Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
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Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
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Re: Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
#2Standing up straight isn't as easy as it sounds. For a lot of desk workers you're going to have to fix your tight hamstrings, abnormal pelvic tilt, and weak abdominal muscles before it will be possible to stand up straight.
Re: Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
#3Standing up straight isn't as easy as it sounds. For a lot of desk workers you're going to have to fix your tight hamstrings, abnormal pelvic tilt, and weak abdominal muscles before it will be possible to stand up straight.
Sort of anecdotal, but as soon as I started deadlifting I noticed an immediate improvement in standing posture.
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#4From my personal experience I can confirm that breathing right makes a big difference but the article fails to mention one very effective approach in many cases to improve breathing, septoplasty.
Issues you can have due to breathing defficiently (in my case, using the nose):
- Dehydration
- Headaches
- Extra energy spent / having to put effort in the task
- Need to empty / clear your mouth of food, etc so you can breath with your mouth
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#5I feel like the Wim Hof method ought to be mentioned here. It is imo the fastest and most direct route to understanding what this article is talking about.
Re: Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
#6Standing up straight isn't as easy as it sounds. For a lot of desk workers you're going to have to fix your tight hamstrings, abnormal pelvic tilt, and weak abdominal muscles before it will be possible to stand up straight.
Define "straight"? Also, why do you have to sit up as straight as you define it to breathe more easily? Sounds like any kind of straight is fine.
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#7I've been experimenting with mouth taping recently. When I'm able to use it effectively it does result in a much more restful sleep and my blood pressure seems to be lower the next day. I believe that the lowered blood pressure is due to the enhanced nitric oxide absorbed (it's produced in the sinuses). Unfortunately I'm frequently congested so it's difficult to do this without the use of a decongestant.
Re: Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
#8Standing up straight isn't as easy as it sounds. For a lot of desk workers you're going to have to fix your tight hamstrings, abnormal pelvic tilt, and weak abdominal muscles before it will be possible to stand up straight.
Define "straight"? Also, why do you have to sit up as straight as you define it to breathe more easily? Sounds like any kind of straight is fine.
With the proper pelvic tilt it allows your diaphragm to move more freely.
Re: Proper Breathing Brings Better Health
#9From my personal experience I can confirm that breathing right makes a big difference but the article fails to mention one very effective approach in many cases to improve breathing, septoplasty. Issues you can have due to breathing defficiently (in my case, using the nose): - Dehydration - Headaches - Extra energy spent / having to put effort in the task - Need to empty / clear your mouth of food, etc so you can bre…
I got a septoplasty recently (less than a month ago, still recovering from surgery) and I can 100% see the difference in my sleep quality.
My non-24 schedule is much closer to normal now. I no longer wake up with a completely dry tongue / nasty taste in my mouth.
Additionally my surgeon found and got rid of polyps in my nose which were the cause of my anosmia. I can finally sense smells again.
If you're interested in the surgery, contact an ENT for a diagnosis and a pneumologist for a sleep study.
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#10Standing up straight isn't as easy as it sounds. For a lot of desk workers you're going to have to fix your tight hamstrings, abnormal pelvic tilt, and weak abdominal muscles before it will be possible to stand up straight.
Why do you say abnormal pelvic tilt? Is that common?
(I literally just got a massage where the bodyworker told me my hip was tilted majority, so it’s a stricking thing to read here...)