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Re: Increased acidity found in schizophrenia and bipolar patients’ brains

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Post by whiteandnerdy » Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 10:28 AM UTC

marcsquared wrote: post #49

Two words: Buteyko method See e.g. http://www.normalbreathing.com CNS/Diseases of the Brain Are Caused by Low Brain O2/CO2 Levels http://www.normalbreathing.com/diseases-Brain.php Sedatives | CO2: Natural Sedative and Tranquilizer http://www.normalbreathing.com/CO2-stabilizer.php After 15 years of panic attacks, anxiety, migraines, hay fever... if finally found the solution: learn to breathe correctly again. The best…

I'm pleased that the technique worked for you and don't want to denigrate your experience, but looking around it seems that there's very little evidence to support the Buteyko technique, and a fair few red flags: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/buteyko-breathing-technique...

If it works for you it works for you, but I'd caution readers to be skeptical when trying it out.

Re: Increased acidity found in schizophrenia and bipolar patients’ brains

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Post by marcsquared » Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 3:55 PM UTC

whiteandnerdy wrote: post #51

marcsquared wrote: post #49

Two words: Buteyko method See e.g. http://www.normalbreathing.com CNS/Diseases of the Brain Are Caused by Low Brain O2/CO2 Levels http://www.normalbreathing.com/diseases-Brain.php Sedatives | CO2: Natural Sedative and Tranquilizer http://www.normalbreathing.com/CO2-stabilizer.php After 15 years of panic attacks, anxiety, migraines, hay fever... if finally found the solution: learn to breathe correctly again. The best…

I'm pleased that the technique worked for you and don't want to denigrate your experience, but looking around it seems that there's very little evidence to support the Buteyko technique, and a fair few red flags: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/buteyko-breathing-technique... If it works for you it works for you, but I'd caution readers to be skeptical when trying it out.

Thank you for your respectful reply.

I agree that everyone should be skeptical and look for evidence.

For me personally it has been a godsend, that's what I can state. I also know about 5 other people who have applied this knowledge and all had noticeable improvements in various areas.

Experience may vary of course. Bodies are also different.

You can go the Buteyko way, Chi-Gung, Yoga, Wim Hoff method etc etc. whatever works if you need it.

Generally I do however think that breathing is way, way underappreciated as a cause for various diseases.

I've seen 5 medical specialists who overlooked my breathing _patterns_. I've been hooked up to heart monitoring devices, gave plenty of blood to examine and all that jazz.

The solution was literally right under my nose.

In the end it was a $5 USD discounted book about Buteyko's research that made all the difference.

Breathe through your nose, your mouth is for eating and talking. That will already help many people. :)

Re: Increased acidity found in schizophrenia and bipolar patients’ brains

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Post by galon200 » Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 6:57 PM UTC

saas_sam wrote: post #36

DamnInteresting wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Two I am aware of that kinda fit this category are Toxoplasma gondii [1] (not technically a virus) and Adenovirus serotype 36 [2]. The former has been associated with a wide array of behavioral changes, the latter is associated with obesity. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii#Immune_respo... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenovirus_serotype_36#Role_in...

T. gondii also being the parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis in rare cases where the infected individual suffers an immune system issue (like HIV). This is the condition treated by Daraprim, aka the drug bought by Martin Shkreli's old company ('pharma bro'). I asked him once about the alleged behavioral changes associated with T. gondii and he said the research on that is bunk. Shrug...

T. gondii and he said the research on that is bunk. Shrug...

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