List of diseases treatable with the Buteyko method or breathing retraining

Breathing Retraining Solves Problems with These Diseases

It is relatively easy to treat, using the Buteyko breathing method and other breathing retraining techniques, with the following health conditions:
- Asthma Health care professionals and patients
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Hypertension (primary)
- Angina pectoris
- Depression
- Panic attacks/anxiety
- Sleeping problems
- sleep apnea
- Sinusitis
- Hay fever
- Allergies
- Bronchitis
- Addictions
- Obesity
- Eczema
- and some other common problems and concerns.

All Russian and Western medical evidence indicates that people with these problems are chronic hyperventilators. Normalization of breathing results in elimination of disease symptoms, no need for medication and improved quality of life. More details about the effects of the Buteyko method are provided in Clinical effects section (the next one).

During my life teaching, I can provide money-back guarantee that a typical Buteyko student will be symptom- and medication-free in relation to the above-mentioned conditions, provided that this student devotes 1 hour per day for breathing exercises and 1 hour per day for physical activity with strictly nasal breathing.

Generally, about 25 seconds for the morning body oxygen test (Buteyko CP) is sufficient for these effects to come true. However, complete restoration of tissues and normalization of relevant processes in the body requires over 40 s morning CP and is a part of Level 3 "Normal life" course.

The Buteyko breathing method will help to improve health for anybody with symptoms of chronic hyperventilation and small CPs (e.g., 30 s or less). Excellent result are found by Western practitioners for these health problems (from My Practice section). However, Russian doctors found that the Buteyko method is useful for many other health problems too. Here are above-considered Health conditions treated in Novosibirsk by Doctor Buteyko and his colleagues.

More research is needed to have a clear picture about the breathing retraining effects on many other common conditions. (Bear in mind that it is not necessary to feel or be sick in order to learn the Buteyko method. There are many people in Russia who have learned the method for spiritual reasons.)

Warning. There are numerous restrictions and contraindications for some health problems (anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, GI problems, and so on) in relation to specific breathing exercises. In addition, pregnant women, people with organ transplants, and some other groups of people should follow special guidelines in relation to their general breathing retraining progress. Finally, there are important preliminary requirements that make breath work safe and more effective (empty stomach, good thermoregulation, and so forth). All these factors can be found in the Learning Section of this website.

Reference Web Pages: Breathing norms, Medical Graphs and Tables about Breathing Rates (Minute Ventilation) and Body Oxygen in Healthy, Normal and Sick People
Breathing norms Parameters, graph, and description of the normal breathing pattern
6 breathing myths 6 myths about breathing and body oxygenation (prevalence: over 90%)
Hyperventilation Definitions of hyperventilation: their advantages and weak points
Hyperventilation Syndrome in the Sick. Table 1. Western scientific evidence about prevalence of CHV (chronic hyperventilation) in patients with various chronic conditions (34 medical studies)
Normal Minute Ventilation in Healthy Subjects: Easy and Light Breathing (14 Studies)
Hyperventilation Prevalence Present in Over 90% of Normal People (24 medical publications)
HV and hypoxia How and why deep breathing reduces oxygenation of cells and tissues of all vital organs
Body oxygen test How to measure your own breathing and body oxygenation (a simple DIY test)
Body oxygen in healthy Table 4. CP (body oxygen level) in healthy people (27 medical studies)
Body oxygen in sick Table 5. CP (body oxygen level) in sick people (14 medical studies)
Buteyko Table of Health Zones with clinical description of most common zones
Morning HV Morning hyperventilation effect or how and why critically ill people are most likely to die during early morning hours

References: CO2 Effects Web Pages
Vasodilation: CO2 expands arteries and arterioles facilitating perfusion (or blood supply) to all vital organs
The Bohr effect How and why oxygen is released by red blood cells in tissues
Cell Oxygen Levels and oxygen transport are controlled by alveolar CO2 and breathing
Oxygen Transport depends on breathing and these two effects (Vasoconstriction-Vasodilation and the Bohr effect) are parts of two diagrams that summarize influences of hypocapnia (low CO2 content in the blood and cells) on circulation and O2 delivery
Free Radical Generation takes place due to anaerobic cell respiration caused by cell hypoxia. Hence, antioxidant defenses of the human body are also regulated by CO2 and breathing
Inflammatory Response is controlled by breathing since hypoxia leads to or intensifies chronic inflammation through over-expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1, while normal breathing reduces these processes
Nerve stabilization takes place due to calmative or sedative effects of carbon dioxide in neurons or nerve cells
Muscle relaxation or relaxation of muscle cells is normal at high CO2, while hypocapnia causes muscular tension, poor posture and, sometimes, aggression and violence
Brochodilation - dilation of airways (bronchi and bronchioles) by carbon dioxide, and their constriction due to hypocapnia
Blood pH regulation and regulation of other bodily fluids
CO2: Lung Damage Healer: Elevated carbon dioxide prevents injury and promotes healing of lung tissues
CO2: Skin and Tissue Healer
Synthesis of Glutamine in the Brain, CO2 fixation, and other chemical reactions
CO2 myth "CO2 is a toxic waste gas" myth
Breathing control How is our breathing regulated? Why hypocapnia makes breathing uneven and erratic

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