Mar 25, 2014 | The Facts About Asthma
There is no universally accepted definition of asthma. The Concise Oxford Dictionary describes it as ‘a disease of respiration characterised by difficult breathing, cough etc.’. Any good medical book will describe it in more technical terms but ‘difficult breathing’ is...
Mar 25, 2014 | The Facts About Asthma
So what is asthma and what are the symptoms? The condition consists of inflammation, tightening and swelling of the airways in the respiratory system, resulting in obstruction of the flow of air to and from the lungs. The symptoms of asthma include breathlessness,...
Mar 25, 2014 | Your Breathing Muscles
The three main groups of muscles used for breathing are the diaphragm, intercostal and accessory. Adopting diaphragmatic breathing is important for reducing hyperventilation. The diaphragm is a strong, thin, flat sheet of muscle which separates the chest...
Mar 14, 2014 | History of Buteyko
The Buteyko Method was developed in the 1950’s by Russian doctor Konstantin Buteyko. His method has been practiced by hundreds of thousands of people for a variety of conditions including asthma, blood pressure, sleeping difficulties, anxiety, stress, panic attacks...
Mar 14, 2014 | Patrick's Story
My work is about helping people to take control of their asthma safely and without the need for medication. In this blog entry you will read about how I transformed myself from an acute asthmatic with a permanent illness requiring daily drug intake, and...
