Diaphragmatic Breathing

The diaphragm, a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, is the most important muscle used for breathing in (called inhalation or inspiration). The diaphragm is attached to the base of the sternum, the lower parts of the rib cage, and the spine.

The diaphragm is the major muscle responsible for breathing. It is a thin, dome-shaped muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity. During inhalation, the diaphragm contracts, so that its center moves caudally (downward) and its edges move cranially (upward).

Your brain constantly gets signals from your body which detect the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood. Your brain will send signals to the muscles involved in breathing and adjust your breathing rate depending on how active you are.

The interruption of your breathing may indicate a problem with your brain’s signaling. Your brain momentarily “forgets” to tell your muscles to breathe.

When you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs and oxygen from the air moves from your lungs to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathe out). This process is called gas exchange and is essential to life.

Indoor levels of CO range from 0.5-5 parts per million (ppm) but may reach higher values (up to 30 ppm).

Measurement of exhaled breath is safe, rapid, simple to perform, and effort independent. Given that human breath contains upwards of 250 chemicals, the potential for developing new applications is high.

What are the potential health effects of carbon dioxide? Inhalation: Low concentrations are not harmful. Higher concentrations can affect respiratory function and cause excitation followed by depression of the central nervous system. A high concentration can displace oxygen in the air.

When carbon dioxide reacts with water a weak acid is formed. Carbon dioxide present in exhaled air is blown into a flask containing an indicator sensitive to small changes of pH in the appropriate region of the pH scale, and the consequent colour changes observed and recorded.

Hypercapnia, or hypercarbia, is a condition that arises from having too much carbon dioxide in the blood….Symptoms

• dizziness.
• drowsiness.
• excessive fatigue.
• headaches.
• feeling disoriented.
• flushing of the skin.
• shortness of breath.

What are the symptoms of hypercapnia?

• flushed skin.
• drowsiness or inability to focus.
• mild headaches.
• feeling disoriented or dizzy.
• feeling short of breath.
• being abnormally tired or exhausted.

CO2 is transported in the bloodstream to the lungs where it is ultimately removed from the body through exhalation.

The lungs and respiratory system allow oxygen in the air to be taken into the body, while also letting the body get rid of carbon dioxide in the air breathed out.

Respiratory failure is a serious condition that develops when the lungs can’t get enough oxygen into the blood. Buildup of carbon dioxide can also damage the tissues and organs and further impair oxygenation of blood and, as a result, slow oxygen delivery to the tissues.

excretory system

Your kidneys play a vital role in keeping your blood composition constant. They filter your blood to remove excess water and waste products, which are secreted from your kidneys as urine.

The skin plays a role in excretion through the production of sweat by sweat glands. Sweating eliminates excess water and salts, as well as a small amount of urea , a byproduct of protein catabolism. The liver is a very important organ of excretion.

The liver does many jobs, but here are three big ones: It cleans your blood. It produces an important digestive liquid called bile.

Liver – your liver is the organ below the lungs that acts like a filter for the blood. Chemicals and impurities, including from drugs and medications, are filtered by the liver. The liver have many other essential functions.

Blueberries: This fruit is the best natural blood purifier. It also prohibits the growth of liver cancer cells. Broccoli: Loaded with vitamin C, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and manganese, broccoli also removes toxins from your blood.

The liver filters toxins through the sinusoid channels, which are lined with immune cells called Kupffer cells. These engulf the toxin, digest it and excrete it. This process is called phagocytosis. As most chemicals are relatively new it will be thousands of years before our body properly adapts to them.

Dark leafy greens such as spinach, kale, arugula, mustard greens, bitter gourd and chicory contain cleansing compounds that help in detoxifying the liver naturally by eliminating toxins from the body.

Lemon water ingested in the morning will help cleanse your liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to flush out all its toxins, reviving it like never before.

These drinks will cleanse and detox your liver while you sleep

• 01/7Detox drinks to cleanse your body.
• 02/7Mint tea.
• 03/7Turmeric tea.
• 04/7Ginger and lemon tea.
• 05/7Fenugreek water.
• 06/7Chamomile tea.
• 07/7Oatmeal and cinnamon drink.