Interesting Approach to Breathing Exercises

Last year Dr. Anthony Ancell, offered his OPD students during the OPD Foundations Course an amazing performance. He brought in a brilliant Colombian didgeridoo player.

Dr. Ancell makes a great enphasis in the importance of breathing correctly to allow all the body functions to be performed with the best level of efficiency.

Master tuba player am Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan from Official Breathing Gym shared in one of their latest videos new techniques for better breathing for band members to play your best. They can be somehow weird and funny but it seems their techniques are very effective. Enjoy!

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source: OPD Foundations Course 2016 and The Breathing Gym.

Lack of Vitamin C Can Show in Your Gums

Woollahra Dental would like to share an Oral B article about how the lack of Vitamin C can show in your gums.

Gum tissue conditions can have many causes, but don’t forget to consider poor nutrition. Inadequate vitamin C can promote bleeding gums that can develop into gingivitis if left untreated. Vitamin C also helps the body perform maintenance and repair on bones, teeth, and cartilage, and it also helps wounds heal.

If you suffer from bleeding gums and your dentist rules out poor dental hygiene, reassess your diet. Be sure to consume plenty of foods rich in vitamin C. They aren’t hard to find. Oranges, carrots, sweet potatoes, and red peppers are especially high in vitamin C. Try to get your vitamin C from actual fruits and vegetables, instead of fruit and vegetable juices. Besides being high in sugar, most fruit juices are quite acidic, and they can promote erosion of the tooth enamel. Fruit juices are fine in small amounts, but drink them with meals, or use a straw if possible to minimize the juice’s contact with your teeth.

Vitamin C is water-soluble, which means that the body doesn’t store it long-term and you need to consume it every day. Multivitamins or vitamin C supplements can help you get enough, especially if you are ill or following a restricted diet and you have problems eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. Many multi-vitamin formulas contain vitamin C, or you can find it an individual supplement. The Institute of Medicine recommends 90 milligrams per day for men older than 18 years and 75 milligrams per day for women older than 18 years.

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Source: Oral B

4-7-8 Breathing for children and adults

This is a great breathing exercise we found from gozen.com and would like to share with you a video on how to use a very basic and simple exercise and how to explain it to children.

For both adults and children to help alleviate anxiety. Basic breathing exercises that encourage breath control can help release stress. Feel free to modify it so it suits your comfort level and needs.