Only 30 breaths a day can change your life, and five minutes a day of resistance breathing can improve blood pressure, blood vessel tone, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiration rate, lung capacity, obstructive sleep apnea, exercise duration and inflammation. 

Resistance breath training involves breathing into and out of a little pipe. You can turn a knob and set the degree of resistance for in and out breaths. The resistance of the pipe forces the chest respiratory muscles to activate properly, and also properly activates the core musculature that is involved in creating a canister required for optimal breathing. 

Resistance breathing forces you to breathe correctly. When you breathe correctly the muscles move properly, endothelial nitric oxide is released, the lungs fill and empty properly, and circulation improves. So how you practice resistance breath training?  

1. Brush your teeth or at least rinse out your mouth. 

2. Set your resistance breathing device at the lowest number for inhale and exhale resistance. 

3. Position the device in your mouth, then breathe in and out only through the mouth. 

4. Breathe in for three seconds. 

5. Breathe out for seven seconds. 

6. Repeat these slow breaths for five minutes. 

7. Practice resistance breathing most days. 

8. If you feel tired or dizzy, can’t catch your breath, or have a racing heart, stop.  

Dr. Caroline Peterson is a board-certified chiropractic physician. For more information, visit NaturalWomensHealthInstitute.com/