Chronic Sinusitis - Asthma Fighters Blog

Breathing exercises and various breathing methods have gained a lot of attention and popularity recently.

There are a lot of people who give advice to others on how to breathe, but few have received any formal training. I see a dangerous trend in their recommendations, and that is to take a deep breath.

In 1952 Dr. K. Buteyko discovered the disease of deep breathing (hyperventilation). Hyperventilation is the main cause of many modern diseases: Asthma, Sinusitis, Rhinitis, Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Insomnia, and Snoring.

Dr. K. Buteyko liked to repeat: "You can't play with breathing, it is powerful and dangerous. Breathing can be compared to the Nuclear Energy".

Who is your breathing guru?

Did you know that if people with asthma would attempt to take deep breaths over a period of time they could end up with an asthma attack?

How many "gurus" have advised to take deep breaths only to send people to the ER? I don't have the statistics and I am afraid to find out.

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In 1952 Prof. K. Buteyko discovered the disease of hyperventilation (deep breathing). Per Dr. Buteyko, Chronic Sinusitis, Asthma, and many other modern diseases are caused by hyperventilation. Dr. K. Buteyko developed the breathing reduction method that helps eliminate hyperventilation. To stop Chronic Sinusitis permanently we need to stop hyperventilation using the Buteyko Breathing Method.

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June is Men’s Health Month, where we encourage men and boys to lead healthy lifestyles, take care of themselves, and make health one of their priorities.

Many men and their families concentrate on healthy eating and exercising. There are lot of runners, weight lifters, treadmill enthusiasts, and bicycle devotees out there. At the same time, unfortunately, there are a lot of men who exercise while breathing through their mouth and a lot of people who advocate for rigorous exercising at any cost.

A year ago, my husband met with a local gym’s personal training coach who wanted to show what he can do for my husband.  My husband was lifting weights while the trainer motivated him to do more. When my husband was out of breath and had switched to mouth breathing the trainer kept on chanting “you can do it, do it, you are strong, don’t stop”.  

My husband did not want to ruin his reputation and he tried to keep up with the trainer’s requests. At...