Mar 25, 2014 | Exercises to Combat Sleep Disorders
Learning to breathe permanently through the nose is the first step to addressing overbreathing. The nose serves a number of very important functions, including the following: It warms and humidifies incoming air. It removes a significant amount of germs and...
Mar 25, 2014 | Exercises to Combat Sleep Disorders
A measurement called the control pause (CP) was developed to measure relative breathing volume. Quite simply, it is the length of comfortable breath hold time following an exhalation. All you need is a watch or clock with a second hand. Here is how to measure your...
Mar 25, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders
As your control pause increases, your sleep will be deeper and your need for sleep will lessen. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said that “Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.” In this vein, avoid taking naps during the...
Mar 25, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders
Breathing increases as a result of our modern living style. Factors such as strong emotions, time urgency, tension, anger, stress, anxiety, overeating, processed foods, a belief that taking big breaths is good, lack of exercise, excessive talking, and high...
Mar 25, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders
Good breathing is quiet. Good breathing is calm. Good breathing is invisible. Good breathing is in and out through our nose. Bad breathing is through the mouth. Bad breathing is sighing, snorting and sniffing while resting. Bad breathing is visible movements of...
Mar 25, 2014 | Science of Sleep Disorders
Did you know that the number of breaths per minute during normal healthy breathing is about 10 to 12? Each breath takes in approximately 500 ml of air. As described in any University medical textbook, this amount provides a healthy volume of five to six litters of...
Mar 25, 2014 | Asthma and Food
Food guidelines summary: ✦ Eat only when you feel hungry. ✦ Eat until you feel satisfied. Do not continue to eat because there is food left on your plate. ✦ Eat fruit and vegetables each day. ✦ Eat spices, curries, ginger, garlic, onions and sea salt. ...
Mar 25, 2014 | Asthma and Food
Food plays a large part in our lives and so diet deserves special attention because it is certainly a contributory factor in causing overbreathing. The Asthma Care programme is seventy per cent retraining of breathing, fifteen per cent regular ...
Mar 25, 2014 | Asthma and Exercise
Exercise-induced asthma (also known as EIA) occurs due to an increased volume of breathing brought about by the demands of physical effort. The theory generally accepted among researchers is that increased ventilation cools and dehydrates the ...
Mar 25, 2014 | Asthma and Exercise
It is important to note that depending on the severity of your condition, and on your general medical history, you may need to check with your doctor before starting a new exercise regime. Physical exercise is essential for every asthma sufferer. In fact...
