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Breathing pattern of sick peopleAll available western medical evidence indicates that mildly, not critically, sick people breathe 24/7 about 2-3 times more air than the physiological norms (which is 6 liters per minute) and have REDUCED body oxygenation as a result of deep breathing. All available western medical evidence indicates that mildly, not critically, sick people breathe 24/7 about 2-3 times more air than the physiological norms (which is 6 liters per minute). Consider this table with western respiratory data: Disease Minute ventilation (± standard deviation) Number of patients Reference Heart disease 15 (±4) l/min 22 Dimopoulou et al, 2001 Heart disease 16 (±2) l/min 11 Johnson et al, 2000 Heart disease 12.2 (±3.3) l/min 132 Fanfulla et al, 1998 Heart disease 14 (±4) l/min 88 Clark et al, 1995 Diabetes 12-17 l/min 26 Bottini et al, 2003 Diabetes 10-20 l/min 28 Tantucci et al, 1997 Asthma 15 l/min 8 Johnson et al, 1995 Asthma 14.1 (±5.7) l/min 39 Bowler et al, 1998 Asthma 12 l/min 101 McFadden & Lyons, 1968 COPD 12.2 (±1.9) l/min 10 Sinderby et al, 2001 Liver cirrhosis 11-18 l/min 24 Epstein et al, 1998 Hyperthyroidism 14.9 (±0.6) l/min 42 Kahaly, 1998 Cystic fibrosis 13 (±1.8) l/min 10 Bell et al, 1996 Cystic fibrosis 11-14 l/min 6 Tepper et al, 1983 Epilepsy 12.8 l/min 12 Esquivel et al, 1991 Table 1.1 Minute ventilation of patients with different health problems. Note that none of these or other studies showed or proved that there are sick people with these and many other conditions who breathe normally. All these people breathe too much. If you observe the breathing of sick people, you will notice that their breathing is usually visible (likely chest and belly movements) and audible (possible panting, wheezing, sighing, yawning, sneezing, coughing, deep inhalations or exhalations). The mouth may be open. For sick people, the durations of inhalations and exhalations, breathing rate, amount of air inhaled per breath and other parameters are very individual. Many sick people can have the following parameters of the breathing cycle (see the Figure below): inhalation (about 1.5-2 s), exhalation (1.5-2 s), no automatic pause; the depth of inhalation is about 700-1,000 ml; breathing rate is about 15-20 times per minute.
As tens of western medical studies revealed, sick people have reduced body oxygenation due to their overbreathing. A typical breath holding time of a mildly sick person is about 10-20 s, instead of 40 s, as it should be in case of normal breathing. (In order to measure body oxygenation is seconds, measure your breath holding time after usual exhalation and only until the first discomfort or without pushing yourself. The maximum breath holding time is about twice longer than the time for the test suggested here.) Hence, all evidence and experience show that sick people, with many common health problems, have heavy and deep breathing with reduced body oxygenation. Breathing retraining, towards the norm Article Tags: Breath Holding Time, Sick People, Sick People,, Body Oxygenation, Breath Holding, Holding Time Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORDr. Artour Rakhimov (www.normalbreathing.com) is one of the leading world’s breathing educators and teacher of the Buteyko self-oxygenation medical therapy. He is the author of books and the educational website www.normalbreathing.com devoted to natural self-oxygenation, breathing education and breathing retraining. 
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