Hyperventilation Instrumental in Some 200 Diseases

May 15, 2003

Hi folks--

Here is some information that may be very useful to you.

More and more research is being done on the relationship of

hyperventilation to disease. A number of researchers (including

Professor Buteyko from Russia) now believe that hyperventilation

(breathing too much air for the needs of the moment) is instrumental

in some 200 illnesses and diseases, including asthma, chronic fatigue

syndrome, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, eczema, and

many more.

When you hyperventilate you lose too much carbon dioxide too quickly

and this reduces the amount of oxygen getting from your hemoglobin

(in the form of oxyhemoglobin) to the cells of your brain and body.

Carbon dioxide in various forms is necessary for a variety of

important biochemical processes that influence not just cell

oxygenation, but also the acid/alkaline balance and immune system,

the dilation or constriction of blood vessels, the activity of the

digestive system, the regulation of the cardiovascular system, and

the regulation of the nervous system.

If you have a chronic health problem that you need to take regular

medication for or that is not being helped by whatever approach you

are taking, you might want to look at your breathing. If you see that

you breathe through your mouth a lot, snore or experience sleep apnea

at night, hold your breath a lot, find yourself often trying to take

a big breath or gulp down air, or are a fast, upper chest breather,

it is very likely that you chronically hyperventilate.

If you see that you do hyperventilate, the first step, of course, is

to learn to breathe through your nose in the normal activities of

your daily life, even when you are doing aerobics or taking part in

sporting activities. It may also be important to learn to breathe

more slowly, with more parts of your body involved. There are other

things you can do, of course, but they will probably require personal

guidance.

There is an interview with me that you can read on my website for

some more information about chronic hyperventilation,

called " Hyperventilation & Health " on the " Articles & Exercises " page.

With my best wishes,

Dennis Lewis

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