Hyperventilation: Breathing Effects on Brain Oxygen and Health

Chronic hyperventilation syndrome is common in modern people. Such breathing reduces oxygen transport to brain and other body cells.

Over 90% of modern population breathe much more than the medical norm 24/7. It is called chronic hyperventilation syndrome. You can check these medical studies here (over 20 references):
http://www.normalbreathing.com/i-hyperventilation.php

Furthermore, when people breathe 2-3 times more air than the medical norm, they are usually totally unaware that their breathing is too heavy.

What are the main physiological and biochemical effects of over-breathing on our brains? There are 3 key effects:
- reduced perfusion or blood supply for the brain cells;
- lowered oxygenation of brain tissues
- and increased excitability of the nerve cells (spontaneous and/or asynchronous firing of neurons).

These effects can cause stress, anxiety, sleeping problems, phobias, panic attacks and even mental problems. As a result, healthy breathing is crucial for good or normal mental health.

All these effects have been confirmed by hundreds of physiological research studies and are based on CO2 deficiency in the arterial blood due to hyperventilation. Dr. Buteyko devoted his life to studying chronic hyperventilation syndrome and effects of CO2 on the human organism.

More information about effects of heavy breathing on brain oxygen levels:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/index-O2-transport.php

Symptoms of hyperventilation:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/hyperventilation-symptoms.php

Causes of hyperventilation:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/causes-of-hyperventilation.php

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Tags:

• hyperventilation
• chronic hyperventilation
• hyperventilation syndrome
• breathing
• brain
• oxygen
• brain oxygen
• mental health
• stress
• anxiety

[MrCripster76]

why not drink baking soda for CO2?

[artour2006]

@MrCripster76

For most people, it does not change their breathing at all. They eliminate extra CO2 with breathing more. Exercise with nose breathing is much better.

[bunker4prez]

@liveguy7 i've had this problem. i find the best way to correct breathing is to breathe through the nose - persevere, you will naturally correct your imbalances.

[liveguy7]

Plus, this seems to be all about money. Practitioners teaching this advocate that you use them to learn it....lol, they are way too expensive. People should be making this available to the world without charging them the way they do. It's breathing for crying out loud.

[liveguy7]

I can't discipline myself to do this consistently. I tried this type of breathing for a week and I got even more stressed. The theory sounds great but the application for me seems very difficult.

[branchingvine]

Excellent video!

[dookiee0000001]

Thanks so much for this. Very helpful and informative.

[PureAFM]

shame ur hard to hear

[evanronnie]

I CONCORto the frankness of his theroy

[GetMeThere1]

I have yet to get any actual learning materials for Buteyko breathing. But I have been "experimenting" for a couple of days on my own--simply trying to always breathe through the nose and, for long periods, trying to take very small breaths and acheive a feeling of "air hunger."

It is VERY CLEAR that my mind is MUCH calmer and clearer!