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This might seem a bit out there / like woo woo to some, but have you tried "breathing exercises" (intermittent hypoxia) and cold exposure to counter those effec
by vekker 6y ago
This might seem a bit out there / like woo woo to some, but have you tried "breathing exercises" (intermittent hypoxia) and cold exposure to counter those effects you are talking about? Particularly, the Wim Hof Method?
I know it helps for people with autoimmune diseases anecdotally, but there's also some good scientific evidence for it.
- sokoloff 6y agoI regularly monitor my O2 saturation (via an OTC pulse-ox) when flying unpressurized airplanes. It’s extremely easy to raise my O2 sats at altitude by conscious deep-breathing, but IME, it’s incredibly difficult to lower them near sea-level by any amount of conscious breathing changes. I’m curious to try the Wim-Hof methods on my pulse ox and I’ll do that, but I fully expect to see consistent 98-99% O2 sats here at 10 meters above sea level with anything other than changing the air composition to reduce partial pressure of O2.
- labseven 6y agoFrom my understanding, the deep breathing doesn't particularly raise O2 (which is already 97-99%) but purges CO2, which then lets you hold your breath (empty lungs) for 2-3 minutes. In this period, my O2 (on my finger) drops to 85% before I feel a need to breathe in. It is important to 'replenish' the CO2 between deep breathing, otherwise I get very loopy.
- neuronic 6y agoYep, and it certainly helps. Also Dr. Joe Dispenza's Mind Body Connection. I think a lot comes from stress, anxiety and dealing with your body with a wrong mindset. But it doesn't explain all the issues away.