THE BREATHING CURE: Develop New Habits for a Healthier, Happier, and Longer Life
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- Author：Patrick McKeown
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Miriam
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It took me a while to read this and I didn’t get to finish it all by the time the book was removed from my list， but boy was this good ！ I will be buying this and also sharing this with those I know need it。 I learned so much from the chapters i was able to read and it’s really changed the way I see myself throughout the day
Jan Peregrine
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The Breathing Cure~~~Patrick McKeown's latest book The Breathing Cure Tips for a Happier， Healthier， Longer Life builds on his previous nonfiction book The Oxygen Advantage， which I reviewed not too long ago。 If you haven't read that book or my review， that's okay。 You will easily grasp his latest book and why it's unpretentiously called The Breathing Cure。 This is a book for literally everybody who can read。I feel like my review of the former book lays a solid foundation for this review， but。 I The Breathing Cure~~~Patrick McKeown's latest book The Breathing Cure Tips for a Happier， Healthier， Longer Life builds on his previous nonfiction book The Oxygen Advantage， which I reviewed not too long ago。 If you haven't read that book or my review， that's okay。 You will easily grasp his latest book and why it's unpretentiously called The Breathing Cure。 This is a book for literally everybody who can read。I feel like my review of the former book lays a solid foundation for this review， but。 I've also learned much more or at least understand his message even more now。It first needs to be understood that nearly all of us are overbeathers。 Babies are not， but they soon learn the bad habit of breathing too much and often through their mouths。 This happens during times of great stress or when our nostrils are congested。 McKeown advises that we keep breathing through our noses and they won't become more congested and inflamed。 This is what I do in the very rare times my nose is congested。 I am a nose breather at all times。 The typical number of breaths per minute is twice as much as necessary or healthful。 When breathing so much the breath is usually quite shallow， from the chest， and audible as well as noticeable。 Your breath should be light， slow， and deep （lsd）。You may wonder why we need breathing re-education。 It's so simple， right？Not really。I have to be conscious of my breath much of the time to make sure I'm not overbreathing， a yogic lifestyle that not only helps me to stay calm， think clearly， and process my feelings in a mature way， but it also distributes oxygen to my muscles， fills up my lungs， exercises my breathing muscles so I have more energy， and prevents neck and back pain as it strengthens my core。Nasal breathing， which is what we're designed to do， creates tolerance of carbon dioxide。 It is the mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide （CO2） that allows us to function properly。 Disordered breathing happens when we are not tolerant to carbon dioxide caused by shallow overbreathing。McKeown starts out this book explaining the science and how he was an overbreather and asthmatic until his early twenties when he discovered the Butekyo method for proper breathing。With breathing exercises clearly explained and shown， he very significantly helps us to improve our CO2 tolerance through the practice of breathholding that simulates high altitude training。 Not only will this help other asthmatics， but people with panic attacks， anxiety， nasal congestion， insomnia， diabetes， depression， and even sexual dysfunction。 Pregnant women， forced to overbreathe， must use caution， but women with PMS can benefit from the breathholding practice。I still practice breathholding every morning and night。 A breathhold on the exhalation after a slow， deep inhalation is best when held for 40 seconds。 I'm still not quite there， but I have an incomplete spinal cord injury with poor posture too。。I also still lightly tape my mouth at night so my jaw doesn't fall open and I wake up refreshed。Let me end by explaining that strenuous exercise will not exercise your breathing muscles。 Usually an athlete breathes through their mouth and this causes muscle fatigue， exhaustion， pain， cramps， and sometimes injury。 It is only through temporary oxygen deprivation that our breathing muscles （diaphragm， lungs， scalene） are exercised to become more efficient。 McKeown has helped Olympians improve their performances。I hope you'll check out McKeown's books and start changing your life for the better！ There's so much more info in the book， such as the importance of nitric oxide created by proper nasal breathing to protect you from viruses like COVID-19。 。。。more
Cozy Cat Reviews
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Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley。 My review opinions are my own。 I appreciate the detail in this book and the remarkable breathing program the author has created。 This comes at a time where we are all considerably more stressed and breathing incorrectly so it is a timely book to improve your breathing health。 The program is time intensive yet easy to follow and incorporate into your daily routine。 Breathing correctly makes all the difference in your health and this book is worth expl Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley。 My review opinions are my own。 I appreciate the detail in this book and the remarkable breathing program the author has created。 This comes at a time where we are all considerably more stressed and breathing incorrectly so it is a timely book to improve your breathing health。 The program is time intensive yet easy to follow and incorporate into your daily routine。 Breathing correctly makes all the difference in your health and this book is worth exploring and learning from。 I highly recommend this book 。 。。。more
Lou
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As someone who suffers from severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea （OSA）， I am always interested to read more about breathing， even though OSA only effects you while you sleep， and the medulla oblongata - the part of the brain that controls/regulates your breathing plays such a crucial role in prompting us to breathe that we should know more about how it functions。 There is a lot of insightful and accessible information throughout the book and not only does it help you to understand breathing， why the As someone who suffers from severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea （OSA）， I am always interested to read more about breathing， even though OSA only effects you while you sleep， and the medulla oblongata - the part of the brain that controls/regulates your breathing plays such a crucial role in prompting us to breathe that we should know more about how it functions。 There is a lot of insightful and accessible information throughout the book and not only does it help you to understand breathing， why the way you breathe is important and how to breath in a healthier fashion， it also provides practical tips and exercises to carry out， too。 The evidence of how breathing can lead to or exacerbate certain illnesses or disorders is thoroughly absorbing and worth remembering。 Overall， an interesting read on a subject people ought to know about。 After all， it is closely linked to heart rate and even the mechanism that allows you to swallow。 We all do it so we all ideally should try to understand it a little more than we currently do。 This goes for all biological processes and bodily functions。 。。。more
Lorena
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Patrick McKeown is a prominent teacher of the Buteyko Breathing Method。 In The Breathing Cure， he summarizes a great deal of research on breathing and describes exercises to improve breathing efficiency。 Although the language is generally understandable for the layperson， the book is densely detailed and exhaustively comprehensive。 Fortunately， all you really need to read is the introduction and relevant portions of the first two chapters。 That is enough to understand the reasoning for and benef Patrick McKeown is a prominent teacher of the Buteyko Breathing Method。 In The Breathing Cure， he summarizes a great deal of research on breathing and describes exercises to improve breathing efficiency。 Although the language is generally understandable for the layperson， the book is densely detailed and exhaustively comprehensive。 Fortunately， all you really need to read is the introduction and relevant portions of the first two chapters。 That is enough to understand the reasoning for and benefits of this breathing method and to learn the exercises。I appreciate that the author provides suggested training programs to resolve different breathing issues， as well as recommended resources such as downloadable apps， mouth tape， and nasal dilators。 However， many of these suggested programs involve an hour or more of breathing exercises each day， and the author states that it may take months of diligent exercise to resolve some problems。 During the short time that I have been working with these exercises and using the recommended mouth tape， I have noticed slight improvements， but it is too soon to say if this program will work for me。Additional chapters provide more detailed discussions of how to optimize breathing and work with various medical conditions， such as stress and anxiety， sleep-disordered breathing， high blood pressure， diabetes， epilepsy， and sexual dysfunction。 Most people should find something of interest here。I wouldn’t read this for entertainment， but if you or someone you love snores or has sleep apnea， asthma， anxiety， or other breathing-related issues， this should be helpful assuming you have the patience and persistence to practice the exercises。 I was provided an unproofed ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review。 。。。more
Valerie Thirkettle-Kayser
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This is an amazing book about breathing。 We breathe so many times a day that we don’t think about it。 But breathing techniques are so powerful。 I practice yoga and meditation and I am not new to breathing techniques。 But I found this book very interesting， supported by research， and providing a lot of information and techniques。 Those I tried were indeed very helpful and they gave me new opportunities。 This is not a quick fix book though， it is very detailed and requires some level of dedication This is an amazing book about breathing。 We breathe so many times a day that we don’t think about it。 But breathing techniques are so powerful。 I practice yoga and meditation and I am not new to breathing techniques。 But I found this book very interesting， supported by research， and providing a lot of information and techniques。 Those I tried were indeed very helpful and they gave me new opportunities。 This is not a quick fix book though， it is very detailed and requires some level of dedication to get the benefits。 An audio accompaniment would be helpful and make it easier to work with。 This book definitely brings breathing to a whole new level。 。。。more
Tove R。
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Such an extensive book about breathing， and how we can do it better。 There is something for everyone， and I especially recommend this book to people with asthma， other respiratory problems， snorers， and people with stress and anxiety。 I think this would be a helpful read to them， and many others。 In fact， there are hardly any people left behind in this book。 There is a lot to take in。 It is extremely detailed， and it has to be read with thought。 I think we should all learn more about breathing， Such an extensive book about breathing， and how we can do it better。 There is something for everyone， and I especially recommend this book to people with asthma， other respiratory problems， snorers， and people with stress and anxiety。 I think this would be a helpful read to them， and many others。 In fact， there are hardly any people left behind in this book。 There is a lot to take in。 It is extremely detailed， and it has to be read with thought。 I think we should all learn more about breathing， and different techniques。 In the end we are talking about one of the most natural things we do， and we can easily work on it to get our body to function better。 。。。more
Ruben Cools
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The breathing bible。 Clear， complete and scientific。
Vytas
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While reading a book I got impression that Patric put all his life studies in The Breathing Cure。 For beginners the writers approach might be too complicated but scientific reasoning of Buteyko method is so important for healthcare community。 I liked the structure of the book and easily found chapters important to me。 Will recommend this book to my doctor :）
Michelle Crowther
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Superb bookI highly recommend this book。 I had no idea that how you breathe had such wide ranging effects on your health。 It is quite scientific but the layman can understood enough profit to be highly beneficial。
Paul
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This is very good。 There are times when it a bit detailed， but it's helpful。 It also includes some nice illustrations and charts， and covers a number of mental and physical challenges that may be reduced using some techniques。 It seems unlikely to me that anyone that utilizes the advice， exercises， and techniques here will benefit。 Recommended。Thanks very much for the ARC for review！！ This is very good。 There are times when it a bit detailed， but it's helpful。 It also includes some nice illustrations and charts， and covers a number of mental and physical challenges that may be reduced using some techniques。 It seems unlikely to me that anyone that utilizes the advice， exercises， and techniques here will benefit。 Recommended。Thanks very much for the ARC for review！！ 。。。more
Lesley
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