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Archive for the ‘Buteyko Kent’ Category
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Stopping snoring is not only good for beating depression, but it is also good for reducing the risk of sleep apnoea, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and accidents that are caused by day time fatigue. People often say, “But I can’t control my breathing when I am asleep, so how can I stop snoring?” The short answer to this is that the way you breathe when you are awake affects the way that you breathe when you are asleep. If you can change your breathing while you are awake with the Buteyko method, then you can stop snoring.
There is a strong link between snoring, a blocked nose and mouth-breathing, which is why almost every conventional treatment involves getting you to shut your mouth and breathe through your nose. Well guess what? You used to breathe like this when you were younger, and in 99% of cases there is absolutely no reason why you cannot do this again, without any gadget, device or machine. You just have to change your breathing back to a healthy level.
In two clinical trials Buteyko has been proven to reduce the amount of air a person breathes by 31%. This reduced asthma symptoms by 71%. After personally using this method, and teaching it to thousands of people, I firmly believe that you can get the same kind of results with snoring.
Of course you don’t have to change your breathing with Buteyko, but instead you could try surgery, mouthguards, special pillows, tapes, chin straps… first. And then you can try Buteyko after you find that these things only bandaid the problem because if you don’t use these gadgets you will snore again.
From Buteyko Newsletter By Jennifer Stark
 Snoring's no joke!
Tags: CPAP, depression, fatigue, heart disease, mouth breathing, sleep apnoea, sleep problems, snoring
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Cardiovascular disease kills over 110,000 people every year in the UK alone. More than 25% of the world’s adult population is hypertensive, and it has been estimated that this figure will increase to 30% by 2025. Dr Buteyko cured himself of life-threatening hypertension that did not respond to medical treatment by learning to breathe normally. This laid the foundation for his life’s research work and eventually to the respiratory & lifestyle training system that is now called the Buteyko Method. So where is the beetroot connection? A study published in the US Journal Hypertension showed that beetroot juice is as
 Buteyko Method or Beetroot, the Hypertensive's Choice effective as nitrate tablets in reducing blood pressure. Amrita Ahluwalia, author of the study and professor of vascular pharmacology at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry said they had now proved why. The research shows that the inorganic nitrate content in beetroot is changed into the gas nitric oxide when eaten. This gas keeps the blood vessels open and relaxed and keeps blood pressure down. Here is the connection; we produce nitric oxide when we breathe up to 50% of it is produced in our nasal passages only when we breathe through our noses. There is a strong correlation between hypertension and hyperventilation and the most common factor found in people with these conditions is that they mouth breathe. Hence less nitric oxide is produced. There are however many more physiological consequences of hyperventilation that also raise blood pressure ( spasm of smooth muscle, reduced oxygen delivery of blood, etc) that may be found in other articles. See this article for more details< http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/10433877.stm> The conclusion is those with hypertension might be able to reduce their blood pressure by eating more beetroot or if they don’t like beetroot, they could learn how to breathe normally instead!
Tags: Add new tag, Angina, breath, breath training, breathing, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, buteyko hypertension, drug therapy, drugs, health, hyperventilation, medicines, mouth breathing, nitic oxide, nose, over breathing, phamaceuticals, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
Posted in Buteyko Kent, General health, Research, breathing, drug therapy | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Did you ever stop to think what happens when you take a breath? Like most of us the answer is almost certainly , no!
Well, take a minute now to find out. Our in-breath draws in air that gives us access to the oxygen we need to live, our out-breath removes carbon dioxide and unused air. What most people don’t know is the simple fact that taking in oxygen does not automatically mean absorbing oxygen, in fact good absorption of oxygen by our tissue requires just the right amount of carbon dioxide in our bloodstream. If the carbon dioxide level is too high we suffer from the ill effects of too much of this gas and that may make use yawn or breathe more to clear the surplus out but if the carbon dioxide level is too low we suffer from poor oxygenation of our tissue, respiratory alkalosis, spasm of smooth muscle and a widespread breakdown of all our body’s chemistry. The consequences of the latter may include the development of any one or more of the A to Z of modern diseases including asthma, allergies, angina, hay fever, hypertension, sleep apnoea, panic attacks, anxiety states, migraines, IBS, ………….It is safe to say that there is no disease that could not benefit from normalizing our breathing! When however did anyone advise you that you could help yourself to better health simply by improving your breathing? Probably never as we all have been led to believe that breathing is something we all do perfectly and automatically! If that is the case it is a unique human activity, as I can think of no activitiy we all do perfectly! So let’s all learn to breathe correctly. How? There are many ways but I am convinced one of the most effective ways is through the training and insight that The Buteyko Method gives people. Oh yes! You believe your breathing is OK? Why not check it now on this site?
Tags: Add new tag, Asthma, breath, breath training, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, buteyko hay fever, buteyko hypertension, buteyko sleep, buteyko sleep apmea, carbon dioxide, hyperventilation, mouth breathing, nitic oxide, nose, over breathing, oxygen, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
 In just five days, you can learn safe, simple, but highly effective breathing techniques that will help you to take control of your asthma – and stop it controlling you.
The Buteyko method can dramatically improve your breathing in just five short session. Improve your quality of life and give you the techniques and confidence to better manage your asthma.
It may help you reduce your need for drugs.
Buteyko is suitable for adults and children. It is endorsed by the British Thoracic Society and proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials* Detailed research information HERE
We hope that this site will enable you to understand the basics of our training method and the impact this may have on your health, once you are satisfied you’ve learnt enough and want to take the next step to
train yourself you have a number of options:
1. Download the free book ‘ Escape from Asthma”, this will get you started,
2. If you have Skype video facility contact us for details of the training on Skype,
3. Request our DVD Training Pack for learning at home with telephone and/or e-mail support,
4. If you are within “commuter” distance from Hawkhurst, Kent, UK enquire about enrolling on one of our local courses and finally
5. You could search the internet for “Buteyko” to find a local practitioner or check HERE
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Tags: Asthma, asthma management, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, Buteyko, buteyko breathing, Exercise, hospitalization, sports performance, the Buteyko Method
Posted in Asthma, Buteyko Kent, Health promotion, Research, quality of life | 10 Comments »
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Chronic hidden hyperventilation (CHHV) is almost the norm in the West, the new pandemic! Dr L C Lum of Papworth & Addenbrooks Hospitals Cambridge described the effects of CHHV as protean.
CHHV has been associated with the A to Z of most modern diseases from asthma to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
CHHV leads to major physiological changes throughout the body that have been thoroughly researched and documented.
It takes about 30 seconds to identify CHHV in any patient (See “Check Your Own Breathing” on this site or watch video: Check your own breathing. )
Once identified the doctor could easily give his patient some simple basic tips for improving their breathing or refer to a practice nurse to help the patient.
By addressing CHHV many associated health problems will be helped and the need for drug therapy may be reduced with a financial saving, reduced risk of adverse side effects and a increased quality of life. References available on request.
Tags: asthma management, breath, breath training, breathing, British Thoracic Society, buteyko breathing, buteyko hay fever, buteyko hypertension, buteyko sleep, buteyko sleep apmea, doctor, drugs, GP, health, hyperventilation, hyperventilation. asthma, over breathing, practice., side-effects, wellbeing
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
The Buteyko Method could help you return to living a full normal life again. It teaches you how to improve your breathing in five training sessions. This will help you take better control of your asthma, safely reduce your need for drugs and improve the quality of your life. The method is endorsed by the British Thoracic Society and proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials.
Tags: Angina, Asthma, asthma management, Buteyko, death from asthma, drug therapy, drugs, hospitalization, hypertension, hyperventilation, medicines, phamaceuticals, sleep apnoea, Stress, the Buteyko Method
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Although the Buteyko Method is recognized worldwide for asthma management many people seek this training for the numerous conditions associated with hyperventilation. This year alone I have taught people with anxiety, panic attacks, sleep apnoea, depression, emphysema, COPD and others who have no illness but wanted to improve their health or sporting performance.
The general rule is “if you are breathing more than normal your health will be adversely affected and you will benefit from Buteyko training”
Once you have learnt the Buteyko Method you have the knowledge for life.
Don’t waste this opportunity to raise your QOL and general health, check your own breathing on this site now, then decide to improve it.
Next Free Introductory Talks in Hawkhurst & Crowborough, Kent UK Phone for details and to book 01580 752852 You will learn how to improve your breathing and hence your health even with this short talk. You will learn how you can start to take better control over your asthma right now!
The next courses will be held in Hawkhurst, Crowborough and Tunbridge Wells Kent in July, phone for Registration Form & details.
Tags: breath, breathing, Buteyko, depression, exercises, health, hypertension, hyperventilation, IBS, marathon, ME, over breathing, panic attacks, sleep apnoea, Stress, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
Posted in Buteyko Kent, General health, Stress management, quality of life, sports performance | 23 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
It is known that asthma can kill where its management is poor. The modern drug therapy offers a degree of management but with the potential risk of long term adverse reactions. When the underlying cause according to the findings of Dr Konstantin Buteyko, namely chronic hidden hyperventilation is addressed , the control and management is greatly improved and the need for medicine dramatically reduced. Furthermore the asthma sufferer is better able to monitor the risk of serious asthma attacks easily on a day to day basis and is also able to take corrective action when the risks increase, thereby reducing the frequency of emergency medical interventions or hospitalization. The Buteyko Method has been clinically trialled and offers an invaluable aid to management of this debilitating, life threatening condition that accounts for serious impaired quality of life and millions of sickness days lost at work.
Tags: Asthma, asthma management, breath, breathing, Buteyko, death from asthma, drug therapy, drugs, health, hospitalization, hyperventilation, medical emergency, medicines, mouth breathing, over breathing, the Buteyko Method, wellbeing
Posted in Asthma, Buteyko Kent, General health, quality of life | 67 Comments »
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Yes you can escape the clutches of asthma, safely reduce your medication and enjoy a healthier more active life without the wheeze. This is not magic just plain simple good medicine, now endorsed by the British Thoracic Society. That just leaves you to take the next step…. learn the Buteyko Method.
 Your free guide to start on a journey to better health.
Tags: Angina, Asthma, breathing, British Thoracic Society, Buteyko, hyperventilation, sick, the Buteyko Method, wheeze
Posted in Asthma, Buteyko Kent | 48 Comments »
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Maybe you weren’t told at school how useful our noses are?
You have a most amazing piece of equipment in the nose, so why not use it?.
Just to give you a brief idea of what it does I’ll list some of them here:
It cleans the air we breathe of dust and dirt
It warms the air in cold weather so the lungs don’t get chilled
It kills most bacteria in the air protecting us from many infective agents hitting the lungs
It moisturizes the dry air in our centrally heated homes so as not to irritate the lungs
It produces 50% of the nitric oxide needed in the body, this substance kills germs and dilates blood vessels.
The net effect is a nose breather has near perfect air entering the delicate tissue of our lungs, the mouth breather’s lungs get whatever is floating in the air, dust, bugs, and my mother used to say flies would be breathed in if I kept my mouth open!
An essential part of Buteyko training is teaching people to nose breathe when exercising, sleeping, relaxing or talking.
One Buteyko student was a marathon runner and can now run better just nose breathing.
Tags: bacteria, marathon, mouth breathing, nitic oxide, nose
Posted in Buteyko Kent, General health, sports performance | 91 Comments »
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