Oxygen and the benefits of proper breathing techniques

​One can live weeks without food, days without water and only a few minutes without air.

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.” Sylvia Plath

Oxygen is very important because it is the main component of air and every living being breathes it. The value of oxygen is determined by its amount around the Earth. Oxygen is found in minerals, animals, and plants. We can survive for weeks without food, a shorter period without water, but only a few minutes without air. The oxygen, connecting with glucose, supplied with food, provides the body with energy. Animals produce carbon dioxide, which is essential for plant life. Plants, in turn, emit oxygen, essential for the life of animals and humans.

Without oxygen, the body is unable to support its activities, even at the minimum level necessary for survival. Thus, proper breathing is the most important physiological process, without which life is inconceivable.

Everyone who cares about his health should check if he is breathing properly. When the body receives the complete amount of oxygen it needs, you feel extra energy and vigor.

Oxygen intake with proper breathing techniques improves memory, increases efficiency and positively affects health in general. Man is born with the right mechanism of breathing, but as he grows up, the art of breathing fully is gradually lost.

Oxygen is the key nutrient for humans. It ensures the work of the brain, nervous system, internal glands and all other organs.

Why is the deep breathing technique beneficial?

Deep breathing improves blood quality, helps remove toxins from the body. Improves the state of the brain, spinal cord, nerve centers.

With proper breathing, the skin is smoothed and fine wrinkles disappear. Deep breathing makes lungs work more efficiently, increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the load is removed from the heart. If your weight is excessive, additional oxygen burns excess fat. If your weight is insufficient, oxygen feeds the tissues and glands. In other words, breathing right is the way to an ideal weight.
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