The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown: The simple, scientifically proven breathing technique that will revolutionize your health and fitness.
The secret to your health, fitness and overall well being lies in the most basic and overlooked aspect of your workout: how you breathe.
Developing body strength while ignoring breathing strength is counterproductive.
On this channel, Patrick McKeown, one of the world's leading trainers in the successful Buteyko breathing method, shows you simple techniques that will help you reduce breathlessness, improve your sleep and reduce anxiety and stress. Drawing on his own experience as an ex-asthmatic and the work he has done to help athletes and asthma sufferers alike to achieve greater fitness, Patrick shows you the key to a healthier, fitter you.
I have a question about slow breathing for better gas exchange while climbing the mountain. It seems logical that this should work, and it appears to be similar to Wim Hof's "conscious breathing" while climbing Kilimanjaro, which also shows promising effects. However, I'd like to know: If this type of breathing helps your body take up more oxygen in thin air, does it not decrease the speed of acclimatisation? If breathing this way increases the blood oxygen saturation, will the body even be triggered to increase the amount of red blood cells in our blood? Of course, this would not be a problem if we kept breathing this way for the entirety of the trek, but we can't control our breathing during sleep.
Fabulous talk both of you! Thank you so much! Don't forget to also take your reacttolight specs off when getting day light in the morning as they act like sunglasses. I am enjoying weaving into my breathing practice and teaching, the Polyvagal Theory. PV looks at the ANS, the vagus and feeling safe with regards to self regulation and coregulation.
Great conversation, thanks! Replacing wine with herb infused mocktails has been a game changer for me. As much as I love my wine, it’s just not worth it in this peri menopausal phase of my life. Did I miss something in this discussion about the direct link between breathwork and hormonal balance? Was this strictly about mouth taping at night?
Thanks for you message, it's great that you are finding balance in this phase. Sure, the podcast focused more broadly on stress management and lifestyle factors' relationship to hormonal health. They spoke about how breathwork can help calm the mind and promote better sleep quality, which is important for hormone regulation. They didn´t deeply explore scientific evidence directly connecting breathwork to changes in hormone levels but the science is there. We have a Breathing for Females course as well as a Breathing for Menopause course that explores the science in greater depth.
@@OxygenAdvantageThanks for your reply! I didn’t know OA had specific courses on the topic. I’ll check this out. I’m also considering the instructor training as I’ve been following Patrick’s work for a while now.
Hormones are best on a high carbon dehydrate low-fat diet, unless the person is anorexic, lean as they can’t use their own body fat to make the hormones they need dietary fat causes, insulin resistance and body fat gain, Carbs FTW!! 💪💪💪
The problem with me is when i tend to inhale slowly i feel like my brain has stopped taking any air inside at all and after the slow exhale my body reflex is to just gush in as much air as i can.
I was asked to breath silent , slow and deep 15 yrs back and I have been following it till now in my class. Asanas are nothing but ways of learning to breathe well in different postures and keeping the mind calm and still using the breath
does this mean we shouldn't be contracting the torso in order to force more air out upon exhalation? Effortless exhalation for me means the lungs are never fully emptied; is that normal?
The best way to get higher oxygen level in the body is to eat a low-fat diet. You can also include foods like beetroot juice that are high nitrate and being hydrated as fuck, Carbs FTW!! 💪💪💪
I tried lots of different breathing methods including different videos - before coming across this one. I thought, okay, it's another so-called remedy for a blocked nose. I was shocked - it worked. Both nostrils cleared! I repeat the exercise each day - just once - and for me, it's working like magic! Patrick, you're a hero!!
I already knew I can’t breathe when I exercise. What did he tell me new. It’s like I go to the doctor because my arm hurts and he says that’s because you damaged it how do you fix it Sherlock?
I feel nausea and sometimes faint whenever I do for instance a cross fit lesson. I am in ok shape but whenever I ‘give my all’ in a workout I become dizzy and weak in the knees. Could this correlate with a malfunction in my breathing??
@13:30 regarding zone3 training. is there a way so measure if the restriction by the nostral size makes zone3 impossible for some people? I'm experienced in running at zone1 and lower zone 2 nose breathing but really struggle when trying to ran faster.
I use these and a nasal strip, and the combination of these plus intentional nasal breathing during all activity especially physical training has been fantastic overall for me health and I’ve more or less eradicated snoring. The only tape that works for me is this tape, I can’t adapt to any other tape or method to close the mouth during sleep.
@@anthonyofarrell .Good for you. But with all do respect, that is the same thing people wearing diapers on over their face for last few years said as well, because experts told them to and they need to justify their investment. What's next? Sleeping in a trunk of a car with tape over your mouth? million years of evolution and countless generations of billions of people, no tape. And you will listen to a guy to tell you to basically kidnap yourself. Because he is an "expert"? Think about it for a moment. And don't "trust the science." This guy could sell air conditioners to eskimos. There is another guy in Brazil, ido portal, that is running around like 6 year old on a playground and celebrities pay this dude, because you know.... movement is good. the dude literally patented what six year old do on a playground. There is another guy in America who tries to sell people sleep just like this guy trying to sell breathing. Re-package and branding slapped on the side of it. I read the Oxygen Advantage book, and though it was ok, decent advance and info, years later I see this guy is still talking about breathing as if no one knows how to breath. lol No, he is just a grifter looking to brand oxygen, because what else will he do if not this? It doesn't mean you have to be a sucker.
In the context of evolution, it has been studied that the mouth has absolutely no part in breathing, whereas the nose has 30 functions. You can read all about the functions here if you wish, oxygenadvantage.com/science/thirty-functions-of-the-nose/ - Give it a read! You might learn something new.
@@OxygenAdvantage Does it also include warning against charlatanism? Putting tape over your mouth? Seriously? What's the bonus lesson. Lock yourself in the truck of a car? lol Scientists have discovered that people will buy into anything if you tell them scientists have discovered it.
I’ve been using the Azarar brand ( looks like a big X ) sometimes I seem to breathe thru or around them because when I wake all hours of night and morning my mouth is dry. That tape hasn’t helped my constant waking all hours. Do you believe the tape you sell can / would make a difference in sleeping more un disturbed? If you believe they would help I will order some on Amazon in a heartbeat…
Can this breathing be done while laying down? Like when I wake up during the night and can't get back to sleep. Or should I be sitting or standing? I will give this a try. Thank you.
Hello!! When i breath light something on the exhale comes a diferent taste like felling or smell like felling to the mouth!! What is that? Mucus from the lungs? I don´t fell any mucus, but it seems a realise of some odor.... Is that good? Thanks
My toddler of 3 has been doing this sigh breathing for the last couple of days every 40seconds. I took her to a and e and they said it's nothing. What do I do?
I loved this conversation. Thank you so much Patrick and Eddie. So much resonated with me. Please interview Dr Arielle Schwartz, Dr Stephen Porges and Debs Dana. I try and combine Buteyko Breathing Method through a polyvagal theory lens, thanks to these three people. I feel Eddie touched on this too even though the theory was not mentioned by name. Thank you again 💚💙🙏🏻
I can smash it on the rowing machine at all intensities. I struggle a bit when running, but I think that is because of the difference in the way the body is moving. I seem to recall that James Nestor wrote about physical changes to the nasal passages as a result of nasal breathing. The experiment where he and someone bunged their noses for a period, and alternatively taped up their mouths for an equal period. Bearing that in mind, and from my own experience, I'm not sure that nasal dilators are necessary in the long term. ✌
