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#52 Patrick McKeown discusses Atomic Focus & Breathing | Breathcast - TAKE A DEEP BREATH

TAKE A DEEP BREATH

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The Biochemistry of Breathing

light breathing is when the minute ventilation is less than what it should be and the person feels air hunger which signifies the carbon dioxide is increased in the blood. Most people don't feel lightheaded or when they do the light breathing but some people do some people but it's not so common not from light breathing. Could could there be something there that if your minute volume has gone up so suddenly you've got more oxygen and then your slow breathing? It could also be that a balance in the co2 could it just be that more oxygen is getting to the brain because the co2 has gone up potentially, he says.

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