The 4-7-8 Breathing Method: How It Works and When It Helps
The 4-7-8 breath, explained by a cardiologist: the step-by-step method, why the long exhale does the heavy lifting, when to use it, and its honest limits.
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Box Breathing: How to Do It, Why It Works, When to Use It
Box breathing in four equal sides: the step-by-step method, why the square pattern steadies the nervous system, when to use it, and who should adjust it.
Breath Holds and CO2 Tolerance: The Science of Air Hunger
Why breath holds train calm, what carbon dioxide tolerance really means, how to practice holds safely, and the hard safety rules a cardiologist insists on.
Breathing Exercises for Anxiety: A Cardiologist's Guide
Which breathing exercises actually calm anxiety, why the long exhale works when deep breaths fail, the step-by-step method, and the mistakes that make it backfire.
How to Breathe Yourself to Sleep: The Long Exhale Protocol
A cardiologist's pre-sleep breathing protocol: the long-exhale pattern, why it works when counting sheep fails, and how to build a wind-down the nervous system trusts.
Can Breathing Lower Blood Pressure? What the Evidence Shows
A cardiologist on slow breathing and blood pressure: what the research supports, how to do it, and where breath fits alongside real treatment, never instead of it.