How do I know how much Buteyko Breathing has helped me?

For most of my life I was extremely allergic to dogs and cats and horses and pretty much any other critter I came into contact with.  I can't remember going to a sleepover or slumber party past age 7, after I'd tried it a couple times and just been miserable with asthma and allergies. It felt pointless trying to hold it together on a minute-by-minute basis and look like I was enjoying myself while all the other little girls were having a ...

Word's getting out! I saw this in the reception area at a massage studio on Friday. We've got it in our class reference materials too and I thought I'd publish it here:

1. The nose warms the incoming air to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the optimal temperature for the lungs.

2. Nose breathing moisturizes the incoming air. With the average person breathing 20,000 times a day, by breathing through the nose, you add one liter of water to your internal environment.

3. The hairs and membranes of th...