The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter

Brilliant book I only wish I had picked this up as a young man. For years I had suffered from chronic mouth breathing, over breathing etc it bewildered me for years why me and my brother had such crooked teeth when our parents and grandparents had such great teeth and broad faces. I also used to exercise several times a week as a young man intensely and produced a crap load of mucus in my chest and my endurance would hardly ever improve. patrick not only explains the science of nasal breathing against mouth breathing in great detail but also provides a plan tailored for you to increase your BOLT score according to Your current fitness level. After a few days of trying the breathe light to breathe right and the decongestant exercises I felt immeadiate benefits, no longer did I wake up with a stuffy nose and dry mouth I became a lot calmer around the workplace and less easily fatigued. It doesn’t matter how much you train or even your diet, if you don’t know how to breath or control your breath your handicapping yourself. Do yourself favour and pick it up

Absolutely brilliant read. Much more practical than other books. Changed my life!

Enjoyed

Very useful and intriguing

Although the exercises are simple, they are powerful and can improve your health dramatically, especially if you're someone who suffers from stress/anxiety and therefore have poor breathing habits. A worthwhile read.

This is one of them books you must read so helpful i am making so many improvements this book is really enlightening

Limited. Nasal breath, breath holds after an exhale, reduce breathing, tape mouth whilst sleeping and the science behind it. Could have been much, much shorter. A good text on coherent breathing is Coherent Breathing by Wilfried Ehrmann, forwarded by Stephen Elliot. For a very stunning broader look at the mechanics is " Breathe" by Dr Belisa Vranich PsyD. An extremely well written comprehensive guide to all breathing muscles, lungs and how to improve their function.

I just didnt know what a difference breathing through the nose exclusively can make. Only been using the breathing practice a few days but it is already making an improvement in sleeping and unblocking my nose. The book is way more than you need for just health improvements it is also for performance athletes but you dont need to read all of it before you can start to practice and improve your health and well being

Only after reading the book that I realized the significance of nasal breathing over mouth breathing. This improves a lot of the well being of my body.

The following text was part of an e-mail sent to the author of the book in which I shared my experiences with him. I just wanted to share my experience with the breathing techniques with you and my thoughts about the innovative insights for people like me who don’t yet have any specific health problems. And I’m looking forward to stay healthy with all the great information out there, including your knowledge and your shared experiences with thousands of people, working with them and changing their lives to the better. For me the formula „Breathe Light to Breathe Right“ helped to get more focused in everyday live. I can concentrate better while working on my tasks on the computer. But more important, I first just had to stop breathing through my mouth while working on the computer. I would never have thought it myself that my mouth breathing while working impeded my concentration, my productivity and probably finally my career (or at least my wellbeing). I’m so glad that I discovered your book (thanks to Amazon recommendations). Now to my insights with breathing reduction and my heart rate variability, which captured my attention 3 years ago and began to really change the view of my health and my autonomy in this area of my life. With the HRV analysis using the Autonom Health tool and using the Elite HRV App on my iPhone, I found out that the best way for me to heighten my heart rate variability is to do the exercise „Breathe Light to Breathe Right“. Compared to a guided breathing session (with Elite HRV) my HRV is even better doing reduced breathing (contrary to the notion that coherent breathing with 3–6 breaths per minute is the best way to train your nervous system and heighten the HRV). It gets higher when my SpO2 drops to 93% and lower. Maybe it is a stress response and the effect is not the same in the long run as with the coherent breathing technique without breathing reduction? I’ve also been practicing the exercise „High Altitude Training“ since last Sommer and changed my BOLT Score from under 20 seconds to 30 until 40 seconds or more (additionally I keep this Score using a tape on my mouth while sleeping, as recommended by you). According to my HRV analysis with Autonom Heath, my health and my fitness is really good (unfortunately I just began to measure this seriously some weeks ago and not already last summer before I began to implement your exercises). However, I had some problems to heighten my BOLT Score sustainably and it dropped under 30 after having stopped the regular exercise of breathing light to breathe right (just keeping the mouth breathing day and night and High Altitude Simulation while walking at least 3–4 times per week). At the moment I do the exercise every morning and evening for 15 minutes and heightened the score to 40 seconds again, which corresponds with my feeling of being able to stay focused longer in my working day and to get things done better and with more energy and enthusiasm.

Livro sobre técnicas de respiração para melhora da saúde.

Actually reading it. The “book” that I was looking for! Excellent content, information, details and exercises. Sometimes I have the feeling that it’s repeating subject …again and again… by way of sentences with identical meaning…maybe it is only me. Helpfull for a lot of people. Health issues that is not covered by your Doctor because…you are not bleeding or have a broken bone sticking out!!!

This book can be a life-changer if applied in real life. It is written very clear in a quite humoristic style sometimes, which makes it a very 'down to earth' scientific book and very easy to read. You get lot of great scientific background information, case studies and exercises. It should be on everybody's book shelf. And after reading, you can easily apply it in your daily lives, whether you' re at work, playing with the kids, running, cycling, watching TV, and even sleeping!