Breathing, Carbon Dioxide and the Immune System
The more you overbreathe, the more you lose Carbon Dioxide from your lungs, then the less Carbon Dioxide you have in the blood, making the oxygen stickier to the haemoglobin (this has been known by the medical profession for over 100 years it's call the "Bohr Effect"http://knol.google.com/k/bohr-effect# ) creating OXYGEN STARVATION to the brain, organs, muscles and cells, which disrupts the set of chemical reactions (Metabolism) of the body.
Immune System...
Disturbances to the biochemical environment in which the immune system has to function can be expected to lead to variable forms of immune system failure. As a result the system may over react to pollens or other non-pathogenic invaders. It may fail to deal effectively with bacteria and viruses and could even attack the body’s own cells. http://knol.google.com/k/buteyko-hyperventilation#Immune_System
Ref. Doctor Buteyko Discovery 1952
Asthma Trial - Dr. Robert Cowie - University of Calgary, Canada on Asthma UK's page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1315422225654&oid=40952091012
Breathing is not regulated by the oxygen content of the body, breathing is regulated by the carbon dioxide content. So the more carbon dioxide you breathe off by deep breathing, the more your body wants to breathe, resulting in breathing off more and more crbon dioxide! Every cell in the body requires approx 7% carbon dioxid but only 2% oxygen. Lowering that carbon dioxide level results in the Bohr effect and cause hypoxia or oxygen starvation. The Buteyko breathing method is for everyone for good balanced health and freedom from symptoms of an over responsive immune system. Why not learn the Buteyko method....what have you got to loose???
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