Deep breathing relieves stress

According to the BBC website reported on June 13, it goes without saying how important breathing is, but you know what? By adjusting your breathing, you have the ability to change your thoughts and feelings in an instant, especially slow deep breathing.

Michael Mosley, host of the BBC science programme, describes the health effects of controlling breathing in the latest episode of the podcast episode of Just One Thing.

The way you breathe affects almost every organ in the body and can also change your mind and feelings. It can change heart rate and reduce stress, anti-anxiety, reduce pain, and even change brain chemistry to make the mind sharper.

The blue-spotted nucleus is a specific area of the brain whose function is associated with the stress response. When a person feels stressed, it produces more norepinephrine. As norepinephrine levels rise further, attention networks begin to get out of sync, and people become difficult to focus on one thing.

And deep breathing is like a brake to stop the whole system. This is done in response to the brain's blue-spotted nucleus, which allows norepinephrine to come down and the attention network to resynchronize and coordinate and function properly.

British neuroscientist Professor Robertson said that this is the "most accurate" drug we can provide for ourselves, without any side effects. And it can also be practiced in meetings, no one knows.

Robertson says controlling your breath gives you control over your brain, emotions and mind. "Suddenly, you feel that maybe emotions are no longer the biggest fear you can't control."

The next time you feel stressed, remember that you can change the chemistry level of your brain with a few deep breaths at any time and anywhere.

Source: Reference News Network