too much oxygen???

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sat nam everybody,

a friend of mine was told by a 'personal trainer' that it is possible

for the body to get TOO much oxygen. he said that is why it's important

to take antioxydants. this sounds wrong to me! isn't breath of fire, for

example, an exercise to increase the amount of oxygen in the body?? how

can oxygen be bad? or is this true, and part of the reason we are

encouraged to take longer, deeper breaths when we *aren't* practicing

pranayama?

i have heard that our lifespan is set at a certain number of breaths,

and when we've used them up is when we die. but even that doesn't speak

to the actual amount of oxygen our bodies receive. i've also heard that

cancerous organs that are removed, are found to be oxygen-deprived. so

it seems to me, the more oxygen (prana!), the better. can anyone clear

this up for me?

thank you!

sue in seattle