What is the link between how we breathe and how healthy we are? What elements of the life we lead raises or lowers the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer? What role does Optimal Breathing play in illness prevention or healing? Would you pass a breathing test? Such are the kinds of questions and answers under review here together with some further suggestions about the benefits of other natural healing methods

Let us start by saying that there is more to breathing then just sucking in air
now and again! And there are definite advantages for health.

Preventing and healing of cancer

Many of us are aware of somebody who has been affected in some way by cancer
cancer now or went through it before or a family member or circle
of friends

As I write, a family member has very recently been
diagnosed with a malignant tumor in the salivary glands leading to invasive surgery and a loss of facial muscle use. about 20 years ago I ws diagnosed with cervical cancer which required a hysterectomy and my mother lost her fight with cancer when it spread into the lymph system. An uncle of mine died of skin cancer some years ago.

So this potentially deadly disease has certainly affected myself and my dearest
ones and I’m sure people who you know too. However in this age of information it is now becoming more and more possible to actively particpate in our own healing and prevention as we come to understand much more about the causes and contributory factors of cancer and what we can do to support the healing process naturally and alongside other conventional approaches

To this end I have drawn up a list below of some of the main areas, activities,
foods and lifestyle choices that are generally associated with an increased risk of cancer. The link may not always be a direct one but the above factors are all associated with cancer in some way.

Cancer Related Risk factors

1. Diet: Eating meats that are high in fat. A consistently high fat, high protein diet
2. Too much coffee, tea and fizzy drinks
3. Aflatoxins i.e fungal products found in foods like peanuts and soya
4. A diet that doesn’t include a sufficient amount of minerals, vitamins and iodine
5. Nitrosamines and amines which can be found in food that has not been refrigerated, in processed meat and
cheese
6. Sluggish colonic movement
7. Overeating (associated in 35% of all cancers) and being overweight
8. Some species of mushrooms.
9. A diet that includes too many sugary and refined or processed foods
10. History of having had any cancer before
11. Diabetes
12. Early sexual activities – particularly cervical cancer
13. Genetic inheritance, age, race, family history and background, what work you do
14. Estrogens
15. Hair Coloring Dyes
16. Chronic infections, viral flu, colds, rashes and diarrhea
17. Drugs such as antibiotics, aspirin, water tablets, immunosuppressants,
amphetamines or antihistamines
18. Alcohol intake more than in moderation and excessive smoking
19. Excessive exposure to chemicals in the environment, industrial fumes,
solvents, asbestos and hydrocarbons
20. Prolonged stress, depression, unexpressed anger
21. Over exposure to cold, heat and radiation.
22. Unclean or contaminated drinking water as in many large cities.
23. A habit of shallow or poor breathing

All of these, singly or accumulatively, can lead to an overtaxing of the sympathetic nervous system which ultimately leads to increased susceptibility to toxemia and acidosis which is the right environment for anaerobic organisms to multiply and take over.

If you are not breathing correctly this may not be directly linked to cancer but because cancer is
anaerobic and is not able to survive in high concentrations of oxygen, anything
that increases the oxygen in your body and blood supply is good. Breathing poorly can result in serious compromises in health as well as your
emotional and mental wellbeing.

Oxygen is in fact a natural antibiotic and so optimal breathing is one way to ensure a good supply of material with which to fight viruses and bacteria

For the best chances of success with a cancer treatment, make sure you
practice and develop your breathing.

What is YOUR Breathing Like?

Take the F.REE Breathing Test and Evaluation!!

Heart attacks, cancer, strokes, asthma, speech problems and every disease known to mankind is worsened or improved by how well we breathe; the quality of our respiration. So are peak performance such as in activities requiring mental acuity, athletics, acting, speaking or singing. 

Cancer Growth

The origins of the word, cancer, lie in the Latin term for ‘crab’. Cancer was
described by Hippocrates as a ‘crab like’ illness, who observed that cancer, by
nature creeps and spreads throughout the body, eventually bringing death. Nowadays we tend to name cancer as an uncontrolled growth or an abnormal spreading of cells in the body. Cancer is actually more than one disease and is a general term used to describe over 100 different types, but what is common about them is that they all include a process whereby body cells multiply in an uncontrolled way.

Since cancer is anaerobic it can’t survive where oxygen is present. This explains
why the one organ that buckles under stress, the heart, in fact nevr falls victim to cancer. The heart thrives on a plentiful supply of oxygen.

How Optimal Breathing Helps

Optimal breathing can help to provide an adequate supply of oxygen to the body and works very well alongside other remedies and techniques to ensure good health and a much lower risk of cancer and much higher survival rates

The thing to remember though is that as the body uses its oxygen supply it also produces, as a by product of the process, lots of free radicals which themselves can cause damage and this is where antioxidants comes in.

What antioxidants do

Antioxidants found in some foods prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our
body.They act as “free radical scavengers” and in this way prevent and repair any damage done by these free radicals.

Antioxidants are provided by taking nutrients such as Vitamin A and carotenoids, Vitamin C found mainly in citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables, Vitamin E found in nuts and grains, Selenium (in fish, red meat, eggs, garlic) and superfoods like Saw Palmetto and  Acai berry.

Other antioxidant sources are pomegranates (for flavanoids) tomatoes (lycopene), leafy green veg (Lutein) and oats (for lignan)

Use Of Other Natural Remedies

Other remedies which help in the fight against cancer include internal cleansing,
parasite elimination, de-stressing and changing one’s self defeating thoughts and attitudes. Lowering stress and Changing one’s attitude has a direct bearing on theimmune system and five of the best ways to do this are laughter, daily positive affirmations, listening to relaxation music, walks in nature and various meditative practices

Being too hypervigilant, usually connected to some past trauma which puts the body on hyperalert, or thinking negatively
feelings of guilt, putting blame onto others, being over critical of self, in combination with poor
hygiene and toxic overload can create an environment that invites a flood of
unfriendly baceria and organisms into the body. Eventually the body’s immune
system, biochemical and energetic system and basic life flow becomes
overwhelmed by overload, blocks and chaotic disruptions.  All of this may invite cancer
and other serious conditions to take hold.

EFT and Tapping

EFT is based on the energy therapy of acupuncture but it doesn’t involve needles and can be easily learnt and applied by most people to bring the body-mind back to a state of balance and health.

Click here to access a f.ree follow along video on how to do EFT

It is a process that you can easily learn and apply whenever you are in pain

To summarise

A confident attitude, proper nutrition, deep breathing and a good inner energy flow
protects you from serious diseases like cancer. Being calm is better for you than blaming or feeling guilty. The benefits of deep breathing include a much lower risk of cancer, or if practised once cancer is diagnosed, a greater chance of successful recovery, and improved health overall.The more you practice proper breathing, maintain an optimistic frame of mind, feel confident and empowered the more likely you are to be healthy. These skills you can concentrate on developing through practice

Joy Idries is a Self Growth Expert and Spiritual Journey & Wellness Coach with a particular focus on showing how we can harness the positive energies in and around us for natural healing and joyful living. You can find out more about her methods and teaching at Chronic Illness and Laughter