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srsbsnss · Jan 7, 2013

Breathing Problems: Basis for Chronic Diseases (Over 50 Studies)

Has anyone heard of this site or its author, Artour Rakhimov? I just stumbled upon it last night via the googlez and have been reading up on it ever since.

He argues that 90% of modern humans breathe too much (hyperventilate), which is the primary cause of all chronic illnesses. He bases it on the research of a famous Russian doctor, Konstantin Buteyko. It pretty much goes against everything western society teaches us (ie deep breathing, yoga, etc). It's pretty interesting and now I'm not sure what to think of all this.

just thought I'd share some excerpts from his site:

Myth #1. Breathing is regulated by want for oxygen.

If you open any medical or physiological textbook with the description of the control of respiration, you will find that in normal conditions, breathing is regulated by the CO2 concentration in the arterial blood and the brain. Whatever we do (sit, walk, eat, run, sleep, etc.), CO2 concentration is kept within a narrow range (0.1% accuracy) by the breathing centre located in the medulla oblongata of the brain.

Myth #2. CO2 is a poisonous or toxic waste gas and a waste product to get rid off.

When a healthy person tries to hyperventilate or is forced to breathe deeply and fast, they experience “hypocapnia” (CO2 deficiency) in the blood and other fluids, tissues, and cells. The immediate effects are: constriction of blood vessels (CO2 is a powerful vasodilator) and reduced blood and oxygen supply to the brain, heart and all other vital organs. This is the reason why it is so easy to faint or pass out after 2-3 minutes of forceful hyperventilation. Another CO2 effect is the suppressed Bohr effect or diminished release of oxygen by the blood in the tissues due to the same hypocapnia. Apart from these phenomena, there are many other vital functions of CO2 in the human body (see links to medical studies below). Meanwhile, reduced tissue oxygenation is sufficient to promote cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many other chronic conditions.

Myth #3. When a person is healthy, they can feel how they breathe.

If people with normal breathing are asked what they feel about their breathing, they will say that they feel nothing at all (as if they are barely breathing). “The perfect man breathes as if he is not breathing” Lao-Tzu, circa 4th century BC. Indeed, if you have any healthy people around you and observe their breathing for 20-30 seconds, you will see and hear nothing. The medical norm for breathing is tiny. It is only 6 L/min or only 12 breaths/min with tiny 500 mL for one breath, while most modern people have about 700 mL. They are deep breathers.

Myth #4. My breathing is OK and I know how to breathe.

Less than 10% of people have normal breathing parameters and body oxygen stores these days. Check these 24 medical and physiological respiratory studies done on ordinary or normal subjects during last 80 years (Hyperventilation: Present in Over 90% of Normals). It is a fact that the medical norm established about a century ago is not a norm anymore. Modern people breathe about 2 times more air than we did 100 years ago. Hyperventilation results in tissue hypoxia and many other biochemical abnormalities. Your breathing is normal, if and only if you have normal body oxygenation. How can you check it? You should be able to easily hold your breath for at least 40 s after your usual exhalation and with no stress at the end of the test. This test is described in detail below.

Myth #5. More breathing (deeper and/or greater volume) means better body oxygenation or even over oxygenation of the blood.

During miniscule normal breathing, oxygenation of the arterial blood is about 98-99%. Note that normal breathing is invisible and inaudible. It is so light that most people do not feel it.

As a result, breathing more air cannot get much more oxygen in the blood. It follows that, no matter how deep and fast one breathes, he or she cannot get over oxygenated blood using normal air, while pure oxygen is toxic for the lungs tissue.

There is zero scientific evidence about this deep breathing myth, but hundreds of published studies have clearly shown that hyperventilation (or breathing more than the tiny medical norm) REDUCES oxygen supply to the brain, heart, liver, kidneys, and all other vital organs due to losses in CO2. (There are hundreds of studies presented on this website that proved this fact.)

Nevertheless, on TV, radio, and in everyday life situations, people who have little knowledge of physiology say, “Take a deep breath, get more oxygen”, or “Breathe deeper for better oxygenation”, etc.

Myth #6. Sick people notice when their breathing becomes abnormal.

100% prevalence of hyperventilation at rest for the sick people is confirmed by over 40 published western studies on heart disease, cancer, asthma, COPD, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, panic attacks, chronic fatigue, and many other conditions. These sick patients breathe about 2-3 times more than the norm (see this Table with Minute Ventilation Rates for Chronic Diseases), and usually do not complain or even notice that their breathing is heavy or too deep. Why? This is because air is weightless and the main breathing muscles (diaphragm and chest) are very powerful: we can pump 25 times more air during maximum exercise (or about 150 liters of air in one minute), than we require for normal breathing at rest (only about 6 L/min). People may notice that their breathing is heavy during heart attacks, stroke, asthma attacks, or morning hyperventilation (between 4 and 7 am).
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He also has a bunch of videos on his youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/artour2006

TMoe300 · Jan 7, 2013

Kinda crazy...

If you think about it, media advertises people to breath deep and to get fresh air. like the guy said, ."Nevertheless, on TV, radio, and in everyday life situations, people who have little knowledge of physiology say, “Take a deep breath, get more oxygen”, or “Breathe deeper for better oxygenation”, etc.".....

Then if you research chem trails and the whole conspiracy around chemical changing of the environment and the intoxication of the air that we breathe, it would only make sense that they would tell people to go outside and breathe "fresh air" with deep breathes!

Not saying its true....just something to think about.

GrassMan420X · Jan 7, 2013

TMoe300;16832626 said:

Kinda crazy...

If you think about it, media advertises people to breath deep and to get fresh air. like the guy said, ."Nevertheless, on TV, radio, and in everyday life situations, people who have little knowledge of physiology say, “Take a deep breath, get more oxygen”, or “Breathe deeper for better oxygenation”, etc.".....

Then if you research chem trails and the whole conspiracy around chemical changing of the environment and the intoxication of the air that we breathe, it would only make sense that they would tell people to go outside and breathe "fresh air" with deep breathes!

Not saying its true....just something to think about.
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I never even though that chemtrails could be a part of this...but it would make perfect sense.

TMoe300 · Jan 7, 2013

GrassMan420X said:

I never even though that chemtrails could be a part of this...but it would make perfect sense.
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I know man, its crazy to think about. A lot of other things make sense together too.

srsbsnss · Feb 3, 2013

So I went ahead and bought his DIY Breathing Device manual... it was only $28 so I figured if it turns out to be BS then I didn't really lose anything. Hopefully I'll have a chance to build it next week and try some of the exercises. I'll keep this thread updated. this guy seems seems legit though, he actually posts a ton of medical studies to back his claims.

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