Emphysema Bootcamp

19/03/2023

Today I read that various asthma foundations around the world have decided that gas stoves are a major problem for asthmatics. That is the straw that broke this camel's back.

Over the next couple of days I will release a totally FREE 21 Day Asthma Bootcamp. Why free - because that is the fastest and most direct way to undo the BS that is wrapped all around asthmatics.

The Bootcamp has been sitting for years, waiting for me to make time to complete it. It is 90% complete. It is just a few short videos that take you up a ladder where each rung means you have better control of your breathing and asthma symptoms.

Please like and share this post to keep me on track.

In case you do not know what this is about - there is a breathing method with 70 years of usage that can reduce asthma symptoms by an average of 90% (in clinical, published, hospital based trials) while also reducing need for steroid (preventer) medication over a safe long term. This Bootcamp will gives you a "Learn at home" version to apply immediately. It is based on the Workshops I have personally run since the early 1990's.

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To assess the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological intervention in patients with asthma on conventional therapy including inhaled corticosteroid.

19/03/2023

You want more evidence? Sure - here's one from Egypt!

Abstract
A new dawn is emerging by recognizing that correct breathing volume is fundamental to maintaining good health, the new beginning is based on the life’s work of Russian scientist professor Konstantin Buteyko.

The Buteyko breathing technique method as suggested by Professor Buteyko helps to decrease the number and severity of attacks as well as the dosage of medication. As a result of this therapy, the indicators of acid-alkali balance and lung ventilation improved.

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Buteyko breathing technique on patients with bronchial asthma.

Forty patients with bronchial asthma participated in this study, their age ranged between 30 and 50 years.

They were divided into two equal groups, group (A) received Buteyko breathing technique (BBT), and the medications prescribed by the physician, while group, (B) did not perform any physical therapy program just their medications prescribed by the physician. The program continued for 6 weeks (2 sessions per week except the 1st week was 4 sessions per week). Peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR), Control pause test and asthma daily symptoms (asthma control questionnaire) were measured at the beginning and after the treatment program for both groups.

The results of this study
revealed a significant decrease in asthma daily symptoms, a significant improvement in PEFR, and Control pause test in group (A), while there was insignificant change in group (B).

It can be concluded that BBT produce a significant improvement for patients with bronchial asthma as regard daily symptoms, PEFR and Control pause test.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000520?via%3Dihub

19/03/2023

How About A Trial From INDIA? Dozens of clinical trials show that changing your breathing can change your asthma symptoms.

2012 - A Study of effects of Buteyko Breathing Technique on Asthmatic Patients
30 subjects with mean age of 30 years diagnosed as having asthma were randomly divided into two groups. Group - A, comprising of 15 subjects were treated with Buteyko Therapy and 15 subjects of Group - B were treated with Diaphragmatic Exercise (DE) and Pursed Lip Breathing Exercise (PLBE). Both groups were given treatment 6 days a week for 6 weeks. Parameters were recorded before commencement of treatment and subsequently at completion of 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week of treatment by PFT & dyspnea scale.

Result: Group - Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) group-A showed significant improvement in the FEV1 and PEFR, and a significant decrease in the levels of dyspnea, where PLBE with DE Group - B showed no significant changes in any of the three measurements.

Discussion & Conclusion: Buteyko Breathing exercise when done regularly and properly can stop or reverse the decline in the lung function and reduce dyspnea in asthmatic patients.

http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijpot&volume=6&issue=4&article=045

19/03/2023

Why would you want to reduce your asthma symptoms if you could, without drugs or supplements?

Here are 20 good reasons - how many apply to you or your kids?

1. Gasping for air: The suffocating feeling of being unable to catch my breath, as if I'm drowning on dry land.
2. Wheezing: My lungs are like broken accordions, letting out a desperate, pitiful wheeze with every breath.
3. Chronic cough: A never-ending, torturous cough that keeps me up at night, leaving me exhausted and worn out.
4. Chest tightness: The unbearable sensation of my chest being squeezed by an invisible vise, making every breath a struggle.
5. Fatigue: I'm a prisoner to exhaustion, my body drained and heavy, weighed down by the relentless battle to breathe.
6. Anxiety and stress: Constant dread looms over me, fearing the next asthma attack that threatens to steal my breath away.
7. Social isolation: I'm trapped in a bubble, unable to connect with others, as my asthma keeps me shackled and alone.
8. Limited physical activity: My dreams of running, playing, or simply enjoying life are crushed under the oppressive weight of my asthma.
9. Frequent doctor visits: The sterile walls of hospitals and clinics have become my second home, as I helplessly seek relief from my torment.
10. Medication side effects: I'm caught in a cruel cycle, trading one misery for another as I endure the side effects of the very drugs meant to save me.
11. Financial burden: The crushing weight of medical bills and lost income threaten to bury me in a pit of despair and hopelessness.
12. Missed school or work: Opportunities slip through my fingers, as asthma keeps me shackled to my bed, unable to pursue my dreams and ambitions.
13. Reduced quality of life: My days are clouded with suffering, as asthma casts a dark shadow over every moment of my existence.
14. Respiratory infections: My fragile lungs are a magnet for infections, each one a battle that leaves me weakened and vulnerable.
15. Coexisting conditions: The burden of asthma is multiplied by the cruel addition of allergies, sinusitis, and GERD, a toxic trio that conspires to break me.
16. Stigma: Shame and embarrassment haunt me, as I hide my inhaler from judgmental eyes, struggling to breathe in secret.
17. Difficulty in managing triggers: I live in a world filled with invisible enemies, each one ready to ambush me and bring me to my knees.
18. Difficulty finding effective treatment: I'm a desperate wanderer, searching for a miracle cure to ease my relentless suffering.
19. Mental health: Depression and anxiety loom over me like a storm cloud, the constant companions of my asthma-ridden existence.
20. Risk of severe asthma attacks: I live in terror, knowing that each breath could be my last, as the specter of a life-threatening asthma attack hangs over my head.

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Video 2

29/06/2022

So you have a lung "condition". You have been diagnosed by people with lots of diplomas, a waiting room, and you hopefully have some trust in them.

Most likely you will have been told very little about your condition. It will have a name, perhaps emphysema or copd or bronchitis. And you might have been given a "stage" or "level" of advancement.

You may have been "prescribed" some medication. You likely wont have been told much about the medications - just that it "may help a little, at first". And very likely you were told that your condition is "progressive" and there is very little you can do to stop or even slow it down.

A pretty s**t day really.

But let me share a story, in summary that may give you some hope.

In the early 1990's, I was a severe asthmatic. Had been for decades. One summer's day in Townsville, I chanced across a reference to a "Russian Breathing Method" called Buteyko. At the time I was working for a multinational pharma company - and believed myself very educated in medicine and science. I chased down the
Russian who had brought this training to Australia, a tall man with a beard called Sacha Stalmatsky - who was a protege of the inventor Professor Konstantin Buteyko.

Stay with me, you will see how this is related to you soon!

Sacha sent me a very detailed paper called "The Biochemical Basis of Deep Respiration" - which showed the theory of how this might be used for a multitude of medical problems - and change the biochemistry of them just by changing breathing levels.

Obviously, being enthusiastic, and being in a distant part of Australia, away from the trainings, I figured out what "should" work for my asthma according to the theory, and I did some simple breathing drills.

Within 2 days my asthma was essentially gone. I previously was using 8 to 10 puffs of ventolin (reliever med) per day - whenever I had symptoms. I was also on a low dose inhaled steroid called Becotide.

When I had my first symptoms after deciding to test this model, I siimply did a breathing drill (which is the same as you may learn if you join the bootcamp), keeping my ventolin handy, and within two minutes my wheeze had subsided by about about 80%. In two more minutes it was gone. No need to use my reliever.

This happened several times over two days, each time the recovery being faster using the drills. Then my asthma symptoms very suddenly became less frequent, and then they stopped completely. I had not need to use the relief puffer since the first test of the model.

Considering myself to be "scientific", I then decided to do the oppositie of the breathing drills, to see if I could cause asthma symtoms to appear. After just 30 seconds, I had a wheeze. I did the drills again, and it disappeared. I repeated, and the same happened.

Mind blown. I resigned from my senior role with the pharma company and began a decade of training with Stalmatsky and others to learn how to teach others this method.

I will continue this story soon, but for now - consider what the implications would be if every asthmatic used this method? And for you - what if YOU have even a tiny bit of asthma in your "collection" that has been labelled COPD or emphysema? If you could learn to relieve or avoid just that for starters, it would be pretty good news, right?

And even better, what if the same training did have an imipact on the other parts of your breathing system? So you had better endurance and faster recovery? Or fewer infections?

Stand by for more good news. This first challenge is designed for those who have some asthma - just because it is blinding obvious and surprisingly fast when the improvement happens.

Who wants to know how to tell if you have some asthma mixed in? Comment below - so I know if anyone cares about this stuff.

James

17/06/2022

Stay tuned for details for the Emphysema Challenge #1. This will be specifically for the group of people with emphysema/copd, who technically also have some asthma component.

How do you know if you have an asthma component? In reality, if your bronchodilating drugs work for you, within a short time, it is an indication you have either bronchospasm (tightening of your air pipes), or increased mucus production in the air ways (not the alveoli), or both.

Strangely, this is good news if you have some "asthma" symptoms.

I will be running a webinar shortly that explains how the Challenge may help you, the theory behind it, and what you can expect.

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