(31-10-14) Learn how to breathe properly and experience surprising health benefits

by Michael Edwards

(NaturalNews) The simplest thing we do, the one thing we don't even have to
think about, is something almost everyone is doing wrong. Breathing correctly
is one of the most important practices one can do for their health. It's life
changing. It's so simple, so easy, yet so overlooked, so underestimated, and so
underappreciated.

Most people breathe rapidly with shallow breaths. We raise our shoulders, pull
in our diaphragm, and take a breath that fills only the top portion of our
lungs. This is restrictive, and inefficient. It's a form of breathing that
makes sense during intense situations, but due to the low-grade constant state
of stress in our modern world, most people seem to just get stuck with this
kind of breathing. When you breathe properly, your diaphragm, your stomach, and
your ribcage expand, not the pectoral area. Fully exhaling is important, too.
Remember, you are breathing in oxygen rich air and releasing carbon dioxide and
toxins.

Have you ever watched babies breathe? Their stomachs rise and their rib cages
fully expand with each breath they take. Watch and learn. They're doing it
right. They don't need to be taught. They'll just need reminders later on. Like
us.

Benefits of Breathing Properly
Every cell in our body requires oxygen to survive. Higher oxygen levels
increase function and are vital for good health. Many of the most effective
natural treatments for serious life threatening diseases focus on oxygenating
the cells. The easiest way to get more oxygen into your body and in every cell
of your body is to breathe properly.

Proper breathing dramatically increases stamina and mental clarity, and helps
the body detoxify more efficiently (80% of the body's toxin removal is done
through exhalations). It also improves the mood tremendously. It improves
posture, which has a ton of other positive effects on health. It changes
perspectives and alters realities. Consider this: when you're feeling blue, and
you smile, ever notice how it forces you to feel a little better? For the same
reason it's hard to be miserable while smiling, it's difficult to be
chronically stressed out while taking full, proper, rejuvenating, relaxing
breaths.

Breathing properly is so important that in many of the ancient martial arts
practices it was said that the student spends months or years learning how to
breathe and to heal before he learns to defend himself.

Learn How to Breathe the Right Way
Lay down. Put an object on your abdomen, like a book. Breathe in, and push the
book up as high as possible by expanding the stomach. Breathe out, decompress
the abdomen, and see the object lower as far as possible. Practice this
exaggerated breathing until it's easy. Then slow things down. Try taking just
four breaths per minute. Think quality over quantity. Breathe only through your
nose for several minutes. Then inhale through your nose and exhale through your
mouth for several minutes. Meditate by focusing only on deliberate, controlled,
deep breathing and your body's reaction to it (how it feels).

The next step is to breathe as deeply and as slowly as possible while
exercising, and to breathe right every single time you think about it.
Straighten the back, raise the shoulders, and keep good posture while
practicing. Go to sleep every night practicing, and wake up every morning and
practice it, too. It will become second nature. Your life will change.
Seriously.

If you suffer from asthma, it's a little known fact that candida overgrowth
within the body is one of the most common causes of asthma and other allergies.
Learning to breathe properly with good posture, combined with balancing gut
flora, typically cures asthma. See Kill Candida, and Yoga for some good
exercises to do while practicing breathing properly. If you suffer from
anxiety, check out the first source.

Sources:

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