- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (Aug 22 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0609806343
- ISBN-13: 978-0609806340
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.9 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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- #52 in Books > Health, Mind & Body > Disorders & Diseases > Respiratory
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Asthma kills 6,000 people a year. Respiratory illnesses affect millions more. According to Teresa Hale, asthmatics and others with respiratory illnesses are breathing wrong. "We have been led to believe that deep breathing is good for us because it increases our oxygen intake. In fact, the reverse is true. The more we breathe, the less oxygen actually reaches the cells of our bodies," says Hale in Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Other Respiratory Ailments. Her breathing program, Breath Connection, teaches you to change your breathing patterns so that you won't need to wheeze, breathe heavily, or take gulps of air after exertion. Hale promises that five days on this program will reduce your need for medications, and regular practice often increases metabolism and leads to weight loss.
Breathing Free gives a self-test to assess your breathing and teaches several techniques to improve it. Hale explains how to adapt the program for mild, moderate, or severe asthma; emphysema; bronchitis; panic attacks; general health; and children with asthma. She also suggests dietary guidelines.
Hale's program is based on the work of Konstantin Buteyko of the former Soviet Union. It is easy to understand, but will take time and effort to master. But Hale says you have a choice: "Stay where you are, with your daydreams and your deteriorating health, or take control and make some effort to effect permanent change." Hale founded Britain's renowned Hale Clinic, whose clients have included Princess Diana, the Duchess of York, Tina Turner, Richard Gere, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. --Joan Price --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
A five-day program on easy breathing from London's famed Hale Clinic.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Wake up medical profession and learn something new,
By P Blake (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Other Respiratory Ailments (Audio Cassette)
Asthma free naturally. The medical profession have overlooked probably the only factor guaranteed to help solve your asthma. For some reason, people are not told to close their mouth or to correct their breathing. Why is this?Is there too much income to be earned from the existing structure? The Asthma Society who are suppossed to be our friends are funded by drug companies and so are afraid to rock the boat. Give asthmatics inhalers for the rest of their life and spend no research on hyperventilation. The medical profession have a lot to answer for. Meanwhile millions suffer- people like you and me. If you are asthmatic- you will understand what I mean from reading this book. I cannot understand the logic, of why this is not taught to every adult and child.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievable,
By A Customer
This review is from: Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Other Respiratory Ailments (Paperback)
I took the Hale Clinic course with Alexander Stalmatsky, and after 30+ years of asthma I am at the very least symptom free. You wouldnt believe the other health benefits from learning to breath less unless you experience them first hand. The one thing I will say is that it takes effort and time to unlearn your current breathing patterns. So don't expect it to be easy or fast. You need to give it months. The key to the approach is practicing shallow breathing interspersed with different types of pauses. While I think everyone would benefit from taking a course or consulting with a professional, some may be able to learn it just by reading this book. Though I would recommend connecting with others doing it, for support and help with the nuances. There are online support groups on yahoo.
1.0 out of 5 stars
There is something not right here,
By "phredsw" (South Africa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Other Respiratory Ailments (Paperback)
I recently bought this book as I am an emphysema sufferer. On completing the book there were a few questions that I had and went to the HALE CLINIC website only to discover that they no longer seem to offer Buteyko breathing as one of their 'products'. The US web site also no longer exists!I sent an email to the HALE clinic to which they have never bothered to reply. All this gave me a very negative feeling about the whole subject. Maybe somebody else can shed some light on this.
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