Neat Breath Science, 3 Sentences to Live By, and it is a Panacea
Published December 5, 2022
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1. Neat Science: How to See If Slow Breathing is an Antioxidant
“…our results lead to the hypothesis that slow breathing may exert some antioxidant effect, possibly via parasympathetic stimulation.”
The way they got to this hypothesis was pretty cool:
They had people with type-1 diabetes inhale extra oxygen.
After, they observed that arterial stiffness and blood pressure went up. This was likely due to excess oxidative stress.
Then, they repeated the process, but participants breathed slowly at 6 breaths/min while inhaling oxygen.
Slow breathing offset the harmful effects of extra oxygen on blood pressure and arterial stiffness.
Together, this suggests that slow breathing acts as a natural antioxidant.
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P.S. If you want more neat findings like this, check out the Science 411s in the Breath is Life Learning Center.
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