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of pauing strength into t~ lo'llloer abdomcn, ulension of upiflllion and brulh

holding. and has similar values ÍOf RQ.
Dr. Tomio Hirai has announçcd his outstanding rc1oearch work on lhe rchltion
belween rcspiralion and d«1r~ncephal1)1r.1phic chana:e,;,, and Dr. Williams and
Dr. Gibbs are cumntly undcr1akin1 clinkal studics on lhis subjecl. According 10
lhe~ imdical e ... ~ns. in thc.- event of M foll in the venous carbon Jio,.ide panial
prcuurc. lhe clcclroenccphak>graphic wa,·cs (EEúJ shiít 10 a lo•· fm;iucncy. lf lhe
c:arbon dioxidt panial p.-n,urc incre.ses, the EEG wncs are found to shift to 11
high frcqucncy. Thus.1htir re~arch i.howcd that carbon dioAi<k panial prcuure
i, a kcy foctor in EEG changcs. Carbon dioxidc not only hu a profound cffect
upon 1he respiratory «n1er but ais.o upon a cenain siagc of tttkul:ir fornuuion. and
thcrdOf'C is of grcat importançc in the performance of thc rcspir.11:ory cyclc
including thc hypothalamus. h is Mill noc clcar whcther any dcar rc-lalioni.hip
bclwccn brain wnn: and changn in blood pr~surc c,.isl. But. lhe rclation:1-hip
bctwccn func1ions oí thc rcspira1ory cen1er and changcs in 1hc blood prc-uurc is
provcd.
h ha.-i hecome clc:ar írom thi,i. tC'~arch thol EEG K"livili« atC' acc,el,enucd whcn
thc rcspiralory ccntcr h c,.cilcd by innucnccs such 1n blood curbon
dio,.idc lc:vds.
From II pharmacological pcrsp«tive, u stimulant which arreeis thc rcspira1ory
"'Ystcm ah;o has tht- capacity 10 stimulatc broin func1ioo. Full i11vcstiga1ion ond
e,.plication oí thc rclationship bctwccn thc rcspiratory íunction and lhe physio-
logical mcchanism oí lhe brain Í!i a subjccl bcsl lcít for other medical eJ.pcru. h is
suíficicnl for our purposes 10 note metcly 1tua1 brea1hing therapy influences the
br.ain cithcr through thc rcspiralory ccnlcr or by dircct stimulation oí thc solar
plcxus. This funher acti,·ates 1hc capillary VC!(sels ofthe vascular system in lhe
abdominul rcgiun. Thb promotcs blood drcuh1tion. thercby facili1ating the n1pid
atKorption nf accumula1cd -.·a,tc maccrialit and, with lhe help of major in1cmal
Qfgans such 11.'i thc liver. kidncys and intcs1incs. thcir climihlion írurn lhe body. By
s1imula1ing lhe paruympathclic nervous sy:o.tcm. brea1hing 1hcrapy also plays a kcy
role in curbing hcan rate and in rcducing blood ptts.:iurc. Controllcd rcspiration h
11 greal hclp in climinating lension and maintuining tranquili1y.
ln concluition, ií yoo helic,'t' yoonclí 10 he wfícring írom onc oí follnwing
~,·cn symptoms. il is l"t'rommcndcd thal you immcdiately pcrform WI)' of thc
pancms oí hrcathing exerci~ in 1his book.
1. Vou remain in a somcwhat irritatcd mood, although there is no real rcason.
or afler the ini1ial caust oí the irritation has bttn r~rnedicd. or you become
offcoded ai lhe slighteM pro,·ocacion.
2. Vou continuously íccl dtprcsscd. although no particular ~asons can be
idcnlificd. or you fccl lazy. cvcn 1hough you havc madc up your mind IO do
somc1hing. Vou hnc no hopc ÍOf tht íu1ure and ali mcmory oí your past
is gloomy.
3. Vou ~uffcr from insomnia. although no particular reawns can founJ.
or if your slccp is poor and wakcful. so thu1 cvcry moming you wakc up

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