Providing your body with oxygen is always a top priority. Since we only survive a few minutes without oxygen we need a constant inflow of this gas. An impaired breathing pattern increases our basic stress because it both decreases oxygenation, and places a greater strain on available resources to sustain optimum oxygen levels.
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Anders Olsson
Author of The Power of Your Breath, and the creator of the Relaxator Breathing Retrainer and Sleep Tape.