Comments on: 8 Factors that May Lower Oxygen Levels + Tests

By: Sass Suss

Sass Suss — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 17:21:02 +0000

“Your doctor won’t think anything of a blood pressure of 90/60, but this means that not enough blood is flowing to the brain for optimal function. Your blood pressure should be 110-120/70-80.”
So funny how the medical doctors could oversee something so simple. Started randomly to do nasal-breathing to “reduce stress” which indeed did achieve that by reducing inflammation by reducing oxygen and healthy superoxides. Truly thank you for this info. Did not even realise my anemia/hypothermia/anorexia were caused by hypoxia since I was not feeling any inflammation. Having a partially blocked nasal airway probably also played a role tho.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:09:09 +0000

Hello Joe, I have been practicing mindful breathing for a few months already. In some sessions of meditation I have noticed that my breath becomes very shallow and I have the urge to take a very deep breath. Various articles have stated that this is just a reaction of the sympathetic nervous system and if I would be deprived of oxygen I would involuntarily take a deep breath. I also have a deviated nasal septum which limits the flow of oxygen through one of the nostrils. My question would be if during mindful breathing it is possible to actually deprive your brain of oxygen?
Thank you for taking the time to read this question

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 19:40:34 +0000

Interesting that I read somewhere else that Nitric Oxide is a vasodilator and helps with the contribution of oxygen to the brain, but in your study it says that a higher amous of nitric oxide can otherwise after the heart muscle, ehich later creates an issue. Can you enlight me as to know how the two theories function together, thanks!

By: Bacs

Bacs — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:48:54 +0000

Hello, lately I been having this weird feeling of spasm and tingling in my legs and arms, a Chinese traditional doctor told me it’s a lack of oxygen in your system.
My question is can my symptoms are related to the lack of oxygen?

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 23:56:09 +0000

Curious can high hemoglobin levels effect mental health?

By: Indrek Tammemagi

Indrek Tammemagi — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:06:37 +0000

You forget cordyceps and reishi.

By: Rje

Rje — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 06:09:55 +0000

Hi – So if hemotocrit and red blood cell counts are high, can one conclude insufficient O2 will cause this the body to generate more red blood to supply needed O2?

It might be possible that a congenital heart defect such as bicuspid valve or defect would limit O2. Would this also limit Nitric Oxide availability as described? In such a case would these therapies and NOS for example help provide oxygen delivery?

By: Sharona

Sharona — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:44:56 +0000

Hi Joe,
I am the founder of the training virtual center for the adoptive community in Israel. I would like to understand the correct way to describe how (and if) oxygen can reduce the high level of cortisol that adoptive children suffer from.

I consult with Brain Dr. and understood that the concept of breathing and having more oxygen in our brain body would reduce the amount of cortisol. Can you write shortly the correct way to describe the connection between them.

Many thanks
Sharona

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:09:45 +0000

In reply to sebastian. -dk -positive

By: sebastian

sebastian — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:57:37 +0000

Hi
Joe ,
Great site It’s great to see a former Longecity member turn his life around.

– What are your thoughts on the similarities between chlorophyll and heme can you increase oxygen by consuming a diet in high in chlorophyll ?
I know you said you steer clear of plants.
– What are your thoughts on hyperbaric oxygen ?

Thanks
Self Hacker

By: Abhimanyu

Abhimanyu — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:11:04 +0000

In reply to paullyxiansheng.

hy, found no better place to ask, so, here we go, i am also suffering from the same problems as you are, relating to Daviated Nasal Septum and related problems, now if you have under gone the septoplasty (in my case septorinoplasty) what is your feedback and benefits from it.
Hope for your great health and wellbeing.
Friend,
Abhi

By: paullyxiansheng

paullyxiansheng — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 15:12:54 +0000

I recently was diagnosed with severe deviated septum, and suspect that I may have been suffering from low oxygen levels now for a while because of it. It all started when I decided I was gonna better myself and start exercising more, except it didn’t take long for me to feel like I was like a fish gasping for air. only about 15 mins in I’d have to stop as i just couldn’t breath and it was causing me severe panic attacks. I also suffer with depression, chronic fatigue, and brain fog as well, on top of an auto immune disease. Thankfully I am going in for a septoplasty to fix the deviated septum by the end of this month. Hopefully it will at least help with the breathing.

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:13:16 +0000

In reply to Chloe. lol

By: Chloe

Chloe — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:01:32 +0000

Now I know why.

By: Clóvis Valadares Junior

Clóvis Valadares Junior — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:34:00 +0000

And, of curse, coca leaf tea. A ancient remedy from Peru, Bolivia and Colombia for low oxygen in the Andes :o)

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:47:53 +0000

In reply to Jerb Derb. Yes, LLLT. See Hamblin interview.

By: Jerb Derb

Jerb Derb — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 02:14:32 +0000

Hey Joseph, I’ve heard you say that acute doses of inflammation are good for the brain. What’s the mechanism behind this? Hormesis? And are you referring maybe to LLLT? Thanks.

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:06:42 +0000

In reply to Thomas.

I agree, CO2 is also important…

I’m a fan of more oxygen+CO2

“The available data indicate that residency at higher altitudes are associated with lower mortality from cardiovascular diseases, stroke and certain types of cancer. In contrast mortality from COPD and probably also from lower respiratory tract infections is rather elevated. It may be argued that moderate altitudes are more protective than high or even very high altitudes. Whereas living at higher elevations may frequently protect from development of diseases, it could adversely affect mortality when diseases progress.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113517/

http://raypeat.com/articles/aging/altitude-mortality.shtml

I’m not on board with Kruse and high altitudes:
“Statistically significant decreases in mortality, with very large effect sizes, were observed in high land elevation for three of the four outcomes, including cancer. One possible explanation for the decreased mortality in high elevation jurisdictions is radiation hormesis. Another possible explanation, at least in the case of heart disease mortality, is the physiologic responses that accompany higher elevations regarding decreased oxygen levels.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057635/

“In fully adjusted analysis, those residing in the highest altitude strata (≥ 6000 ft) had a lower all-cause mortality risk in fully adjusted analyses: death hazard ratio: 0.92 (95% confidence interval, 0.86-0.99), as compared with patients in the reference group (<250 ft). Residential altitude is inversely associated in all-cause mortality risk in maintenance dialysis patients notwithstanding the unknown and unmeasured confounders." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24422763

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:17:55 +0000

In reply to Joseph M. Cohen.

“Furthermore, carbon dioxide controls the calibre of cerebral arteries. Hypocarbia causes vasoconstriction, and hence cerebral hypoxia. This hypoxia is augmented by a shift to the left of the hemoglobin dissociation curve for oxygen (Bohr effect), which diminishes both the amount and the rate of transfer of oxygen to tissues.”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1438331/

http://www.normalbreathing.com/CO2.php

By: Vili Volčini

Vili Volčini — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:52:41 +0000

Before I saw post I already decided I need to fix my nose. It’s true, I can’t breathe easily through nose.

Quite problematic, I don’t wake up refreshed (sleep sucks) and I sleep for 9-11 hours easily.

It seems like I function minimum of everything.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 04:17:03 +0000

In reply to Joseph M. Cohen.

http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/51/51_335.pdf

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:59:21 +0000

In reply to Thomas. Show me a scientific study.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:43:46 +0000

I think their explanation of the mechanism is accurate.

“Breathing pure oxygen lowers the oxygen content of tissues; breathing rarefied air, or air with carbon dioxide, oxygenates and energizes the tissues; if this seems upside down, it’s because medical physiology has been taught upside down. And respiratory physiology holds the key to the special functions of all the organs, and to many of their basic pathological changes.” Ray Peat, Ph.D.
http://raypeat.com/

“…I have claims to one thing: I have discovered the cause of the most frequent illnesses. It is Deep Respiration. No one ever spoke about it before. This is the gist of my discovery.“. Ref, From the record of K.P.Buteykoís speech at the 5-th All-Union Seminar on Buteyko Method. Moscow, 1990 Vladimir Buteyko

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:34:21 +0000

In reply to Thomas. Interesting, but the test is not very precise.