Tag Archives: Breathe

Wellness trend celebs like Fearne Cotton love teaches you to ‘breathe better’

You might think breathing is a simple case of in, out, in, out – so easy we do it automatically. However, a new wellbeing trend – with celebrity devotees including Fearne Cotton, Naomie Harris and Kate Hudson – claims that paying attention to how we breathe can transform our health. “It’s game-changing. I’ve been visiting… Read More »

Man died after ‘very hot’ fish cake burned his throat so badly he couldn’t breathe: report

A new report says a 51-year-old British wedding planner died earlier this year after he reportedly ate a fish cake so hot it burned his throat, causing swelling to his airways that ultimately impeded his breathing. Darren Hickey — who was described by his partner, Neil Parkinson, as a “larger-than-life character” —  reportedly sampled a fish… Read More »

Helping patients breathe during dangerous procedure prevents complications

Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube. Now a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is showing that using bag-mask ventilation, squeezing air from a bag into the mouth for 60 seconds to help patients’ breathing, improves outcomes… Read More »

How you can fall asleep in seconds just by changing the way you breathe

Breathing is a reflex – an automatic, vital action that keeps us alive. But the simple trick of altering how you breathe can also help improve your health and ease all sorts of ­niggles, according to Stuart ­Sandeman, transformational breath coach and founder of Breathpod (breathpod.me). “Many people breathe in shallow and constricted patterns, limiting… Read More »