Therapeutic Breathing and GI Function

In this episode, Dr Nirala Jacobi is in conversation with Mim
Beim about the effect of the breath on the digestive tract.


Mim has 30 years of naturopathic experience, she has authored
books, and is a respected naturopathic voice in the media. Mim
has also held lecturing positions at the Australian College of
Natural Therapies (ACNT) and has two practices. 


 


Topics discussed include:


Mim’s story and how she came to Buteyko breathing.

Physiological effects of Buteyko breathing.

What actually happens with Buteyko breathing?

Overbreathing - chronic hyperventilation (breathing more than
we metabolically need) and the effect of losing too much carbon
dioxide.

What are the effects of increasing carbon dioxide in the body
in miniscule amounts?

Digestive conditions and the breath.

How can Buteyko help with irritable bladder, uterine issues,
digestive conditions, high blood pressure, peripheral
circulation, sleep apnoea, and asthma (among others), and what is
the mechanism?

What is the importance of nose breathing?

The magical chemical, nitric oxide, and how to produce it
with breathing.

The Bohr Effect

If carbon dioxide levels are a little higher the result
is more oxygen delivery.

The importance of this in conditions featuring damaged
lung tissue.



The importance of increasing carbon dioxide and resetting
respiratory centres in the brain to create new patterns of
breathing.

Buteyko exercises and how they can create permanent changes
in physiological responses.

Age appropriate and condition appropriate Buteyko breathing
exercises.

What improvements and symptomatic relief has Mim seen with
Buteyko breathing with SIBO and digestive conditions?

Nitric oxide improving functioning of sphincters and how
this affects the digestive tract.



What are common signs of dysfunctional breathing?

Tactics to retrain mouth breathing during sleep and the
outcomes of this.

Nose breathing at night and how this positively and
profoundly affects orthodontic development.

Sleep apnoea and the flow on effects to other conditions in
the body, eg diabetes, and heart disease.

Sympathetic overdrive and Buteyko’s role in helping to
retrain trigger happy adrenal glands.

Diaphragmatic breathing.

Motility and the parasympathetic nervous system.

How to know when the parasympathetic is turned on - such as
increased salivation, warmth, and decreased anxiety levels.

Stories of health success with Buteyko Breathing.

Webinar courses for practitioners who cannot make it to in
person trainings.

Live webinar courses for patients.

An example of a Buteyko breathing exercise - a live exercise
on the SIBO Doctor Podcast with Mim Beim.

General indication: if the parasympathetic switch takes over
2 minutes to activate, this indicates a heavy tendency to
sympathetic dominance.



 


Resources


Mim Beim

Breathing Quiz

Skype appointments also available.



Patrick McKeown - Buteyko Educator (in person and online) for
practitioners and practitioner locator for patients.

com

Oxygen Advantage - Performance training for athletes,
November 9-11 2017 in Sydney, Australia.



Buteyko Breathing Practitioner Training

November 1st-5th 2017 with Patrick McKeown and Mim Beim
in Sydney, Australia



Rosalba Courtney - osteopath specialising in breathing and
training.