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The Commodification of Breath: Parsing Fact from Fiction in the Gilded Age of Breathwork and Breathing Influencers

AASP

The consequences, they argue, are a cascade of severe health conditions ranging from asthma and facial malformation to ADHD and depression. It might be the simplest and most direct lever we have to modulate our nervous system. Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, heightening alertness and physical energy.

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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

An imbalance in these electrolytes can disrupt normal bodily functions and may lead to symptoms like headaches, fatigue, or even severe conditions. Cardiovascular Health A healthy Na+/K+ ratio is associated with healthy aging and reduced cardiovascular disease risk.

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The Hidden Connection Between Erectile Dysfunction and Antioxidant Status

Designs for Health

However, the physiological incapacity to achieve and sustain an erection serves as a profound indicator of underlying systemic health issues, particularly those related to cardiovascular and metabolic health. ED often precedes cardiovascular events, acting as an early warning sign of systemic vascular dysfunction.

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The Art of Breath Control: Harnessing the Benefits of Kapalbhati

The Sporting

These effects are the result of regular Kapalbhati practice, as the practice stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, inducing a state of relaxation and calmness. Enhances Sleep Quality Kapalbhati practice could improve your sleep quality by activating the parasympathetic nervous system and reducing sympathetic activity.

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Don’t Sleep on These Tips: Re-Set Your Sleep Routine

Designs for Health

Getting the recommended amount of sleep each night is important for every major body system, including the nervous, cardiovascular, immune, endocrine, digestive, and respiratory systems. Despite being the only mammals that purposefully delay sleep, human adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.

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Sports and Stimulants: A Brief History

The Sporting

But perhaps none is as bizarre as a favorite of bike racers and marathoners of the early 1900s: strychnine, a powerful stimulant to the central nervous system, unless you take too much, in which case it can stimulate you half way to heaven. It dilates coronary vessels and stimulates the central nervous system and respiratory center.

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The PARC Reports - Why Cold Therapy

AKA Sports

But beyond Ben addressing his daily commitment to cold therapy, he goes deeper in speaking on the benefits of the nervous system, the Vagas nerve, and a crucial component to your living, protecting and maintaining a healthy Blood-Brain-Barrier (BBB).