How to Deep Breathe Properly For The Best Health Benefits

Deep breathing is a function of the body that most of us take for granted. Deep breathing can also reduce stress, increase energy, aid sleep, improve digestion and mind clarity, reduce indigestion and hangovers, headaches and pain as well as improve fibromyalgia. One of the ways to improve all of the above is to allow the body moments of deep breathing. There are several facets to correct deep breathing, which will be explained in these steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Awareness of the body

1. 
    
   Breathe deeply

   Take time throughtout the day to pay attention to the way you breathe. When you think of it, stop for a moment a make a concentrated effort to breathe deeply.

2. 
    
   Keep the mouth closed

   To inhale for the most health benefits, close the mouth and take the largest deep breath possible through the nose to completely fill the lungs counting to at least 5 or 6 if possible. Breathing through the nose allows the air to be filtered through the sinuses, whereas the mouth has no such filter.

3. 
    
   The chest should rise

   The chest cavity should lift as you fill it with air from the very large deep breath raising the entire chest area. This will allow the oxygen to entirely fill the lungs and then expand throughout the bloodstream to get to all of the organs.

4. 
    
   exhale using pursed lips

   To exhale, use pursed lips to release the air. Open the mouth as though you're blowing out a candle and exhale fully to release all the air.

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   Repeat 10 times

   Repeat these steps for at least 10 deep breaths each time you think of it so that the body can get as much oxygen as possible to keep all the organs as healthy as possible as well as to reduce stress, headaches or pain, increase energy, improve digestion, sleep, nausea, hangovers and improve symptoms of fibromyalgia.

Resources

• rnhealthinfo
• wikipedia - oxygen