That’s right, you haven’t been very good to your old friend. We take our old friend for granted. We don’t remember our old friend very often. Sometimes we run, do aerobics, or something similar to
get back in touch with our old buddy. Then, after we’re done panting and wheezing, we’re back to breathing our normal amount of air. Thinking about oxygen is the furthest thing from our mind!
Did you know that oxygen burns fat? No? Well now you do. We all assume that it’s the exercise alone that causes us to burn fat. What happens when we exercise? We breathe heavier and deeper.
This in turn delivers more than our usual amount of oxygen throughout our body’s cells. This seems to be one of the world’s best kept secrets. Yet it isn’t. Numerous books have been written about the benefit of deep breathing.
We’re able to store food and drink, but do we store oxygen in our bodies? Nope! We must continually inhale and exhale. What happens if we stop? We die. Not a pretty picture. So why have we let this very important source of fuel get away from us?
It’s very likely that our lifestyle has changed so drastically that oxygen is simply taken for granted. But just jump into a swimming pool and start swimming under water. What are you thinking about now? Even as you swim, you think about finally breaking the surface and gasping for that breath of fresh air. Am I right? Isn’t it ironic that the only time we think about the air we desperately need to survive is when we’re in an extreme situation where we’re not getting it?
Take a look around at the majority of animals. Not the overweight couch potato pets that owners have made into carbon copies of themselves, but dogs and cats that are in good shape. Animals in the wild. One of the reasons they stay in excellent condition is because of the amount of oxygen they breathe. Have you ever seen a dog panting? Instinctively, for whatever reason, a panting dog takes in more air to regulate its body temperature. Animals are born with this instinct and most likely, so are we.
Unfortunately, because of a modern world of automobiles, airplanes, computers, etc., we unknowingly change our breathing habits. Chances are very good that if we were still in prehistoric times where we would have to hunt for food with our bare hands day in and day out, the instinct of breathing deep would be as natural as it is with the animals.
Do you know that 70% of the waste inside our bodies get eliminated through breathing? So, think about it…В if you’re not breathing properly, are you getting rid of all that waste? Nope. The waste that you’re failing to eliminate will cause problems for your body. Headaches, slower metabolism, other aches and pains, stress, etc. Breathing properly can overcome many of these problems and more.
Shallow breathing causes your body to slow down, gain weight, and maintain its poor shape. It makes sense. The more shallow we breathe, the more waste we have in our body. The more waste in our body, the worse we feel. The more overweight we become. How does that happen? The cells in your body perform two functions. The release of energy (which is good) and the storage of fat (not so good). Of course some storage of fat is necessary for us to live.
Just not excessive storage of fat.
The less oxygen you provide for your body, the more fat you’ll end up storing inside of it. The more oxygen you provide, the more energy you’ll release. It’s the release of this energy that burns fat. Have you ever felt tired? No energy? That’s because your body isn’t releasing as much energy as you need.
Remember the digestion process? Shallow breathing creates slower digestion, which in turn slows down the rate of all the chemical reactions inside our body… or in other words our metabolism. Slower metabolism causes us to feel hungry or even starved more often. When our body feels starved, it stores more fat so it can live.
Have I convinced you? I hope so. The connections are there. We need more oxygen. We may need even more in the future. As our air becomes more polluted, re-training our breathing now will keep us healthy later on. Okay, so now we know that we need to inject more oxygen into our systems.
BY Matt Retherford – http://www.grueninger.com.au/THE%20NEGATIVE%20CALORIE%20DIET.pdf
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