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Egyptian Trial Shows the The Buteyko Breathing Technique Improves Lung Function By: Charles Florendo, MD, Cameroon A recent trial conducted in Egypt and published at the Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis shows that theButeyko Breathing Technique not only improves asthma control but can improve Peak Expiratory Flow Rates (PEFR) as well. This is a welcome development as it is the first published study to record improvements in lung function among asthmatics subjects taking up the Buteyko Breathing Technique. The study had 40 participants, 20 of whom were taught the Buteyko B ..read more

Therapeutic Breathing Techniques Used to Heal Disease By Sussanna Czeranko, ND  Being sick is no fun. When we are unhealthy, we are constantly aware of our discomfort. When we get sick, getting the right treatment is as important as knowing what is wrong. However, if we are sick and we know that we are sick, it does not help to be told that our lab tests haven't indicated any signs of disease or serious health problems. It is frustrating to not feel well and not know where to turn to get better.  We live at a time when technology dominates every part of our lives (including health ..read more

Breathe 2022: Virtual Conference in Hawaii  By Janet Winter A review of select presentations from the conference (postponed from 2020 due to COVID) OVERALL:  There was a wide range of interesting talks at this conference but for now I will focus on COVID, especially Long COVID as that is what many Buteyko educators are likely to encounter.  One of the organisers, Dr Rosalba Courtney, had acute COVID during the meeting and shared with us that she was getting some relief with humming on the outbreath, pausing for a count of 4 before breathing in the resultant higher (presumably ..read more

The Humming Effect, Sound Healing for Health and Happiness by Jonathan and Andi Goldman BOOK REVIEW By Carol Baglia, RRT, AE-C, BBET One of my clients recommended this book to me.  I wanted to learn more about humming since I had been teaching it routinely for years as part of breathing retraining and my client seemed to know more about it than I did.  The authors claim that this is the first book on the subject and was published in 2017, ISBN 9781620554845.  The well-credentialed writers claim that “Humming many be one of the most powerful natural abilities that we possess ..read more

WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC!! By Doris M. Waite, RDH, COMT   Not the Covid-19 virus and all its variants but something we’ve been unknowingly doing to our children. First, there are over 1 BILLION people in the world with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). How did that happen?  Well, it’s a sad story..... but let’s start at the beginning. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, many people moved to cities to be closer to jobs.  They weren’t growing their own food anymore and eating it but began to eat foods that were packaged and eventually processed for “easy” consu ..read more

What gets you thinking? When research in one area changes your treatment in another. By Dale Gregore   Jung J-Y, Kang C-K. Investigation on the Effect of Oral Breathing on Cognitive Activity Using Functional Brain Imaging. Healthcare. 2021; 9(6):645. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060645 Reading the journal article referenced in this text made me think just as all research articles intend.  But here, the link with breathing and brain function/ cognition flashed in neon lights, reminding me again of the brain-breath connection. We have all had the experience of reading an ..read more

Climate Action – 10 things to make your home air safe By Robert Litman The editorials in the media call for much needed climate action. On a more immediate personal level it is time to prepare the air in our homes to best support staying healthy and sustaining health during difficult weather, pollution, viruses, bacteria, and fire conditions. Having clean air to breathe is now a serious issue.  The atmosphere in our homes can be managed for optimal breathing health. Without taking preventive steps the inside air can be as filled with smoke and pollution as the outside air even if you h ..read more

Lifestyle Medicine  By Arend Hoiting - L5 Buteyko Educator and Trainer   It is well known that medical intervention in the Western world consists mainly of medications, which are often prescribed in unbridled quantity. Increasingly, the numerous side effects of medication are perceived as infuriating and dangerous, and people in turn start looking for alternatives, for example in complementary medicine such as the Buteyko method. The many doctors I have had as clients have told me that they were never taught about breathing as a medical notion during their medical training. T ..read more

Buteyko Breathing, Abdominal or Diaphragmatic? Written by: Janet Winter, U.K. - Level 3 Buteyko Educator First Published in an earlier version of Breath Notes I recently noted that some Buteyko practitioners talk about abdominal (belly) breathing and some talk about diaphragmatic breathing. So I was asked to explain the difference! I am sure that we are all in agreement that the predominantly chest breathing pattern with which many of our clients start off needs to be discouraged, and relaxed breathing—low and slow—promoted. But when it comes to belly or diaphragm, belly breathing could be ..read more