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How to Breathe Correctly for Optimal Health, Mood, Learning & Performance

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What Makes Carbon Dioxide Go Too Low?

When we exhale, carbon dioxide is actually taken from the bloodstream back into the avioli of the lungs. And then when you exhale, it's expelled through your mouth or through your nose out into the world. If carbon dioxide levels go too low, the pH increases in a way that allows more oxygen to be available to the tissues of your body at least temporarily. In fact, I don't want anyone who has anxiety or who has panic attacks to try this now. But for most people, it's probably safe as long as you're not driving or doing something mechanical or operating machinery. You will notice that by about breath 10, you'll start to feel tingly and you

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