Breathing

Just breathe

Both healthy people and those with fibromyalgia benefit from yoga-type breathing. The women in this study were exposed to brief pulses of heat from a probe placed on the palm of their hand. When the women were encouraged to become aware of their breath and to slow their breathing down they rated the experience as only half as painful and reported less emotional discomfort. The benefit was greater among the healthy participants but the study showed that yoga-like breathing could offer an additional way to deal with chronic pain. Slow breathing works by balancing the activities of the two parts of the nervous system; the parasympathetic (PNS) and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). To put it crudely, the SNS is like the accelerator, activating the stress response, while the PNS is like the brake. Good news for pain sufferers, bad news for pharmaceutical companies; you can’t patent breathing.Meanwhile if you visit Meijer Ad that contains mostly likewise discounts with Winn Dixie Ad you surely have a range like ALDI Ad.

The WellBeing Team

The WellBeing Team

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