In modern Western society, magnesium deficiency is an increasingly big problem, and one of the main reasons many (most?) of us are so deficient is simple: a diet that contains practically no magnesium — a highly-processed, refined diet, based largely on white flour, meat, and dairy (all of which contain no magnesium). Modern life helps us lose what Read More …
Category: Wellbeing
Buteyko & Chronic Fatigue
“It [Buteyko] sounds like a Japanese martial art but it’s a special breathing technique named after the man who invented it in the Soviet Union in the 1950s, a Ukrainian doctor called Konstantin Buteyko. Medical students have long known that carbon dioxide (CO2) plays a vital part in releasing oxygen from the blood to cells Read More …
Sleep Apnoea – What’s Your Excuse?
The Alaska Sleep Clinic decided to compile a list of the six most frequently heard excuses people have for not seeking treatment for their sleep apnoea disorder, and the truth that will hopefully help others with the same beliefs realize just how wrong they are. You have to change the breathing 24/7- and you CAN, with Read More …
Asthma – Ignorance or Design?
My trainer Jen Starks’ brilliant article on Buteyko for Asthma – long but well worth a read if you have asthma! “The Buteyko method has had great success in controlling asthma, reversing symptoms and removing the need for medication, which is why it poses such a threat to the pharmaceutical companies. Teachers of the Buteyko method Read More …
A Breathing Breakthrough
A new alternative can empower asthma sufferers and boost endurance for athletes. For everyone from ailing asthmatics to active athletes, improving breathing can bring life-enhancing changes. While athletes can train in a variety of ways, asthmatics are given little choice but to rely on pharmaceuticals. Read the full article here.
Dr Mercola on the Buteyko method
“While it may seem you certainly know how to breathe, considering you’d be dead if you stopped for more than a few minutes, most of us actually breathe in such a way as to put our health in jeopardy.In fact, the whole field of breathing and breath-work has enormous potential for improvement, as most prevailing Read More …
Sea Salt’s Hidden Powers
“Seasalt’s Hidden Powers” by Jacques de Langre, PhD (Book Excerpts), from Chapter 1 “Definition of Sea Salt”Beware of “Sea salt” LabelsOn the labels of almost every packaged food, in supermarkets as well as health food stores, from frozen and canned vegetables to breads and meats, the name “sea salt” appears often. Reading this, we may Read More …