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MedicalJargon-itis t1_jbsz8uo wrote

Reply to comment by aqa5 in UC researchers develop innovative breathing aid. The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety by Wagamaga

It's called a hand-free positive airway pressure device, so my guess is it mimics pursed lip breathing. It probably functions like if you exhaled through a straw (probably larger diameter than a drinking straw), but had a valve so you can breathe in unrestricted. I'm guessing it fits like a mask, hence the hands-free part.

That exhaling against resistance helps stent open the terminal bronchioles to allow CO2 to more effectively escape. We'll often coach patients to "smell the flowers, blow out the candles" for a breathing exercise to do this same thing. Breathing out through pursed lips creates "auto-PEEP" or auto Positive End Expiratory Pressure.

I would point out that when they're talking about exertion, it's not referring to jogging. Advanced and end-stage COPD folks get trouble breathing with simply walking to their car or to the bathroom. Many need walkers or canes, so having a hands-free device would indeed be important.

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Dorothy_Day t1_jbsyzbz wrote

Reply to Ability to take a quick walk to a food retail store is a factor in long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery, research suggests, but simply living close to a food store isn’t an automatic key to sustained weight-loss – especially a market that carries a low selection of mostly convenience foods. by memorialmonorail

I can walk to a food store but can’t get a banana or a salad there. I can get chips or cookies.

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FallCheetah7373 t1_jbsxtpu wrote

Reply to comment by Binsky89 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

yeah viruses are neither alive nor dead since the last time I dug deeper into the rabbit hole like 6 months ago it was a spiralling into the same answer over and over as per the top google posts and other html pages

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Toby_Forrester t1_jbsxsty wrote

Reply to comment by christianhelps in Breathwork may improve mood and change physiological states more effectively than mindfulness meditation by chrisdh79

No, they are not. Mindfulness is about being aware of your senses, feelings, thoughts, everything, without evaluating or judging them. Like if you have a bad thought, you note it is there, but do not judge or start analyzing it. You treat it like a noise from a radio, not as something that requires you to react.

Breathing excercises make midfulness easier.

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Stalinbaum t1_jbswjb2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Breathwork may improve mood and change physiological states more effectively than mindfulness meditation by chrisdh79

I'm not spiritual and haven't done much martial arts or meditation. Do you actually feel these feelings? Do you believe it's placebo, or some mind trick, or is your mind really manifesting these feelings in your body?

Also as you seem to take great care in your wellbeing I can't suggest looking into mushroom extract drinks enough, like mushroom coffee. Not that MudWtr crap but species of mushrooms (not the magic kind) like Chaga and Lion's Mane have a ton of health benefits and as far we no there's no adverse affect to most of these extracts. Chaga is crazy, natural anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor. They also remove free radicals from your body

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