently and take in a large volume of air repetitively as most people do, whether they breathe into their chest (not so good) or their bellies (good), our carbon dioxide levels drop too low.  When that happens, the oxygen we carry around in our hemoglobin doesn't detach from the molecule to feed our cells! It's called the Bohr effect in science (yup, only vaguely remember that from high school chemistry, do you?). Since reading Patrick's book, Close Your Mouth https://amzn.to/2HZZRbO, I've told several huffing and puffing athletes to try closing their mouth as they exercise.  Miraculously, they all said it made a big difference!  In fact, one gal I was playing martial arts with (who was half my age) was huffing and puffing while we were playing and I noticed her mouth open the whole time.  I, on the other hand, was breathing calmly through my nose.  I suggested to her that she should try closing her mouth the next round and she did.  She said it made a huge difference!  

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