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September 1st, 2010
Stopping snoring is not only good for beating depression, but it is also good for reducing the risk of sleep apnoea, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and accidents that are caused by day time fatigue. People often say, “But I can’t control my breathing when I am asleep, so how can I stop snoring?” The short answer to this is that the way you breathe when you are awake affects the way that you breathe when you are asleep. If you can change your breathing while you are awake with the Buteyko method, then you can stop snoring.
There is a strong link between snoring, a blocked nose and mouth-breathing, which is why almost every conventional treatment involves getting you to shut your mouth and breathe through your nose. Well guess what? You used to breathe like this when you were younger, and in 99% of cases there is absolutely no reason why you cannot do this again, without any gadget, device or machine. You just have to change your breathing back to a healthy level.
In two clinical trials Buteyko has been proven to reduce the amount of air a person breathes by 31%. This reduced asthma symptoms by 71%. After personally using this method, and teaching it to thousands of people, I firmly believe that you can get the same kind of results with snoring.
Of course you don’t have to change your breathing with Buteyko, but instead you could try surgery, mouthguards, special pillows, tapes, chin straps… first. And then you can try Buteyko after you find that these things only bandaid the problem because if you don’t use these gadgets you will snore again.
From Buteyko Newsletter By Jennifer Stark
 Snoring's no joke!
Tags: CPAP, depression, fatigue, heart disease, mouth breathing, sleep apnoea, sleep problems, snoring
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August 21st, 2010
Rebecca Adlington is an asthmatic, has won gold medals for her swimming. Why has her asthma helped her do this?
All asthmatics breathe 2 or 3 times more than normal, this lowers carbon dioxide in the body to dangerously low levels (We all need carbon dioxide, like every living thing on the planet,to survive. It is essential for life. ) This is one of the main factors that lead to “asthma attacks” caused by smooth muscle wrapped around airways spasming, tightening and restricting breathing. This can be seen as the body’s way of stopping hyperventilation and further carbon dioxide loss that could be life threatening.
Now let us consider Rebecca ready to win the next medal at the side of the pool. Because she is asthmatic, she has a very low carbon dioxide store in her body before she dives under the water. Whilst swimming half the length under water she cannot breathe so her carbon dioxide levels rise to normal, she surfaces and completes the swim above water now with optimal carbon dioxide and oxygen in her body. This scenario is very similar to a pearl diver who trains himself to purposefully hyperventilate before diving thus giving him much longer under water before needing to surface.
So, what’s the conclusion? should we look for future great swimmers from the population of 5.3 million asthmatics in the UK? Should Rebecca carry on suffering the misery of asthma in order to stay on top?
No. We should all breathe normally during our normal daily lives, this may reduce the risk of succumbing to over a hundred modern diseases and extend our healthy lives. However if you want to replicate Rebecca’s experience try hyperventilating before diving into the water but take care not to over do it as you could pass out! Pearl divers don’t spend their leisure time hyperventilating , they only do this when at work otherwise they would shorten their life expectancy somewhat or suffer asthma, hypertension, hay fever, panic attacks, IBS, ME and a myriad other possible ailments that are treated with drugs in our society.
 Asthma helps gold medalist!
Tags: Asthma, carbon dioxide, drug therapy, Exercise, health, hyperventilation, over breathing, pearl divers, swimming
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July 26th, 2010
Exercise and Asthma
Asthmatics often have a problem with exercise because they either lack stamina and need to slow down or stop sooner than they would like, or they develop breathing difficulties. Why does this happen?
Since at least 1968 it has been well-documented that people who have asthma breathe more air each minute than is considered normal, and this elevated breathing pattern continues when the person sleeps, watches television, and of course while exercising.
During exercise, everyone has to breathe more air, but if you are already breathing more than you really need to before you even start, then the extra burden will cause more problems than usual.
Part of the problem is that while breathing too much air, additional pollen, dust and pollutants are also inhaled. The airways try to restrict the intake of these irritants by narrowing the airways, which makes the breathing muscles work harder to provide sufficient gas exchange for the desired level of activity, creating fatigue sooner rather than later.
The other major part of the problem is that an excessive breathing pattern creates an abnormally high rate of cooling and drying of the airways. Airways function best when they are warm and moist, and so they react in a negative way to this excessive breathing.
To compensate for the drying out, airways increase mucus production, and in an effort to slow down the flow of air, the inner airway lining swells and the outer smooth muscle tightens. These are symptoms of asthma, but instead of recognising that breathing too much air is causing the problem, the person usually just takes a puff of their reliever and continues to breathe badly. The more you breathe the more short of breath and the tighter the airways become…
You seldom see animals with asthma, and you also seldom see them breathing through their mouth, even when they are exercising. So take a leaf out of their book and go a little slower so that you do not become excessively short of breath. By following this rule you will build fitness without distressing yourself. Copy of article by Jenny Stark www.buteykoworks.com
 Asthmatics can exercise!
Tags: Asthma, asthma management, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, Exercise, hospitalization, sports performance, the Buteyko Method
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July 16th, 2010
 Suppress the dis-ease is one option, e.g. take a pain killer. Control your body’s attempts to deal with the problem behind the dis-ease, e.g. use an anti inflammatory drug to calm down severe inflammatory reactions would be another way. Ignore it , it may go away, e.g this would be called expectant treatment this might make sense sometimes. Remove the offending part could be the only choice left sometimes e.g. tonsilectomy . Or just dig deeper than the dis-ease and try to find its origins, this could be a very effective and long lasting solution for the patient e.g. teach correct breathing , diet, exercise, relaxation and self -esteem, help develop a whole person. Who knows this last approach may become the medicine of the 21st century? If that were to happen all mainstream medicine would become complementary medicine and a large part of CAM would become mainstream medicine, now wouldn’t that be a revolutionary concept? There are osteopaths who see , like its founder, surgical intervention complementary to their work. If the person cannot help themselves, cannot be helped by naturopathic means then modern medicine may be the only solution left. In the last 50 years we have taught people to take less and less responsibility for their health and put that responsibility on the shoulders of the doctor or surgeon. We now find the burden too great practically and financially. The gentle revolution is beginning. The Buteyko Method has a prime place in this new individual health empowerment.
Tags: breath training, breathing, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, drug therapy, drugs, health, hyperventilation, medicines, phamaceuticals, sick, Stress, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
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July 9th, 2010
 BP yes, CP no! That seems strange to me, does it to you?
That life’s most fundamental activity BREATHING, is not routinely checked by western doctors, unless of course you are complaining of breathing difficulties like asthma or bronchitis.
If there were just one measure allowed when checking the health of a person I would suggest THEIR BREATHING would be the best choice. Why?
Firstly it’s a quick, easy and cheap test. It takes less than a minute, is not invasive and does not require special expensive equipment. (See “Check Your Own Breathing” on this site).
Secondly, many wiser than myself have claimed dysfunctional breathing may be the cause of over a hundred modern diseases, so wouldn’t it make sense to at least diagnose it and then even address the problem?
Thirdly, although is breathing normally automatic and unconscious - like our heart, liver, kidneys activity - we can take conscious control of it and change our bad breathing habits for good normal ones.
Fourthly, this route to better health and wellbeing empowers the patient, reduces reliance on medical care and drugs and surely this is what the best health care is all about?
Two thousand years ago a wise man said: “The perfect man breathes as if he is not breathing.” - Lao-Tzu (circa 4th century BC)
Tags: Add new tag, breath training, breathing, drug therapy, drugs, health, medicines, wellbeing
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June 29th, 2010
Cardiovascular disease kills over 110,000 people every year in the UK alone. More than 25% of the world’s adult population is hypertensive, and it has been estimated that this figure will increase to 30% by 2025. Dr Buteyko cured himself of life-threatening hypertension that did not respond to medical treatment by learning to breathe normally. This laid the foundation for his life’s research work and eventually to the respiratory & lifestyle training system that is now called the Buteyko Method. So where is the beetroot connection? A study published in the US Journal Hypertension showed that beetroot juice is as
 Buteyko Method or Beetroot, the Hypertensive's Choice effective as nitrate tablets in reducing blood pressure. Amrita Ahluwalia, author of the study and professor of vascular pharmacology at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry said they had now proved why. The research shows that the inorganic nitrate content in beetroot is changed into the gas nitric oxide when eaten. This gas keeps the blood vessels open and relaxed and keeps blood pressure down. Here is the connection; we produce nitric oxide when we breathe up to 50% of it is produced in our nasal passages only when we breathe through our noses. There is a strong correlation between hypertension and hyperventilation and the most common factor found in people with these conditions is that they mouth breathe. Hence less nitric oxide is produced. There are however many more physiological consequences of hyperventilation that also raise blood pressure ( spasm of smooth muscle, reduced oxygen delivery of blood, etc) that may be found in other articles. See this article for more details< http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10433877.stm> The conclusion is those with hypertension might be able to reduce their blood pressure by eating more beetroot or if they don’t like beetroot, they could learn how to breathe normally instead!
Tags: Add new tag, Angina, breath, breath training, breathing, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, buteyko hypertension, drug therapy, drugs, health, hyperventilation, medicines, mouth breathing, nitic oxide, nose, over breathing, phamaceuticals, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
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June 22nd, 2010
Did you ever stop to think what happens when you take a breath? Like most of us the answer is almost certainly , no!
Well, take a minute now to find out. Our in-breath draws in air that gives us access to the oxygen we need to live, our out-breath removes carbon dioxide and unused air. What most people don’t know is the simple fact that taking in oxygen does not automatically mean absorbing oxygen, in fact good absorption of oxygen by our tissue requires just the right amount of carbon dioxide in our bloodstream. If the carbon dioxide level is too high we suffer from the ill effects of too much of this gas and that may make use yawn or breathe more to clear the surplus out but if the carbon dioxide level is too low we suffer from poor oxygenation of our tissue, respiratory alkalosis, spasm of smooth muscle and a widespread breakdown of all our body’s chemistry. The consequences of the latter may include the development of any one or more of the A to Z of modern diseases including asthma, allergies, angina, hay fever, hypertension, sleep apnoea, panic attacks, anxiety states, migraines, IBS, ………….It is safe to say that there is no disease that could not benefit from normalizing our breathing! When however did anyone advise you that you could help yourself to better health simply by improving your breathing? Probably never as we all have been led to believe that breathing is something we all do perfectly and automatically! If that is the case it is a unique human activity, as I can think of no activitiy we all do perfectly! So let’s all learn to breathe correctly. How? There are many ways but I am convinced one of the most effective ways is through the training and insight that The Buteyko Method gives people. Oh yes! You believe your breathing is OK? Why not check it now on this site?
Tags: Add new tag, Asthma, breath, breath training, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, buteyko hay fever, buteyko hypertension, buteyko sleep, buteyko sleep apmea, carbon dioxide, hyperventilation, mouth breathing, nitic oxide, nose, over breathing, oxygen, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
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June 9th, 2010
Did you know that you can help manage your asthma better with simple breathing exercises? Did you know the method for doing this has been clinically researched and proved successful? Did you know it will help “get your life back”; better sleep, exercise without breathlessness, less wheezing more energy? Did you know the method of training has been endorsed by the British Thoracic Society and that this year nurses will be training on the first University course in the UK? If you want to know more about this method contact us at info@AsthmaCareKent.co.uk
Tags: Asthma, asthma management, breath, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, buteyko hay fever, buteyko hypertension, buteyko sleep, buteyko sleep apmea, exercises, health, hyperventilation, mouth breathing, over breathing, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing, wheeze
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May 31st, 2010
 In just five days, you can learn safe, simple, but highly effective breathing techniques that will help you to take control of your asthma – and stop it controlling you.
The Buteyko method can dramatically improve your breathing in just five short session. Improve your quality of life and give you the techniques and confidence to better manage your asthma.
It may help you reduce your need for drugs.
Buteyko is suitable for adults and children. It is endorsed by the British Thoracic Society and proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials* Detailed research information HERE
We hope that this site will enable you to understand the basics of our training method and the impact this may have on your health, once you are satisfied you’ve learnt enough and want to take the next step to
train yourself you have a number of options:
1. Download the free book ‘ Escape from Asthma”, this will get you started,
2. If you have Skype video facility contact us for details of the training on Skype,
3. Request our DVD Training Pack for learning at home with telephone and/or e-mail support,
4. If you are within “commuter” distance from Hawkhurst, Kent, UK enquire about enrolling on one of our local courses and finally
5. You could search the internet for “Buteyko” to find a local practitioner or check HERE
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Tags: Asthma, asthma management, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, Exercise, hospitalization, sports performance, the Buteyko Method
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May 27th, 2010
Chronic hidden hyperventilation (CHHV) is almost the norm in the West, the new pandemic! Dr L C Lum of Papworth & Addenbrooks Hospitals Cambridge described the effects of CHHV as protean.
CHHV has been associated with the A to Z of most modern diseases from asthma to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
CHHV leads to major physiological changes throughout the body that have been thoroughly researched and documented.
It takes about 30 seconds to identify CHHV in any patient (See “Check Your Own Breathing” on this site or watch video: Check your own breathing. )
Once identified the doctor could easily give his patient some simple basic tips for improving their breathing or refer to a practice nurse to help the patient.
By addressing CHHV many associated health problems will be helped and the need for drug therapy may be reduced with a financial saving, reduced risk of adverse side effects and a increased quality of life. References available on request.
Tags: asthma management, breath, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, buteyko breathing, buteyko hay fever, buteyko hypertension, buteyko sleep, buteyko sleep apmea, doctor, drugs, GP, health, hyperventilation, hyperventilation. asthma, over breathing, practice., side-effects, wellbeing
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