Carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon dioxide and its compounds play a very important role important role in the life of the body. Carbon dioxide is involved in the distribution of sodium ions in tissues, thereby regulating the excitability of nerve cells and affecting permeability cell membranes, the activity of many enzymes, the intensity of hormone production and the degree of their physiological effectiveness, the process of binding calcium and iron ions by proteins.
There is a direct relationship between the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and the intensity of the functioning of the digestive glands (salivary, pancreas, liver), as well as the glands of the gastric mucosa that form hydrochloric acid.
This list can be continued, but even what has been stated is quite enough not to consider carbon dioxide as a simple “slag” that must be removed from the body as quickly as possible. Below we will describe the harm of excessive removal of carbon dioxide (a product of the breakdown of carbon dioxide) from the body. The presence of carbon dioxide is a mandatory condition for human existence, and it developed historically when life arose on Earth. According to modern views, this happened several billion years ago. The atmosphere of our planet was then oversaturated with carbon dioxide (over 90%), and it became natural building material living cells. (The reaction of plant biosynthesis - absorption of carbon dioxide, utilization of carbon and release of oxygen into the atmosphere - is now known to every schoolchild). Gradually this led to a change in the composition of the air, but the internal operating conditions of the cells were still determined high content carbon dioxide. The first animals that appeared on Earth and ate plants were still in an atmosphere with a high content of carbon dioxide. Therefore, their cells, and later the cells of modern animals and humans created on the basis of ancient genetic memory, need a carbon dioxide environment inside themselves (6-8% carbon dioxide and 1-2% oxygen) and in the blood (7-7.5% carbon dioxide ).
Plants utilized almost all the carbon dioxide in the air, and most of it in the form of carbon compounds, along with the death of plants, fell into the ground, turning into minerals (coal, oil, peat). Currently, the atmosphere contains about 0.03% carbon dioxide and approximately 21% oxygen. But for normal life, there must be 7-7.5% carbon dioxide in the blood, and 6.5% in the alveolar air. It cannot be obtained from the outside, since the atmosphere contains almost no carbon dioxide. Animals and humans receive it through the complete breakdown of food, since proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are built on a carbon basis; when burned with the help of oxygen, invaluable carbon dioxide is formed in the tissues - the basis of life.
The art of breathing is to exhale almost no carbon dioxide, to lose as little of it as possible. Yogi breathing exactly meets this requirement. And the breath ordinary people- this is chronic hyperventilation of the lungs, excessive removal of carbon dioxide from the body, which causes the occurrence of about 150 serious diseases, often called diseases of civilization. Among them are hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, bronchial asthma and others.
Hyperventilation for a short time (several tens of minutes) leads to death due to the loss of carbon dioxide by the body. Everyone can verify this for themselves: if you breathe frequently and deeply, you will feel dizzy, even to the point of losing consciousness. And if a person continues to hyperventilate his lungs, for example, with the help of an artificial respiration apparatus, death will occur. Conversely, if you limit yourself in breathing for 5 minutes, breathing shallowly, minimizing the supply of oxygen during inhalation, you will feel a surge of energy (which, with an excessive supply of oxygen, was spent mostly on compensating for the oxidative process) and an improvement in your condition. When losing consciousness, a person stops breathing incorrectly, as he loses volitional control, breathing becomes superficial, shallow and comes to a physiological state. permissible level, less carbon dioxide is removed from the body, and the person comes to his senses.
With chronic hyperventilation of the lungs, due to frequent and deep breathing, a person also loses more carbon dioxide than is acceptable. If defense mechanisms do not work well, overexcitation occurs nervous system, a shift in the acid-base balance of the internal environment of the body to the alkaline side, which disrupts metabolism. This is expressed in decreased and impaired immunity (tendency to allergies, colds and inflammatory diseases, salt deposition, obesity or weight loss, disruption of the endocrine glands, etc., up to the development of tumors).
Most often, since carbon dioxide is vitally important, when it is lost excessively, defense mechanisms are activated to varying degrees, trying to stop its removal from the body. These include:
Spasm of blood vessels, bronchi and spasm of smooth muscles of all organs;
Constriction of blood vessels;
Increased secretion of mucus in the bronchi, nasal passages, development of adenoids, polyps;
Compaction of membranes due to cholesterol deposition, which contributes to the development of tissue sclerosis;
Increased thyroid function.
All these points, together with the difficulty of oxygen entering the cells when the carbon dioxide content in the blood decreases (Verigo-Bohr effect), leads to oxygen starvation and a slowdown in venous blood flow (with subsequent persistent dilatation of the veins).
Oxygen starvation of vital organs causes a rise in blood pressure, hypertension and excitation of the respiratory center, which leads to even greater hyperventilation and leaching of carbon dioxide from the body. Spasms of the coronary vessels lead to myocardial hypoxia, up to the development of a heart attack. Spasms of the cerebral arteries cause headache, dizziness, insomnia, brain function disorders, stroke.
Sclerosis of blood vessels causes their fragility, loss of elasticity, hemodynamic and metabolic disorders, and premature aging. All these are the consequences of hyperventilation, which affects almost all of humanity. When breathing is normalized, the carbon dioxide content in the body reaches the proper level, and all the above pathophysiological conditions are eliminated.
If breathing is reduced even more, a person develops super-endurance and high health potential; all the prerequisites for longevity arise.
Breathing simulator
Breath? the basis of human health. This is the absolute truth. When a person is healthy, moves a lot, the intensity of his breathing corresponds to the norm (6-8 breaths per minute in a calm state). However, with an incorrect lifestyle, it inevitably increases and often exceeds the norm by 2-3 times. ?Improper breathing? can lead to diseases such as asthma, hypertension, angina, diabetes, arthritis, etc.
Breathing trainer? This is an unconventional healing method.
The breathing simulator was created as a means of preventing health, prolonging life, and also for treating a wide variety of diseases.
It has been scientifically confirmed and tested in practice that the technique using a breathing simulator will help not only get rid of shortness of breath, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, but also strengthen the human body at any age.
At the moment, the most effective and easy-to-use of the well-known brands of breathing simulators is the “Superhealth” complex, a TUI breathing device.
The breathing simulator has a very simple design. When using a special technique, using a breathing simulator for 20-30 minutes a day, the duration of breathing gradually increases, due to which the content of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood returns to normal.
TUI - difference from analogues
-does not require any additional devices for use
-allows you to smoothly change and control the concentration of gases
-creates gas concentrations over a wider range
Due to the smooth dosing mechanism, “TUI” creates gas concentrations in a wider range, which makes it possible to increase the concentration of carbon dioxide and oxygen deficiency to a much greater extent. Since the therapeutic effect largely depends on the concentration of gases, the greater the concentration of CO and the deficiency of O2 (naturally, within acceptable limits), the more pronounced the positive therapeutic effect. If you already have a Frolov apparatus, and you can easily endure training on it or have not been able to master working with it, then it makes sense to purchase a TUI breathing simulator to achieve better results.
The basis of our life is breathing, which is so natural that we do not notice it.
However, when we are stressed physically or mentally, our breathing increases. We not only notice it, but also experience discomfort due to shortness of breath or lack of air if we are in a closed, stuffy room.
What do we know about proper breathing - the basis of life - health and longevity? We know that we need oxygen, that we need to breathe through our nose, because the air in the nose warms up and is cleared of dust and germs. We know that we need to be outdoors more often, to ventilate the rooms where we are.
But few people know that from correct breathing depends not only on health, but also on our youth and longevity.
What is the correct breathing?
Modern medicine claims that deep breathing is better than shallow breathing, since more oxygen enters the body, blood circulation improves, and therefore cell nutrition. And with shallow breathing, small alveoli (air cells of the lungs) do not participate in breathing. “Dirty” air, saturated with metabolic products, stagnates in them, which negatively affects the functions of the lungs and disrupts metabolic processes in the body.
Ancient Chinese medicine and Taoist teachings adhered to the same point of view - breathing should be deep, but very slow, like that of a baby (abdominal). Most of us, with the exception of singers, as we grow up forget this natural way of breathing and breathe shallowly through our chests.
In the modern frantic pace of life, we are constantly under tension, worrying about little things, and our capillaries are compressed. This causes problems with blood delivery and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Internal (cellular) respiration is disrupted, which leads to illness.
While we are young and active, the vital force of breathing is sufficient. But after 50-60 years, the result of improper breathing is high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, etc.
How to learn to breathe correctly
Choosing a method or technique for proper breathing
There are many methods. You need to choose them depending on your needs and the presence of certain diseases.
I will share my experience of choosing and performing breathing movements. I have high blood pressure, depending on my age, and I also have other vascular symptoms: dizziness, ringing in the ears, etc.
First of all, I got acquainted with some breathing techniques (there are many of them on the Internet), tried to perform them and monitored my body’s reaction and how comfortable I was when performing them.
From a long time ago I was familiar with the method of cleansing breathing from yoga (I used to practice it). I was interested in the breathing exercises of Japanese managers (I read it in a magazine). Having combined the two methods, I tried them out and noted their effectiveness. Since then, I have successfully used these breathing movements for many years.
This technique of proper breathing saves me during periods of increased intellectual stress. After doing the exercises for 5-10 minutes, I feel rested, like after sleep.
I always remember about proper breathing, and I use my breathing technique during sudden pressure surges, in stressful situations, during anxiety attacks and shortness of breath due to thyroid problems.
Breathing technique from personal experience
- Take the correct natural pose. The pose becomes natural when you are in a convenient and comfortable position: lying, sitting or standing. You don't feel any tension in your body. Tension contributes to vasospasm and poor circulation. You feel light and calm. This does not mean that you relaxed so much that your muscles “slung”, as during meditation. No. This is another position where your mind is almost free of thoughts and your body is not tense. Your attention is focused on your breathing. The back is straight, the spine is strictly horizontal (lying down) or vertical position(sitting, standing). When sitting or standing, the head should be fixed directly on the neck.
- Take a smooth, silent, but full breath through your nose to the count of 1, 2, 3, 4 (as if you were smelling flowers). Imagine how air is slowly drawn from the tip of your nose through your lungs into your stomach, inflating it. Thus, air fills even the lower parts of the lungs, while stretching the diaphragm that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity.
- Hold the air in for 3 seconds (mentally counting to 3).
- Exhale calmly and slowly through your mouth for 4 seconds. Then, on the count of 5, 6, 7, exhale three times through your mouth, pulling your stomach toward your ribs. This will be like three upward pushes of the diaphragm, as a result of which the smallest alveoli of the lungs can be freed of air. This element of cleansing breathing will allow you to clear the most secluded places of the lungs from stagnant air and accumulated mucus. If it is difficult for someone to abruptly end the exhalation with pushes, tightening the stomach, you can exhale calmly through the nose to the count of 7.
- After exhaling, you need to hold your breath again, mentally counting to 8. When you master this breathing technique well, you will be able to exhale longer. For example, I can pause while exhaling for up to 12-15 seconds.
- Again, slowly inhale deeply through your nose as described in step 2 and repeat the breathing cycle.
So, the breathing technique consists of inhaling for a count of 4, holding your breath while inhaling for a count of 3, exhaling for 7 seconds and holding your breath while exhaling for up to 8 seconds (4, 3, 7, 8).
At the beginning of practice proper breathing - the basis of life - health and longevity, You will be able to do 5-7 cycles of “inhale-hold-exhale-hold.”
As you practice, you will increase this number to 12 cycles. During the day, you can do as many approaches of such breathing exercises as needed.
Regular exercise will allow you to get used to breathing correctly: slowly and deeply, with pauses while inhaling to increase the flow of oxygen, and while exhaling to increase the level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Breathing from the stomach or diaphragm is considered correct and most beneficial for health.
Why does the body need carbon dioxide?
Why is it necessary to exhale? The fact is that for the uniform distribution of oxygen in the body that enters the lungs during inhalation, a normal level of carbon dioxide CO2 in the blood is required - about 6.4%. If this level is lower due to shallow breathing or older age with a sedentary lifestyle, the inhaled oxygen does not reach the body's cells, but remains unabsorbed and leaves the body when exhaled.
Scientists have proven the need for a sufficient level of carbon dioxide in the blood for the health of the body:
- Normal CO2 levels stimulate the breathing process. It turns out that a decrease in oxygen supply is not a signal for our body to replenish it. This signal is an increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- Carbon dioxide regulates blood flow in the body by dilating blood vessels and facilitating the delivery of oxygen to cells.
- Carbon dioxide regulates the pH of the blood, preventing it from acidifying.
- A sufficient level of CO2 in the blood is responsible for metabolism, work endocrine system, blood composition, protein synthesis and the formation of new cells (rejuvenation).
- The physical condition of a person and the intensity of his aging processes depend on the normal level of CO2.
At a young age, a normal level of carbon dioxide in the blood is ensured by sufficient physical activity. In older people, when physical activity decreases, the level of CO2 in the blood also drops to 3-4%, so proper breathing can replenish it.
The benefits of proper breathing and how to do it
Utility
Benefit proper breathing - the basis of life - health and longevity it is difficult to overestimate, since normal blood saturation with oxygen and carbon dioxide improves blood circulation; blood pressure and heart muscle function are normalized; the functions of the brain and nervous system are activated; due to internal massage of the moving diaphragm; the muscles of the back, shoulder girdle and abdomen are strengthened, which significantly improves the condition of the spine and posture.
As a result of constant practice of breathing exercises, over time (not immediately) you will feel cheerfulness and a surge of energy, excellent health and increased intellectual activity. Your complexion will improve, your skin will be elastic and youthful. You may even lose a few kilograms of weight. And you certainly won’t suffer from diseases of the pulmonary system, since your lungs will be trained and well ventilated.
Moreover, scientists claim that breathing techniques enhance the movement of lymph, which quickly removes toxins and waste products of cells, thereby healing the body.
Basic execution rules
There are few basic rules for performing breathing exercises:
The only discomfort that is noticeable during breathing exercises is dizziness, and even then it is mild.
Contraindications
People who have undergone surgery, a heart attack, suffering from decompensated cardiovascular pathology, diseases of the endocrine system, a high degree of myopia, glaucoma in the acute stage, infectious diseases in the acute period, as well as those diagnosed with hypertension with high blood pressure numbers, should abandon such breathing techniques.
For everyone else, after consultation with a doctor, I recommend proper breathing techniques for rejuvenation and prolongation of life as a result of inhibition of cell aging processes.
To achieve this and normalize all processes in the body, do not forget to get enough sleep, eat right, strengthen your body, avoid stress, smoking, and drinking alcohol.
Breathe deeper and slower! Be healthy and happy!
The main tips to learn how to breathe correctly. Why is it important for the health of the body to breathe through the nose, directing air to the upper abdomen?
The Importance of Breathing for Health
A healthy breathing process due to the direct expansion of the lungs and the movement of the muscles of the diaphragm provides micro-massage of the internal organs, while improving the functioning of the digestive and circulatory systems. However, most people breathe incorrectly.Improper breathing significantly reduces the percentage of oxygen absorbed by the body from the air. A number of scientific studies show that modern man receives only half of the amount of oxygen that the body needs for normal functioning.
How to breathe correctly?
Breathing that forces air into the chest rather than into the stomach is incorrect. In this case, the diaphragm muscles do not move up and down, but forward, squeezing and limiting the lungs. In addition, this method of breathing forces you to breathe through your mouth rather than your nose.
Remember how children breathe - they breathe through their nose, and when they breathe, the upper part of their tummy lowers and rises, while their chest practically does not move. This type of breathing is called “diaphragm” and is the most natural for humans.
How to learn to breathe correctly?
Take the most comfortable position for you - sitting, standing or lying down. Place your left hand on your chest, your right hand on your stomach. Try to breathe normally. Spend a few minutes observing how you breathe and whether your stomach or chest moves as you breathe.If your stomach does not move, lightly massage it with your palms in the navel area, while trying to breathe so that the air allows your stomach to “open up”. Also make sure that your breathing is deep and done directly through your nose and not through your mouth.
Why shouldn't you breathe through your mouth?
In fact, one of the main functions of the nose is to filter the air entering the lungs. At the same time, mouth breathing practically does not filter the air, allowing both too cold and hot air, as well as various particles of dust or microbes, to enter the lungs.Don't be surprised if nasal breathing seems "uncomfortable" to you - give your body a few days and it will restore normal function. Just try to spend a few minutes every hour consciously breathing through your nose rather than your mouth.
Breathe with your diaphragm
In the process of diaphragm breathing, not only the muscles of the diaphragm itself are involved in the work, but also the abdominal muscles of the press, muscles of the chest, shoulders and neck. All of these muscles are extremely important not only for healthy breathing, but also for proper posture.The main postural disorders caused by a weak diaphragm are “open scissors” syndrome and “open scissors” syndrome. hourglass" In the case of the latter, the lower ribs and pelvis seem to tighten, causing the center of the abdomen to collapse inward, minimizing the arch of the lower back.
Short inhalations and long exhalations
A healthy breathing cycle consists of a deep inhalation lasting 2-3 seconds, followed by a long exhalation for 3-4 seconds and a final pause of 2-3 seconds. Breathing should be rhythmic and as silent as possible.The most correct is to perform 8 breathing cycles per minute - slow and measured. Mouth breathing with chest movement usually tends to be rapid - about 10 cycles per minute, since the body is chronically lacking oxygen.
The importance of correct posture
The site has already written that constant sitting leads to poor posture. However, this same factor also affects the breathing process - being in a “hunched” position, a person begins to breathe from the chest, and not from the stomach.Body position during sleep is also critical for breathing. Sleeping on your back is considered the healthiest, using two pillows - a small pillow under the head and a medium-height pillow placed under the hips and elevating the pelvis.
Improper breathing significantly reduces the body's oxygen supply. To restore the skill of proper breathing, it is enough to pay attention several times a day to whether you are breathing through your nose or through your mouth, and whether your stomach moves in the process.
Everyone knows the common phrase about how long a person can live without food, water and air. Without food and water it’s weeks and days, and without air it’s just over 5 minutes. Not everyone knows, but this is a fact - a person’s daily consumption of water and food is 3-4 kg, and air - about 20 kilograms. Such arithmetic, at a minimum, makes us think about the role of breathing in the functioning of the human body, and having thought deeply, we suddenly realize that for analysis and conclusions there is not enough basic knowledge about human breathing.
So, in more detail about the features of breathing, its role and methods of influence on the human body. Why does the human body consume about 20 kilograms of air every day, what processes and organs of our body function thanks to breathing, how can human breathing be used in everyday life, prevention and treatment of diseases? - When a person breathes in the air, he inhales 21.3% oxygen, 0.3% carbon dioxide, and the exhaled air contains 16.3% oxygen, 4.0% carbon dioxide. This is how the main function of human respiration is realized - gas exchange, that is, the supply of oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide.
In addition, the air contains nitrogen - 79%, argon - 1%, other inert gases in small quantities, as well as the energy of the Universe, which the human body is saturated with when breathing. In the process of respiration, nitrogen is absorbed by the body, decomposing into molecular nitrogen, that is, a person not only breathes nitrogen, but also feeds on it. Argon increases the body's resistance to oxygen deficiency. Due to oxygen, almost all reactions of transformation and metabolism occur in the human body, and energy is released. During the respiration process, decay products are formed, including carbon dioxide, which are removed from the body.
Contrary to popular belief, carbon dioxide is no less necessary for the human body than oxygen, since it performs a regulatory function, and oxygen is just an energy material. Human breathing is a bridge, a direct connection between the physical and energy-informational bodies. Breathing is a reflection of the internal state of a person, the general state of the body. Therefore, with the help of breathing, you can diagnose some health indicators, emotional state, and also effectively change them using special breathing techniques. Proper breathing of a person triggers the mechanism of self-healing, and you get access to inexhaustible sources of energy, which ultimately allows you to improve the quality of life and change a person’s destiny for the better. As it turns out, breathing is not just inhalation and exhalation, but powerful and effective tool to achieve well-being in all spheres of life. The life of a person depends on the functioning of the respiratory organs, who for the most part are not burdened with knowledge about breathing, and therefore his life in terms of breathing depends on uncontrolled situations and unplanned accidents. But without knowledge, planning and control are impossible, so we will try to fill this gap.
Human respiration is a continuous process of providing the body with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide according to its needs. Regulation of gas exchange during breathing is carried out using neurons of the central nervous system that interact with the respiratory center of the medulla oblongata. When breathing, oxygen first enters the lungs and is transported by the blood and other body fluids to the cells to participate in oxidative processes. Carbon dioxide formed during the oxidation process is partially absorbed by the body to meet its needs within the required concentration (6.0-6.5% in the blood), and the excess enters the fluid media of the human body, which delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs to remove it when exhaling. In addition, the human respiratory organs provide thermoregulation and water exchange (during the process of breathing, water evaporates from the surface of the lungs, which ensures cooling of the blood and the human body); when inhaled, gaseous metabolic products are also eliminated.
Gas exchange during breathing can be divided into several stages:
- between the atmosphere and the lungs, when during the breathing process oxygen enters the alveoli of the lungs;
- gas exchange between the lungs and blood, when venous blood with excess carbon dioxide and lack of oxygen enters the lungs, is enriched with oxygen, and turns into arterial blood. Excess carbon dioxide is transferred to the alveoli and removed from the human body during breathing;
- transportation of gas by blood, when during breathing, arterial blood enriched with oxygen transports it to the organs of the human body, and carbon dioxide from tissue cells enters the blood, turning it into venous;
- internal (tissue) respiration, when oxygen is also consumed by cells. Tissue respiration is carried out with the help of capillaries of the systemic circulation in the tissues, when the blood supplies oxygen and receives carbon dioxide.
The human breathing process can be controlled if you practice breathing using special techniques in order to increase the efficiency of the functioning of some systems or organs. In everyday life, the human body self-regulates breathing. The criterion for the effect on the respiratory system is the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. To do this, the respiratory center has an inhalation and exhalation center. During normal breathing, the inspiratory center sends a signal to the respiratory muscles and stimulates contraction, which leads to an increase in the volume of the chest and air enters the lungs. As lung volume increases, stretch receptors in the lung walls are stimulated, which send an impulse to the exhalation center. This center suppresses the inhalation center, the respiratory muscles relax, and exhalation occurs.
If, for example, the human body, when physical activity begins to intensively absorb oxygen and, as a result, release a lot of carbon dioxide, this leads to the formation of carbonic acid in the blood, and lactic acid in the muscles. These acids stimulate the respiratory center, and the depth and frequency of breathing increase, ensuring a balance of gas exchange. In the large vessels leaving the heart there are receptors that respond to a decrease in oxygen levels in the blood, stimulating the respiratory center to increase the breathing rate. This system of self-regulation of breathing allows us to ensure the functioning of all systems and organs, regardless of the conditions in which human breathing occurs.
§2. Human respiratory system
When is carbon dioxide more important than oxygen?
Human breathing is the result of the coordinated interaction of the respiratory system, respiratory muscles and respiratory center. The lungs are the main organ of the respiratory system; the respiratory system also includes the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi. When breathing, air first of all enters the nasal cavity, rises up through the nasal openings, then, falling down, enters the nasopharynx cavity.
In the nasal cavity, the air is warmed and moistened. After passing through the nasopharynx and larynx, the air enters the trachea, which, with the help of the villi of the ciliated epithelium, traps and removes dust particles and other solids. Next, the trachea is divided into two tubes called bronchi, which end in bronchioles, located directly in the lungs. Thus, when breathing, due to the organs of the respiratory system, the air is moistened, heated, filtered, and solid inclusions are removed outside.
The human breathing mechanism is realized with the help of the diaphragm and rib muscles. The diaphragm is a muscular partition that separates the chest and abdominal cavities; its function during breathing is to create positive pressure in the abdominal cavity and negative pressure in the chest. The intercostal muscles, due to the rotation of the ribs to the sides and slightly upward, and thereby changing the volume of the chest, ensure the process of inhalation and exhalation during breathing.
The article has already mentioned the respiratory center, which ensures a balance in the content of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood during human breathing, which is more sensitive to changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide than oxygen. The recommended ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen in venous blood is 1.5:1.0 (oxygen 4.0-4.5%, carbon dioxide 6.0-7.0%). It's not a mistake in organism healthy person there should be one and a half times more carbon dioxide than oxygen!
At medical examinations It was found that in elderly people, in a static state, the blood contains 3.5-4.5% carbon dioxide, and in young people - 6.0-6.5%, that is, a difference of 1.5 times. The reason is that the breathing of an elderly person (frequent, deep, with shortness of breath) helps to wash away carbon dioxide, and the rhythmic breathing of young, healthy people helps to maintain it within normal limits. How to explain the fact that if the carbon dioxide content in the atmospheric air is 0.3%, there should be 6.0% in human blood? - Yes, the air that a person now breathes contains 0.3% carbon dioxide, and the ancient air of our planet did not contain oxygen and was oversaturated with carbon dioxide, and the organism of ancient animals was created by nature taking this indicator into account. The body of modern animals and humans is built and functions according to the matrix of ancient animals, stored in genetic memory and uses the same mechanisms for regulating the ratio and presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. And man, as a part of nature, according to its laws, follows the path of evolution of his species - from a cellular being in the womb to a highly developed person. The same evolution occurs with gas exchange - the blood of the fetus has 2 times more carbon dioxide, and 4 times less oxygen than that of an adult.
What role do carbon dioxide and oxygen play in the functioning of the human body? - The human body receives carbon dioxide during the breakdown of food, especially carbohydrates; during oxidation with the help of oxygen, carbon dioxide is formed in the tissues of the body - this is its main source, since when breathing, a person can only get 0.3% from the air. Carbon dioxide is a raw material for the human body, and oxygen is an energy component.
The role of carbon dioxide in the human body:
- is an important component in the humoral mechanism of respiration regulation;
- changes the ACR - the most important factor of health;
- is a natural vasodilator;
- the supply of oxygen to cells depends on it, since hemoglobin releases oxygen only in the presence of a standard concentration of carbon dioxide. So, oxygen starvation is a lack of carbon dioxide, not oxygen;
- participates in the distribution of sodium ions in body tissues;
- affects the activity of enzymes and the permeability of cell membranes;
- the concentration of carbon dioxide is directly proportional to the intensity of the functioning of the digestive glands;
- is a vasodilator;
- calms the nervous system;
- participates in the synthesis of amino acids.
If we add to this that the brain regulates the breathing rate according to the level of carbon dioxide, because the body practically does not react to a change in oxygen concentration within 20%, and the same manipulations with carbon dioxide within 0.1% lead to a sharp reaction from the respiratory center to return the concentration to normal, we can conclude that with therapeutic breathing, used for healing carbon dioxide is more important than oxygen, due to its priority in regulating vital functions. All life on the planet exists thanks to these two components. Without oxygen there is no life, as well as without carbon dioxide, which indicates their equivalence.
§3. Types of human breathing
Despite the fact that many breathing exercises and practices are currently used, they are all based on several types of breathing:
1. Lower (diaphragmatic), middle (costal), upper (clavicular), complete (mixed). Their difference is that each type of breathing is used to ventilate a separate section of the lungs.
1.1 Diaphragmatic breathing is carried out by contracting the diaphragm and abdominal muscles. As you inhale, as the diaphragm lowers, negative pressure in the chest increases, and the lower part of the lungs fills with air. When inhaling, intra-abdominal pressure increases and the abdominal wall protrudes. As you exhale, the abdominal wall returns to its normal position, and the diaphragm rises, ventilating the lower part of the lungs and partly the middle part.
1.2 Costal breathing is carried out using the intercostal muscles, while the chest rises slightly, expands to the sides and slightly upward, and the middle part of the lungs is ventilated.
1.3 With clavicular breathing, respiratory movements occur in the process of raising the clavicles and shoulders upward, while the chest is motionless, the diaphragm is somewhat retracted. The upper part of the lungs is ventilated, a little in the middle.
1.4 Full breathing is a combination of the three previous types of breathing; it ensures uniform ventilation of the entire volume of the lungs.
2. Deep and slow, deep and frequent, shallow and slow, shallow and rapid breathing.
2.1 Deep and slow breathing, during which the inhalation is slow and somewhat stretched. This type of breathing relaxes the body and is used to neutralize uncomfortable conditions and negative emotions.
2.2 Deep and rapid breathing. Twice as often and deeper than natural breathing, it is used in breathing practices to communicate with the totality of the unconscious.
2.3 Shallow and slow breathing. Used in breathing practices for a gradual, gentle exit from them.
2.4 Shallow and rapid breathing. Used to overcome negative experiences, as an effective help with maximum emotions in order to get rid of them.
3. Direct and reverse breathing.
3.1 Direct breathing is a natural type of breathing that is used by humans in everyday life.
3.2 Reverse breathing is characterized by abdominal movements that are opposite to natural ones, and is used occasionally, for example, when performing heavy work. As you inhale, the lower abdomen tenses, tightens, and the diaphragm moves down, allowing air to fill the lungs. When you exhale, the stomach relaxes and the diaphragm rises, removing air from the lungs. When lifting weights, a person breathes this way unconsciously, since reverse breathing allows one to obtain significant physical resources.
§4. How to breathe correctly?
Are there any examples of proper breathing in our lives, a clear demonstration of it? - You can observe correct breathing in animals, babies, a sleeping person (if he is healthy, sober, and “did not refresh himself” with a fair amount of food before going to bed). The secret of this phenomenon is that they all breathe according to the algorithm laid down in them by Nature. Animal physiology functions only according to the laws of nature - a camel does not eat meat, and a lion does not eat thorns. This is how they live, not forgetting to drink water, quickening their breathing when hunting, breathing measuredly in their sleep. Animals are incredibly lucky, since they don’t have food fried or steamed in restaurants in the most unimaginable combinations, desserts, cocktails, whiskey are not for them either, the cycles and rhythms of breathing correspond to natural ones, so animals do not suffer from human diseases.
Follow your breath little man in the cradle - he breathes with his stomach, and his chest is motionless. When he grows up, his body will be tightened in corsets, belts, constricting his breathing, a sea of negative emotions, a cult of food, will fall on him. Measured, free breathing will turn into frequent, superficial breathing, washing away carbon dioxide from tissues and blood, provoking illness. With a sleeping person it is even simpler - consciousness is turned off and the brain, through the respiratory center, regulates the stability of gas exchange in the human body.
How to breathe correctly? - Master the skills to retain carbon dioxide in the body. This phrase could begin and end the article, since it contains the meaning and purpose of breathing, if it convinced you that it is effective, quite accessible, and therefore possible. So let's continue. Everything is really very simple - take a slow, shallow breath, hold your breath, and slowly, shallow exhale. Exhalation is longer than inhalation (1:2), and holding the breath is equal in time to the length of inhalation. Extending exhalation and holding your breath is a way to retain carbon dioxide in the body. The ratio in the respiratory cycle: inhalation - breath holding - exhalation - 1-1-2. Start with an inhalation lasting 2 seconds and your breathing cycle in seconds will look like this - 2-2-4, gradually increase the time of inhalation and exhalation.
Your goal is to achieve no more than 8 such breathing cycles per minute, and then 7, 6, 5. Don’t be alarmed, yogis get by with only 1-2 cycles per minute and feel quite good. An adult has 12 such cycles and there is always a washout of carbon dioxide, so 8 cycles is not a theory, but a harsh fact of life. You can also pause while exhaling. To master this type of breathing faster, with a pause while exhaling, exhale before inhaling. This gives you the opportunity to easily and smoothly move on to the next cycle, because... pre-exhalation relieves excessive excitation of the respiratory center, eliminating disruptions in the rhythm of breathing after it has been delayed.
Practice your chosen type of breathing constantly - at home, at work, in transport. One day, having distracted yourself from controlling your breathing, and then returning to control, you will notice that the body is regularly working out the given program. Over time, he will “record” this algorithm into his respiratory functions. This is not a joke - all body functions can be trained and programmed. You can check the effectiveness of your efforts like this: take a deep breath and exhale slowly. A good result is 35 seconds for men, 25 seconds for women.
Breath holding can be done in one cycle of inhalation and exhalation, but to make a conscious decision, you need to know this. When you hold your breath while inhaling, more blood flows to the lungs and heart, the ventilated surface of the lungs increases, which is why the transfer of oxygen into the blood is more efficient. Carbon dioxide is not removed (breath holding), but accumulates in the blood, promoting its acidification and increased release of oxygen by hemoglobin. Conclusion - by holding your breath while inhaling, you help saturate the body with oxygen and stimulate gas exchange.
While holding your breath while exhaling, the flow of blood to the heart, on the contrary, decreases and the heart begins to contract empty (there is not enough blood) - this negatively affects the functioning of the circulatory system. The lungs also receive little blood, and their ventilated surface decreases (since the lungs are compressed). The concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood sharply increases, the blood becomes acidified, the concentration of hydrogen ions sharply increases, and this is a sure sign of saturation of the body with electrons, i.e. energy. Holding your breath as you exhale stimulates your energy, but first “consult” with your heart so as not to aggravate heart problems, if any.
Never hold your breath at maximum inhalation and exhalation, the recommended figure is 70-80% of the maximum. If you hold your breath at maximum inhalation, this threatens to stretch the lung tissue. When inhaling, you should use more diaphragmatic breathing. Holding your breath at maximum exhalation is a guarantee of unbalanced heart function. If your heart is weak, use minimal breath holding. When exhaling, you also need to work more with your diaphragm.
If you haven’t noticed, I repeat: when inhaling and exhaling, it is recommended to breathe using the diaphragm, because... this is the basis of proper breathing. This breathing is also called the lymphatic heart, as it promotes the pumping of liquid media, massage of internal organs, and normalization of blood circulation in the pelvic, abdominal cavity and legs. If you have a “belly” and no abs, you won’t breathe much, so urgently get abs, based on eliminating the belly. Articles on our website will add enthusiasm and skills on this thorny path: .
It is necessary to breathe through your nose, since in this case the air is filtered and heated, but this is not a dogma. During significant physical exertion, breathing through the mouth is allowed to restore breathing. In addition, some breathing practices use mouth breathing. When breathing through the nose, oxygen ionization occurs, due to which biochemical processes involving oxygen in the lungs occur at a higher quality level. When breathing through the nose, reserves of oxygen are created in the brain, which enters the brain through the frontal ethmoid sinuses. Breathing through the nose is also preferable because it contains receptors that control the rhythm of breathing and the tone of the bronchial muscles.
The rule is a warning. You, of course, remember the grim statistics of how long a person can live without food, water and breathing. It turns out that if you eat incorrectly within the same period (1-2 months), symptoms of diseases will appear, the same experiments with water will “reward” you with symptoms of the disease in a week, with breathing it is completely sad - the reckoning comes in 5 minutes. Therefore, if you decide to improve your health with the help of breathing, carefully study the theory of breathing, its technique, warnings and contraindications, and do not set goals for yourself in the form of achievements and records.
The process of mastering breathing should be step-by-step, gradual, and you will be happy in the form of a healthy mind in a healthy body, pleasant changes in your destiny, and harmonious communication with the outside world. There are also breathing techniques that provide access to the possibilities of the subtle world. God save you from these experiments. As they say: “Entrance is a ruble, exit is a hundred.” For an unprepared person, “exit” is very unlikely and death is not the worst option.
§5. Secrets of effective breathing therapy
A person who has mastered proper breathing automatically starts a self-healing mechanism. The triggering mechanism is an increase in the body’s energy, which previously was only sufficient to process substances entering the body and utilize them. No one yet knows what the process of self-healing is, since the human body is a highly complex system, the knowledge about which is now scanty; all that remains is to state the existence of the phenomenon of self-healing. With proper breathing, and if you also eat properly and drink water, then diseases gradually leave the body. There are many methods to get rid of specific diseases. effective treatment breathing.
What is the difference? - Combinations of various types breathing. In more detail, you already know about the functions of gas exchange, as well as what type of breathing ventilates this or that part of the lungs, how it affects various functions of the body, that is, you can consciously plan the result by choosing the appropriate combination of types of breathing. This is theoretical, but in practice you use a list of diseases, the prevention and treatment of which is provided by a specific method of therapeutic breathing. In addition, the air contains not only oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, but also Vital energy(prana). Prana is the energy that is contained in everything that exists in the universe. Spirit, life, energy, strength are forms of prana. Physical energies(magnetism, heat, light, gravity), vibrating energies are also prana. Prana is a bridge, a thin thread between the physical and spiritual body. When this connection is broken, the spiritual body leaves the physical body, death occurs, i.e. breath is life.
A person is endowed with the ability, through volitional effort, to consciously direct vital energy to problem areas of the body. With the help of breathing, you can regulate a person’s psycho-emotional state, and since negative emotions destroy the body, there is a need to neutralize them. Since the psycho-emotional state has a close connection with breathing, by changing the breathing rhythm (breathing rhythms can be consciously regulated by a person), negative emotions can be neutralized. That is, any disturbance in the body changes the breathing rhythm, but there is also a feedback - by restoring the breathing rhythm, you restore the normal functioning of the body. For example, a person in anger, with a powerful exhalation, throws out negative energy, and a weak breath leads to a loss of the ability to adequately perceive information. You can suppress anger by restoring your normal breathing rhythm, taking a full breath.
When mastering therapeutic breathing, you will have to deal with very brief formulations, without additional explanations. For example: “When you inhale, you feel the coolness of the air; when you exhale, you concentrate on relaxing the muscles of the lower leg, mentally direct it into the muscle, feeling the warmth.” What's the point here? - In breathing practices, different roles are assigned to inhalation and exhalation. Inhalation is life, the universal principle, filling with energy, peace, love, the ability to take (responsibility), a feeling of coolness, mobilization, muscle tension. Exhalation is death, the end of everything, getting rid of unpleasant memories, negativity, neutralizes negative emotions, has a calming effect, relaxes muscles, gives a feeling of warmth. The role of inhalation and exhalation is interpreted based on the psychophysiology of breathing, that is, when performing exercises, you should concentrate your attention on muscle tension while inhaling, and for relaxation, on exhaling.
All therapeutic breathing techniques can be divided into several subgroups according to the complexity of execution and the amount of use of certain functions and properties of the human body:
1. Methods of therapeutic breathing with various combinations of its types (for example, the Buteyko method, Strelnikova breathing exercises).
2. A combination of therapeutic breathing, consciousness, body. This method is more difficult to master and requires great concentration on balance in the interaction of the body, breathing and consciousness (for example, qigong, Norbekov breathing).
3. Methods based on achieving an altered state of consciousness, using circulation breathing (the effect of hyperventilation of the lungs), while breathing, work is carried out with a positive attitude, human sensations are used to gain access to consciousness. The connection between breathing and consciousness, in an altered state, allows you to get rid of the burden of past experiences and mental trauma (for example, rebirthing, holotropic breathing). These are very complex and not entirely safe techniques due to manipulations with the brain, results and consequences that are not always predictable. Therefore, their use is recommended only under the guidance of a Guru. Look for a Guru, not an instructor, as this title is sometimes assumed by random people. However, the Guru must also have a good reputation and recommendations.
As for the first two subgroups of therapeutic breathing, their effectiveness has been proven by widespread use, with positive results, and you will easily understand their principles if you carefully read this article. The most famous technique from the first subgroup of therapeutic breathing is the Buteyko method, or VLGD (volitional elimination of deep breathing, with periodic breath holdings on exhalation). I would like to focus your attention - deep and frequent, then you will understand why. With deep and frequent breathing, the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body is disrupted, the oxygen balance is disrupted, and oxygen starvation increases. Hyperventilation of the lungs with such breathing contributes to the loss of carbon dioxide, produces bronchospasms and more than 150 diseases, including the “incurable” ones - asthma and hypertension, from which VLHD still relieves a person.
But in any situation there will be meticulous and principled people who will definitely ask the question: “How do you explain the facts of effective treatment of hypertension with deep breathing?” And the point is in nuance - for commercial and advertising purposes, it is said only about deep breathing, and not about deep and frequent, since deep, smooth and rhythmic breathing is the correct breathing of a person, which saturates the body with oxygen, and its ratio with carbon dioxide is regulated respiratory center. Hence the effect of changing deep, frequent breathing (oxygen starvation, decreased carbon dioxide concentration) to deep, smooth, rhythmic breathing (normalization of gas exchange balance).
Experts, when asked about the reasons for the effectiveness of these two completely opposite types of breathing, answer somewhat vaguely, saying that the balance of gas exchange is not decisive in the treatment of hypertension and that there are deeper factors of influence. Deeper is most likely prana. If you remember, with proper breathing, the human body is enriched not only with oxygen, but also with prana (universal life energy). Hypertension is not only a narrowing of blood vessels; hypertension can be caused by diseases of certain organs and body functions.
Disease of organs due to improper breathing (for example, liver) is always a decrease in their energy and blood circulation. To restore blood circulation, the body is forced to increase blood pressure - hypertension occurs. As soon as the body begins to be enriched with prana, the energy of the organs increases, due to which disease factors are eliminated, blood circulation and gas exchange are restored - hypertension disappears.
Perceive any information consciously; if there is any economic interest there, be very careful and refer to the primary sources. And yet, each breathing treatment method may have contraindications, so all therapeutic breathing techniques always begin with studying the list of contraindications. If you don’t know anything about your health indicators, then it’s time to consult a doctor.
M. Norbekov’s system (Norbekov’s breathing), which belongs to the 2nd subgroup of therapeutic breathing, allows you to restore the mobility and flexibility of the body, as well as the disruption of connections in the energy field, and effectively raise the energy level of the body. Such a program is implemented due to the fact that the functions of our body contain the possibility of self-healing, and a person is endowed with the ability to activate this process, since his physical body energetically connected with the psyche, emotions, spiritual body. To launch the self-healing mechanism, a complex is used, consisting of physical exercises, Norbekov breathing, energy breathing, and what is very important, a method has been developed for introducing a person into a special psychological state called the Norbekov mood. Norbekov’s mood has another name - the image of youth and health (OMH), against the background of which classes are conducted.
What is OMZ? - Each of us has events and sensations (usually in youth) when you are in the grip of elation, you feel with every cell of your body the strength and health seething in it, that at the moment everything is working out, and the future is wonderful. This condition is always accompanied by side events - it could be a sound, a smell, a flowering meadow. If you train well, you will develop a thought form, sensations that give your soul a holiday. For the author of the book “The Experience of a Fool or the Key to Insight” it was the cry of a donkey, but for example, for me it was the melody of a popular song. After much training and study, my personal image of OMZ was firmly entrenched in my mind. Now, without any effort, just turning on this melody, without going into OMZ for a long time, I feel a surge of energy and health.
What to pay attention to when performing this complex? - Carrying out physical exercise, pay 90% of your attention inside yourself, and not on the mechanics of the exercises. This complex, as well as the physical exercises included in it, have the status energy practice. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor your breathing, concentrating your attention on it; if you are working with some organ, then concentrate your attention on it. That is, first of all, you work with breathing, energy thought forms and thoughts (a thought is also a clot of energy).
Sometimes you have to read articles and watch videos where the “Eye of Revival” (“Five Tibetans”) complex is presented as a set of movements. The benefit is zero. Therefore, if you do not see such recommendations in such methods, put the article or book aside. A word of caution: in these complexes, “breathing” through an organ is sometimes practiced in order to increase its energy. Never practice this kind of breathing through the heart and brain.
When, in the process of therapeutic breathing, you begin to get rid of diseases, you will definitely have to experience health crises. This is the process of diseases leaving your body, but in reverse order, at a faster rate. The process is not very pleasant, but it is better if you know about it and are ready to go through it without fear or disappointment. Better yet, relax, because you are getting rid of diseases. It's more practical. This topic is well presented by G. Malakhov.
Will these skills and knowledge be useful in everyday life? - I once read the recommendations “How to fall asleep faster.” I read, - inhale - pause - exhale, the exhalation is longer than the inhalation and it is added: “For some reason, after this I quickly and imperceptibly fall asleep,” but you know why. By the way, I read another recommendation - closing your eyes, at intervals of 10-15 seconds, open them for a moment until you fall asleep. I tried it, and for some reason I quickly and imperceptibly began to fall asleep. Have pleasant dreams, companions.
If you run (for your health, don’t think anything bad), then you are familiar with the appearance of a second wind; its arrival can be accelerated by holding your breath. For example, if headaches begin, I begin to breathe with an extended breath-hold. Valid more effective than tablets. You already know about emotions, they are reflected in our breathing, change your breathing and the emotion will disappear. During a conversation with a person on whom the solution to some of your problems depends, try to adjust the rhythm of your breathing to the rhythm of your interlocutor’s breathing, as well as his manner of sitting, talking, gestures and facial expressions. The solution to the problem is guaranteed to you - it's called NLP.
In conclusion. Why are we taught all our lives, obliging us to comprehend knowledge that we will never need and on which our life does not depend at all. It is a concrete fact that a person cannot live without breathing, but no one requires us to learn to breathe. Apparently this is not economically feasible. But it’s not that it’s not advisable for you, it’s just completely advisable for you. Do you know that the most successful people on the planet “didn’t graduate from universities.” They educated themselves, but exclusively in applied disciplines. Therefore, apparently, they succeeded. Learn to breathe!
This is all! Detailed, step by step instructions there will be no therapeutic breathing methods, since given the scope of our article, this is counterproductive. Each person is unique in terms of their health, and in a short article we can only give recommendations on how to individually select suitable techniques and convince you to engage in self-education and the practice of therapeutic breathing. In detail, step by step, taking into account your health indicators, you can plan all stages of healing with therapeutic breathing by studying books and articles by famous healers.
We can live for a long time without food, several days without drinking, but life without breathing is measured in minutes. Breathing is the most important of all body functions. Proper breathing is one of the most important processes in our body to maintain health. Also, if you breathe properly, the risk of diseases, including heart attacks, decreases. In Eastern cultures, great importance pay correct technique breathing, and for good reason.
What could be more natural than breathing?
You might be surprised to know that most people don't know that breathing is an act that we do about 20,000 times a day. It is a process such as breathing that can deeply affect our health and general human condition. Many of the breathing exercises are simple, so learning the correct breathing technique does not require much intelligence or strength. Breathing has long been considered necessary to maintain vitality and energy.Western cultures place little emphasis on breathing techniques, which can lead to health problems. Fortunately, changing your breathing habits can be done quite easily if you understand how.
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Exercise techniques to improve breathing
Simple breathing exercises can be done to help the body use oxygen better. At the same time, each person will feel a great surge of energy and an improvement in their general condition.
In order to start breathing correctly, you just need to follow these steps:
- Start by counting how many times you breathe every minute. In a relaxed sitting position, most people breathe between 15 and 25 times per minute.
- Take a lying position. Place a heavy book on your stomach just below your navel.
- Continue to practice this until your breathing becomes natural and effortless and the book is no obstacle to taking deep breaths.
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Here are a few more general rules for more efficient breathing:
- You need to breathe only through your nose as much as possible. The nose pre-warms, humidifies and filters the air before entering the lungs.
- Stand with your arms straight to the side. Start inhaling slowly so that the air fills the lower part of your lungs. To do this, you must relax your abdominal muscles.
- As you continue to inhale slowly, allow the air to fill the middle part of your lungs. You should feel your chest expanding.
- And the last seconds of inhalation should fill the lungs completely. To do this, lift your collarbone and pull your shoulders up and back.
- Now exhale, relaxing your collarbone and shoulders.
Proper breathing is guaranteed to ensure good health for many years.
Why is proper breathing the key to our health?
This is what happens during proper breathing: such a natural process as breathing fills every cell of our body with oxygen, from the vital organs. Without enough oxygen, your body becomes more susceptible to health problems. Those people who do not practice proper breathing are likely to have low level oxygen in the blood, which can lead to disruption of skeletal muscle and metabolic functions, all of which will lead to muscle atrophy and a weakened immune system.
On the contrary, deep breathing increases the level of oxygen in the blood, improving health in every sense of the word - from stimulating digestive processes to improving physical fitness and mental performance.
To find out if we are breathing correctly during deep breaths, you can take a simple test: place your palms on your lower abdomen and inhale a large number of air. Now exhale deeply. If your stomach expands when you inhale and exhale air – .
Correct deep breathing:
- Lowers your heart rate;
- Lowers blood pressure and cardiac output;
- Increases oxygen levels in the blood;
- Promotes clear thinking;
- Relieves stress;
- Increases metabolism;
- Improves blood circulation;
- Support detoxification;
- Proper breathing may even help prevent heart attacks.
Practicing deep breathing exercises speeds up oxygen consumption. Oxygen is the most important in the body. It is a powerful stimulant and its main function is cleansing. Hemoglobin (the respiratory pigment of blood) is an iron molecule that has magnetic properties. It responds to vibrations and carries oxygen through blood components. Iron consists of positive and negative ions. Negative ions are attracted to hemoglobin. They are the most abundant substances in the body. Deep breathing “charges” hemoglobin.
Why is it important to breathe correctly?
Means that our body replenishes the brain and other vital organs with essential nutrients. If you don't breathe correctly, your health will deteriorate significantly:
- Your skin may suffer because it does not receive enough oxygen. It may peel and have an unhealthy appearance;
- Muscles can weaken during the simplest workouts;
- The general condition will worsen and a person who is not breathing properly may feel constantly tired and lethargic because there is a lack of vital nutrients carried in the blood.
Deep breathing and the lymphatic system
Deep breathing is an important process for the functioning of the lymphatic system. What is the lymphatic system? Some people talk about the lymphatic system as our body's sewer system. Every cell in your body is surrounded by lymph.
This is how the lymphatic system works: Blood flows from your heart through arteries into thin, porous capillaries. Blood carries nutrients and oxygen to capillaries, which are located in the lymphatic fluid around cells. Each cell receives nutrients and oxygen for its further functioning. In addition to nourishing cells, the lymphatic system cleanses our body and filters out toxins. It is from the lymphatic system, and in order to activate the work of the lymphatic system you need to breathe correctly and deeply.
Most of us just don't breathe deeply enough. The more oxygen in the blood, the less fatigue and more developed mental abilities. Therefore, in order to feel healthy and full of energy you need to start with proper breathing and you will notice how, with the help of proper gas exchange, your body will resist microorganisms.