Monday, 29 May 2017

What do the lungs do?

The amazing process of breathing. Something most of us take for granted yet so esential for our existence, for our survival.
In this TED ED talk by Emma Bryce, is explained how the transport of oxygen to the body's cells allow the functionality of it to remain while also while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates.
In this talk Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.



When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body’s cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking about it? Emma Bryce takes us into the lungs to investigate how they help keep us alive.

Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Andrew Zimbelman for The Foreign Correspondents' Club.

Source: TED.com lessons


Thursday, 4 May 2017

Breathe to Heal

We would like to share something we encounter in our patients often and it's the importance or breathing. People underestimate the immense power of breathing and this becomes a crucial part of the way they live and handle life.




With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, it's time we look at the unspoken reasons why. These debilitating challenges can be meaningfully impacted with ten to twenty minutes of breathing exercises per day. Max Strom,who has taught breath-work for 20 years, reveals his insights into the healing power of the breath.

Max Strom teaches personal transformation, mindfulness, and yoga worldwide and is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students. His Inner Axis method addresses the internal aspects of our life and our potential for physical and emotional healing. He is the author of "A Life Worth Breathing," and, "There is No App for Happiness."

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Source: Breathe to Heal | Max Strom | TEDxCapeMay