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Brian Mackenzie: Respiratory Physiology, the Stress Response, and the Importance of CO2

Smarter Not Harder

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The Dangers of Hyperventilation

There's a lot of practices out there, and this is not something that you do specifically. It can cause an unneeded stress on the heart, especially the cells. People who deal with anxiety or have very dysregulated nervous systems should probably stay away from these practices as well. A healthy individual will recover from that as CO2 rises back up, oxygen disperses.

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