This is a brief comment on a recent article on the ageing of the diaphragm muscle (link to article here) by Bordoni, Morabito, and Simonelli (2020), along with some suggestions for how we might keep the diaphragm muscle strong, not just as we get older, but also in our younger adult years. The authors of […]
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This post reviews an article written in 2024 (link to article) that studied the effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women. According to the authors, pre-hypertensive women are significantly more likely to develop hypertension or serious cardiovascular disease (CV). These conditions are associated with autonomic nervous system abnormalities like sympathetic
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As humans, we have developed the ability to breathe in and out through the nose or mouth. Although numerous medical studies indicate the benefits of nasal breathing and the disadvantages of mouth breathing (Lörinczi et al. 2024, 2), approximately 30-50% of the adult population still breathe through the mouth (Allen 2015, 40). Also, research suggests
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