Lungs
Nervous System
Nasal Breathing
Mouth Breathing
Breathing
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Lung size

2.2 pounds and is a little longer than 9 inches when you're breathing normally, and about 10.5 inches when your lungs are completely expanded.

The left lung tends to be smaller than the right lung in people to accommodate for the heart

We lose 12% of our lung volume between ages 30-50. At 80 years old, we have lost 30% of our lung capacity

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Regulation

Nervous System Regulation is, at its core, the ability to move flexibly between different states of arousal in response to stressors. This means that when we encounter a change in our environment, like a stressful situation, we can adapt so that we are not overwhelmed. 

Physical symptoms can also manifest, such as difficulty sleeping, changes in appetite, digestive issues, and muscle tension or pain. An underactive, dysregulated nervous system can present different symptoms, such as low energy levels, sluggishness and reduced motivation.

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3 benefits of nasal breathing

Breathing through the nose filters air and removes 98-99% of allergens, bacteria and viruses from the air.

Humidifies the air

Warms 


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Jaws

Breathing through your mouth during the day and/or at night can have significant impacts on your oral and general health. 

Mouth breathing affect jaw structure, nasal passages. Crooked teeth

Brain fog, feeling tired and irritable when you wake up

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How many?

Average of 17k - 24k per day

Ideal inhale is 5 seconds, ideal exhale is 5 second, 6 breaths per minute

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Surface Area

The surface area of both lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court (his makes it over 2,106 square feet) and the total length of the airways running through them is 1,500 miles

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Rest and repair

Parasympathetic - The main purpose of the PNS is to conserve energy to be used later and to regulate bodily functions like digestion 

It causes your bronchial tubes to narrow and the pulmonary blood vessels to widen

Longer exhales 

Left nostril

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Blood

Nose breathing imposes approximately 50 percent more resistance to the air stream, as compared to mouth breathing. This results in 10 to 20 percent more oxygen uptake.

When there is a proper balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood, the body maintains a balanced pH 


 

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Brain

Mouth breathing was thus shown to result in an increasing oxygen load in the prefrontal cortex

A significant problem with mouth breathing is reduced oxygen absorption leading to a cascade of sleep, stamina, energy level and ADHD problems

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Volume of oxygen 

The average adult, when resting, inhales and exhales about 7 or 8 liters of air per minute. That totals about 11,000 liters of air per day.

A portion of the air you breathe never reaches the alveoli. It is referred to as dead air because it isn’t used in gas exchange.

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300 million per lung

Alvioli - tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange

Located at the bottom of the lungs (the end of the respiratory tree)

Expand when inhaling, collapse when exhale but roughly 1,200 ml of air remains in your lungs.

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Fight or Flight

Your sympathetic nervous system activates to speed up your heart rate, deliver more blood to areas of your body that need more oxygen or other responses to help your get out of danger.

Rapid and shallow breaths 

Right nostril

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Gases

Nasal breathing (as opposed to mouth breathing) increases circulating blood oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, slows the breathing rate and improves overall lung volumes.

When there is a proper balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood, the body maintains a balanced pH 

PH in blood, respiratory alkalosis (brought on by overbreathing, hyperventilation) which is caused by anxiety or panic, stress.

respiratory alkalosis is marked by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood due to breathing excessively.


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Behavior

75% of people with anxiety also suffer from dysfunctional breathing. They breathe hard, fast, and into the chest, perpetuating their anxiety.

Studies have linked mouth breathing and sleep-disordered breathing with a permanent reduction in cognitive ability, special educational needs, and ADHD. 

Working memory, comprehension, fewer distractions




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Inhale

Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen

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Absorption

It turns out that when breathing at a normal rate, our lungs will absorb only about a quarter of the available oxygen in the air. The majority of that oxygen is exhaled back out. By taking longer breaths, we allow our lungs to soak up more in fewer breaths.”

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Training 

60% of ambulance calls in America are a result of dysfunctional breathing

Hypoxia is a state in which oxygen is not available in sufficient amounts at the tissue level to maintain adequate homeostasis

Both hypoxia and hypercapnia training can improve endurance, increase the amount of oxygen your body can use, and help protect muscles from damage. In addition, hypercapnia training can improve your strength, power, and sprint performance. 

  • A stronger immune system.
  • Faster healing due to detoxification of metabolic waste.
  • Treatment for chronic fatigue and brain fog.
  • Increased red blood cell count.
  • Improved endurance performance and muscle recovery.
  • Increased oxygenated blood flow to the brain and other organs.
  • Slowing cognitive decline for patients with Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders.
  • Speedy recovery after respiratory infections.
  • Increase in formation of blood vessels.
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Nitric Oxide

Breathing through the nose releases nitric oxide, which is necessary to increase carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood, which in turn is what releases oxygen (O2).

NO increased 15-fold during humming compared with quiet exhalation.

Antiviral, Antifungal, Antibacterial

NO dilates blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure and improves blood flow. It regulates inflammatory response and prevents blood clotting and obstructions in the arteries. It provides immune defense, enhances memory and learning, protects the skin, regulates the bladder, improves gut function, promotes weight loss, relieves pain, protects the skin, and eases anxiety and depression.

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Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation typically occurs in response to an insult such as hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, pain, anxiety, or increased metabolic demand

Respiratory alkalosis is a condition marked by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood due to breathing excessively 

  • dizziness
  • bloating
  • feeling light-headed
  • numbness or muscle spasms in the hands and feet
  • discomfort in the chest area
  • confusion
  • dry mouth
  • tingling in the arms
  • heart palpitations
  • feeling short of breath
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Exhale

When you breathe, 70 percent of waste is eliminated in the form of waste gases like carbon dioxide.

“For every ten pounds of fat lost in our bodies, eight and a half pounds of it comes out through the lungs; most of it is carbon dioxide mixed with a bit of water vapor. The rest is sweated or urinated out. This is a fact that most doctors, nutritionists, and other medical professionals have historically gotten wrong. The lungs are the weight-regulating system of the body.”

Even if you exhale really hard, a residual volume of 1 to 1.2 liters of air remains in your lungs.

The body loses approximately 0.5 ounces of water. When exercising, your body can lose up to 2 ounces of water.

Dehydration reduces your attention span and ability to concentrate

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Breathing muscles

From a functional point of view, there are three groups of respiratory muscles: the diaphragm, the rib cage muscles and the abdominal muscles.  

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Vagus Nerve

The vagus nerve is the longest of the 12 cranial nerves

The vagus nerve runs from the brain through the face and thorax to the abdomen

Main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system

The vagus nerve controls digestion, heart rate, breathing, swallowing, speaking, and the immune system 

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Body

  • Working muscles receive more oxygen
  • Recovery is quicker and injury risk lessens
  • Your core, spine and pelvic floor are stronger
  • Your nervous system is balanced, reducing performance anxiety and oxidative stress

Tongue position

Nose breathing is 22% more efficient than mouth breathing. Which means breathing is much easier, and the breathing muscles don’t get so tired.

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Mechanics

The diaphragm is a curved, thin muscle sheet under the lungs. It is used in breathing, flattening as it contracts and causing the lungs to expand

Your diaphragm can only work properly when you breathe through your nose.


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The Drive

CO2 Acts as a catalyst for the release of oxygen from the haemoglobin in red blood cells

More CO2, more blood to cells 

Too much offloading when mouth breathing, not good oxygen saturation

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