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3rd September 2003 - The Breath of Life, Superfood Number 2: Spirulina plus
Stress buster
The Breath of Life
Proper breathing is the key to a healthy life. One in seven people suffers
from asthma. But respiratory expert Dinah Bradley believes her drug-free
breathing techniques could significantly reduce the number of asthma sufferers.
Bradley’s ‘nose/belly breathing techniques’ have relieved symptoms and
brought long-term freedom from inhalers for many asthmatics. She says: “It is
balanced breathing, using the diaphragm, which is a fabulous muscle! The technique
involves breathing through the nose, with the chest and shoulders relaxed
while breath is taken deep into the body.” If you are breathing correctly the belt
area will expand more than the chest area.
Bradley laments that proper focus is not directed on the importance of
breathing in western health culture. She says: “If you are not breathing properly,
you can’t think properly and you can’t make proper decisions.”
Superfood Number 2: Spirulina
The blue-green algae Spirulina is the world’s oldest and healthiest food. At
the bottom of the food chain, it is a 3.5 billion year old protein containing
all 22 animo acids - the body’s building blocks. It also contains the entire
vitamin-B complex, minerals and essential fatty acids. The algae contains four
times more protein than meat, doubles in size every two days, and can grow in b
oth the sea and fresh water. This superfood can help strengthen the immune,
digestive and cardiovascular systems, reduce cancer risks, assist with detoxing
and weight control, and provide quick and lasting energy boosts.
Mark Winter
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Stress buster
Long-term love could be the ultimate stress-buster. In tension-measuring
tests, run by US doctors, 100 adults with long-term partners recorded lower
increases in blood pressure and heart rate than a group not in relationships. Both
groups watched a relaxing 10-minute video, then relived recent traumas. Those
with partners held hands thrughout and then hugged for 20 seconds.
The result: the couples kept their cool clocking only half the increase in heart rate of
the singles.
Sources: University of North Carolina Medical School, Breathing Works For
Asthma by Dinah Bradley and Tania Clifton-Smith (Kyle Cathie £8.99)
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