Posted 05-28-2008 at 02:42 PM by Jerry1
The way you breathe affects your health too. We take about 28,000 breaths a day and each breath gives you an opportunity to open up the lower lobes of the lungs through "whole lung breathing." Shallow breathing reaches only the upper lungs and triggers the stress receptors. Whole lung breathing reaches the lower lobes and activates the calming receptors that reside there. It stimulates the lymphatic system so waste products can be efficiently carried from the body. Finally, breathing into...
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