Body oxygenation is low for all chronic diseases

Map (web pages) of the website www.normalbreathing.com

Homepage Norms, rates, CP and body oxygenation

Why nasal Why breathing should be strictly nasal
Why diaphragmatic Why breathing should be mainly diaphragmatic at rest
Why slow Why normal breathing is slow
Why imperceptible Why normal breathing is imperceptible
Breathing norms Parameters, graph, and description of normal breathing
6 breathing myths 6 myths about breathing and body oxygenation (prevalence: over 90%)
MV of heart patients Table 1a. Prevalence of CHV (chronic hyperventilation) in heart disease (8 medical studies)
MV of asthmatics Table 1b. Prevalence of CHV (chronic hyperventilation) in asthma (5 medical studies)
MV of diabetics Table 1c. Prevalence of CHV (chronic hyperventilation) in diabetes (5 medical studies)
MV in healthy Table 2: Minute ventilation at rest in modern healthy subjects (14 medical studies)
MV in ordinary Table 3: Historical changes in breathing at rest for normal subjects (24 medical studies)
O2 importance Importance of oxygenation and breathing (Quotes of MDs, famous scientists, professors, and researchers)
HV and hypoxia How and why deep breathing reduces oxygenation of cells and tissues of all viral organs
Control Pause test How to measure own breathing and body oxygenation (a simple DIY test)
CP in healthy Table 4. CP (index of tissue oxygenation) in healthy people (27 medical studies)
CP in sick Table 5. CP (oxygenation index) in sick people (14 medical studies)
Buteyko health zones Dr. Buteyko's Table of health zones
Morning HV Morning hyperventilation effect or how and why critically ill people are most likely to die during early morning hours

(etCO2- end-tidal CO2 in the expired air; Rf - Respiratory frequency; aCO2 - arterial CO2 tension)

Patterns and O2 Breath patterns and oxygenation

In the healthy people What is the breathing pattern of healthy people at rest?
In the sick people Do mildly sick people breathe more or heavier?
In the severely sick What about breathing of severely sick people?
In super health Is there "special breathing" for exceptional or super health?
Paradox of breathing Why do those, who breathe more, have less oxygen in their tissues?
Irregular patterns What about oxygenation in cases of irregular breathing patterns?
Breath unawareness Do we notice that our breathing is heavy?
Lungs' O2 efficiency How efficient are our lungs in oxygen extraction?

CO2 effects

CO2 myth "CO2 is a toxic, waste, and poisonous gas" myth
Breathing control How is our breathing regulated?
Vasodilation CO2 expands blood vessels
The Bohr effect How and why oxygen is released by red blood cells
Nerve stabilization CO2 is crucial for stability of the nervous system
Muscle relaxation CO2 is relaxant of muscles
Brochodilation CO2 is a powerful dilator of airways
Blood pH CO2 participates in blood pH control
Other reactions CO2 can be fixed in the brain and crucial for many other chemical reastions
Individuality When chronically hyperventilating, should I experience all these bad effects?
Genes and diseases What triggers bad genes or our predisposition to certain health problems?

Diseases and symptoms

Asthma Breathing and asthma: What is the link?
Heart disease Breathing and heart disease: How are they related to each other?
Brain and CNS Over-breathing creates 3 fundamental abnormalities in the human brain
Chronic fatigue How hyperventilation induces chronic fatigue
Cancer Hypoxia is the known key cause of cancer: how it relates to over-breathing?
Breathing when we die What is known about breathing of terminally sick people?
Breath-linked diseases Which health conditions are connected with abnormal breathing?
Sleep Duration and quality of sleep are connected with breathing
Digestion Duration and quality of digestion depend on breathing
Energy Feeling of energy is controlled by body oxygenation index (CP) and breathing
Performance Our long-term accomplishments are linked with the way we breathe

Causes of HV Causes of chronic hyperventilation or Why do we breathe too heavily?

Physical exercise Is physical activity a factor?
Mouth breathing Does mouth breathing affect health?
Sleep factors What is important in relation to sleep?
Psychological stress Is psychological stress important?
Overeating Can meals worsen our health?
Overheating Can overheating make us breathe more?
Lack of nutrients Can nutritional deficiencies influence breathing?
Toxins and pollution Can toxic chemicals and pollutants from air, water, food and other sources lead to hyperventilation?
Poor posture What about poor posture and tense muscles?
Talkativeness Do we breathe more while talking?
Other factors Can other factors matter?
Factor for infants Are there any special factors for babies?
Variability of factors Which factors are practically most important when we get sicker?
People in the past Do old movies and films show that people's breathing pattern in the past was different?
Evolution of air Evolution of air on Earth and its impact on our breathing
HV: Main reflex/drive Hyperventilation as the main reflex and drive in humans

Breathing retraining

Graduality Can I change my breathing pattern immediately?
Who tried retraining? Medical schools and centres where breathing retraining was attempted.
Buteyko history Some historical facts about the origins of the Buteyko breathing method
Choices to learn Buteyko
Learning Buteyko How to learn the Buteyko method? (basic physiology)
Buteyko effects Clinical effects of the Buteyko breathing method
Respiratory (Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Acute respiratory diseases, including influenza and cold; Pneumonia; Rhinitis, sinusitis (frontal sinusitis, metopantritis, maxillary sinusitis); Emphysema)
Cardiovascular (Primary hypertension; Ischemic heart disease; Chronic cardiac insufficiency; Arrhythmia; Varicose veins; Neurocirculatory dystonia)
Hormonal (Diabetes mellitus; Hypothyroidism; Obesity)
Gastrointestinal (Chronic gastritis; Chronic non-ulcerative colitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Chronic cholecystitis; Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD))
Kidneys and urinary (Chronic pyelonephritis; Kidney and urinary stones)
Musculoskeletal (Osteochondrosis; Polyarthritis; Chronically poor healing of bone fractures)
Skin diseases (Eczema; Psoriasis; Neurodermitis)
Allergies and immune (Allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps; Allergic conjunctivitis; States of immunodeficiency (secondary))

Resources (additional information about the Buteyko method)
Biographies of Doctor KP Buteyko
- Biography of Dr. K. P. Buteyko from the website of the Buteyko Clinic in Voronezsh (Russia)
- Biography of Doctor K. P. Buteyko from the website "Health and Life" www.fhal.ru Smolensk regional public fund of social and humanitarian programs (Russia)
Interviews
- Interview with Doctor K. P. Buteyko (1982)
- Interview with Doctor K. P. Buteyko. Russian national newspaper "Sovetskaya Sibir'" [“Soviet Siberia”] No. 19, 31 January 1998
- Doctor K.P. Buteyko; the direct telephone line with readers. Russian national newspaper "Komsomol'skaya Pravda" [“Komsomol’s Truth”] 29 October 1997
- Interview with Dr. Andrey Novozshilov. Russian national magazine "Krasota i zdorov'ie" [“Beauty and health”], 2003
- Interview with Dr. Andrey Novozshilov. Russian national newspaper "Argumenti i fakti" [Arguments and facts, Health Section] 30 January 2003, issue 05(442)
Articles
- “Buteyko breathing” against autumn-winter increased incidences of diseases. Russian national magazine "Meditsinsky Sovet" [“Medical advice”], September 2003

Questions and answers from the book “Normal breathing: the key to vital health”

Western references (List 1)

Western references (List 2)

Some scientific publications about the Buteyko breathing method published in Russia

My other popular articles can be found here:

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Learning "Survival"

Level 1: Modules 1-4 (all materials are free)
Module 1. Crucial preliminary conditions
A. Voluntary hyperventilation or deep breathing test
B. Theoretical studies (at least 2 hours)
1-C. Your interactions with surrounding people

Module 2. Your initial health state and plans or intentions
A. Select your goals and own pace for learning
B. Your rate of progress (uncontrollable and controllable factors)

Module 3. Learn how to measure the CP (Control Pause), your index of oxygenation
Review the webpage from the Education Section: You can easily measure your tissue oxygenation using the stress-free BHT (breath holding time) test

Module 4. Learn the Emergency Procedure
4-A. How to stop or prevent heart attack, stroke, asthma attack, epilepsy attack, and other life-threatening situations using Buteyko breathing exercises
4-B. How to unblock the nose, eliminate constipation, and prevent high blood glucose (diabetes problems) using Buteyko breathing exercises
4-C. How to stop or prevent bouts of coughing, sneezing, sighing, yawning, hiccups, deep inhalations, sniffing, and other deep breathing activities using Buteyko breathing exercises
4-D. How to warm up cold hands and feet, prevent insomnia, skin itching and panic attacks using Buteyko breathing exercises

Modules 5-... (Under Construction)

Teaching (details about my teaching Buteyko breathing method)

Who was Buteyko? (short summary about Russian Professor Konstantin Buteyko, the author of the Buteyko breathing method)
About the method (goals, facts and popularity of the method in different countries)
Clinical trials (published western clinical trials of the Buteyko breathing method)
Health conditions (health problems that are successfully addressed with the correct application of the method)
Comments from MDs
Clinical effects
- Respiratory problems (Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Acute respiratory diseases, including influenza and cold; Pneumonia; Rhinitis, sinusitis (frontal sinusitis, metopantritis, maxillary sinusitis); Emphysema)
- Cardiovascular problems (Primary hypertension; Ischemic heart disease; Chronic cardiac insufficiency; Arrhythmia; Varicose veins; Neurocirculatory dystonia)
- Hormonal diseases (Diabetes mellitus; Hypothyroidism; Obesity)
- Gastrointestinal problems (Chronic gastritis; Chronic non-ulcerative colitis; Chronic pancreatitis; Chronic cholecystitis; Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD))
- Diseases of kidneys and urinary tract (Chronic pyelonephritis; Kidney and urinary stones)
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (Osteochondrosis; Polyarthritis; Chronically poor healing of bone fractures)
- Skin diseases (Eczema; Psoriasis; Neurodermitis)
- Allergies and states of immunodeficiency (Allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps; Allergic conjunctivitis; States of immunodeficiency (secondary))
Courses and fees (information regarding length and duration of courses, their requirements and fees )
Resources (as above, in Education section: Biographies of Doctor KP Buteyko; Interviews; Articles; Questions and answers)
About Dr. Rakhimov (some details about my training and background)
My teachers (photo of Dr. Rakhimov with his teachers)
Contact details (if you want to get in touch with me)

Books and DVD

1. e-Book "Oxygenate yourself: breathe less" (94 pages) My popular small book about importance of breathing and the Buteyko breathing method - 15 Euro
Content of the book "Oxygenate yourself: breathe less" (PDF-file)

2. e-Book "Normal breathing: the key to vital health" (298 pages; 2008 edition) My big book for Buteyko practitioners and very serious Buteyko students - 70 Euro
PDF file or HTML-file of the first part of this book (including content and chapter 1).

3. e-Book "Dr. Buteyko lecture in the Moscow State University on 9 December 1969" (55 pages; English translation; 2008 edition); Dr. Buteyko lecture with my comments - 12 Euro
Content of the Lecture-book and its first part, as HTML file (first 20 pages) or PDF file (first 20 pages).

DVD Lecture: "Breathing Patterns and Tissue Oxygenation" Watch its parts on www.GoogleVideo.com and www.youtube.com; Dr. Artour Rakhimov speaks about the Buteyko breathing method and other discoveries of the Soviet spaceship doctor (3 hours 20 minutes; 40 Euro)

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