Changing your breathing can stop the itch! Eczema or dry, itchy skin is irritated by a poor breathing pattern. When you breathe more air than is required, blood vessels draw away from the skin. If you do this for any length of time, the skin becomes less nourished. Whenever we exhale, the body loses a little water and so breathing excessively can lead to dehydration, which naturally affects the skin, making it drier and itchier. At the same time, breathing too much lowers carbon dioxide pressure in the body that causes extra histamines to be released. Histamines create swelling, itching and redness. Everyone know that the more you scratch, the more you want to scratch, and so this on its own compounds the problem. The following is a quote from a satisfied Buteyko user: "My nose was permanently blocked and my skin terribly itchy - my fingers cracked and bled so that I had to wear band aids by day and plastic gloves over ointment by night. "By day four, my condition had improved as if I had taken a short sharp course of Prednisone (without the health risk). I could smell the grass and my fingers and cheeks feel warm and I have stopped scratching. "My doctor advised me to see an ear, nose and throat specialist in order to be operated on for correction of an alleged deviation in my nasal septum. However, since I began Buteyko six months ago, I have been able to breathe wonderfully easily through both nostrils. Prior to Buteyko, I had not breathed through my nose for 12 years. For me, Buteyko means breathing easily through the nose with consequent vastly reduced symptoms."
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:33:40 +0000