IS IT POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH BY CHANGING THE WAY YOU BREATHE?
YES, but it does take commitment, YOUR commitment.
If you put the work in you WILL get rewards.
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE FREE FROM ASTHMA JUST BY CHANGING THE WAY YOU
BREATHE?
If you have asthma it is probably because you are
over-breathing virtually all the time and not aware of it, but you probably feel the opposite, that you can't get enough air.
HOW DO WE KNOW THIS?
It was Professor Konstantin Buteyko who discovered
this in 1952 and who this method of breathing was named after. He observed patients in Moscow hospitals who were
suffering from hypertension, angina, chronic bronchitis and other illnesses and discovered they were breathing far more
than healthy people. Over the next ten years he researched every aspect of breathing in hundreds of healthy and ill
people. He concluded that it was continuous over-breathing that caused these problems.
DOES THE AMOUNT WE BREATHE MATTER?
YES, a healthy person at rest will breathe around 3-5
litres of oxygen per minute. Typically a person with asthma will breathe at a rate of 10 litres per minute. It is a known
fact that you can't have an asthma attack if breathing levels are maintained at 3 litres of oxgygen per minute, if they
reduce their breathing.
CAN I GET MORE OXYGEN BY BREATHING MORE AIR?
The short answer is NO, firstly when you breathe normally
(haemaglobin, the major carrier of oxygen in the body) is saturated with oxygen by 96% -98%. When you breathe more, you can
increase oxygen negligibly, but you lose vital carbon dioxide which is essential for oxygen utilization. If the level of carbon
dioxide in the body drops, the haemaglobin does not RELEASE oxygen to the tissues, thereby causing oxygen starvation
(Bohr effect). So the more you breathe the LESS oxygen the tissues and organs receive.
WHY WOULD LOW CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS CAUSE AN ASTHMA ATTACK?
If the carbon dioxide levels in the lungs fall towards
3% (which would be fatal because no oxygen could be released from the blood supply) the body's own natural defence mechanism
automatically tries to stop further loss.
The first thing that happens is contraction of the bronchial
muscles around the airways causing increasing tightness around the chest. Next, the amount of mucous released from the
surface of the airways increases enormously, third the cells lining the walls of the airways become inflamed and enlarged.
So an asthma attack is simply the body's natural response to low levels of carbon dioxide.
HOW LONG BEFORE I CAN ACHIEVE RESULTS FROM BUTEYKO?
Your progress depends on your efforts, condition and commitment,
but you will feel its benefits as soon as you start practicing the method regardless of your condition. As I stated earlier,
after two sessions my husband could feel an improvement, but it does take commitment and a little longer to feel the full
effects. By the second session some people no longer require to use reliever type drugs. Under NO circumstances
do you stop your STEROID MEDICATION without consultation with your doctor, which can be agreed with him/her at
an appropriate stage in your progress.
CAN CHILDREN LEARN THE BUTEYKO METHOD?
YES, children can benifit greatly using this method and
usually progress faster than adults.
Parents should arrange time for their child to do their
breathing exercises REGULARLY and with SUPERVISION .
I CAN'T BREATHE THROUGH MY NOSE
The Buteyko method will teach you to unblock your nose.
WILL IT WORK FOR ME?
We know that the Buteyko method is 92% successful in improving
health and reducing OR eliminating dependence on drugs, if the breathing exercises are carried out correctly. This
is because the exercises address the CAUSE of the problem and not just the symptoms, as stated by the Australian, Melbourne
Medical trials 1996.
HAS IT BEEN CLINICALLY TESTED?
The effectivness of the method was tested in Australia
in 1994. The trial was conducted by Prof. C Mitchell & Dr S.Bowler, Mater Hospital, Brisbane. There were two successful
trials in Russia and the method has been endorsed there for many years.
Scientific studies have been done on the effects
of Hyperventolation (over breathing) by Herxheimer and DaCosta who both showed hyperventolation leads to a loss of carbon
dioxide and this affects the delicate PH levels within the body.
ABOUT ME. I AM A LEVEL 1 PRACTIONER AND CAN TREAT NON-SEVERE ASTHMA
Definition of non-severe asthma.
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The client has not been hospitalised due to asthma in
the last 12 months.
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The client has not used a nebuliser in the last 12 months
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THE COURSE
I work from home and use my conservatory as a small consulting room.
I see one or two people at a time, and try to fit times in to fit with people's working lives. I would initially
see you for a thirty minute consultation, then on three consecutive days for approximately one hour. Followed by
a further consultation in a month, this gives you time to practice your breathing exercises and again in three months, if
required. I would also be in touch by phone after the first and second week, to see how well you are doing and if there
are any problems. The course comes with a 30 day money back guarantee.
COST OF THE COURSE
Adult - Full time employment £160
Adult - Retired £100
1st child
£100
2nd child
£50
