If we look at breathing of sick people (each line in this table represents one western study), we see that sick people breathe about 2-3 times more air than the medical norm, which is 6 litres of air for one minute. However, if we measure oxygenation of sick people, using special devices or stress-free breath holding time test, we see that their body oxygenation is less than normal.
If we look at breathing of sick people (each line in this table represents one western study), we see that sick people breathe about 2-3 times more air than the medical norm, which is 6 litres of air for one minute.
Disease
Minute ventilation
Number of patients
Reference
Normal breathing
6 l/min
-
Medical books
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
Hyper-thyroidism
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
However, if we measure oxygenation of sick people, using special devices or stress-free breath holding time test, we see that their body oxygenation is less than normal. This stunning effect is based on the physiological law: the bigger or deeper one’s breathing pattern at rest, the lower their body oxygenation.
The reasons are following:
1. Breathing more does not increase oxygenation of the arterial blood. Even with very little breathing, our blood in the lungs is well saturated with oxygen (up to about 98%).
2. Overbreathing reduces CO2 content in the body causing vasoconstriction since all smooth muscles of the body become spasmodic when CO2 is lowered.
3. Reduced CO2 also causes the suppressed Bohr effect (the physiological law discovered over a century ago), when red blood cells in capillaries cannot efficiently release oxygen to tissues.
Hence, if sick people manage to restore or normalize their breathing, their body oxygenation will increase and many other negative effects will disappear.
Dr. Buteyko, who headed the classified Soviet project on body oxygenation of astronauts for first Soviet spaceship missions in the 1960’s, also discovered lifestyle factors that influence body oxygenation. Among factors that make breathing heavy and oxygenation low are:- breathing through the mouth- sleeping on one’s back- lack of physical exercise- over-eating- poor posture- over-heating- talking with deep inhalations - nutritional deficiencies- exposure to pollutants, toxins, most medical drugs- and many others.
He developed the Buteyko breathing method, where physical exercise and breathing exercise, when done correctly, are the most influential factors for better body oxygenation.
For more information on breathing, oxygenation, history of the Buteyko therapy, and original Russian translations, please visit http://www.normalbreathing.com
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