with Guest: Dr. Daniel Craighead, PhD - Bing Howenstein
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Show Notes:
5-minute Breathing Workout Lowers Blood Pressure Without Drugs + The Chair That Moves With You
[4:19] What was the inspiration for this study?
- Blood pressure issues are extremely prevalent in North America.
[8:58] Did OSA improve as a result from respiratory exercise?
[9:45] Could these breathing exercises show improvement for those with COPD?
[10:19] What were the results on athletic performance?
[11:30] How high was the blood pressure in the subjects selected?
- An average baseline of 135 but not lower than 120.
[13:14] The device used to track the data outside of the lab.
[18:50] How is the resistance on the device set?
[21:39] Changes in the intervention group.
- Significant effects that were still somewhat present even after 6 weeks of stopping the intervention.
[22:55] What mechanism of action is responsible for the results?
- An increase in blood vessel function and lowering time spent in a sympathetic state are possible explanations.
- A drop in CRP was also observed.
[26:12] Adrenaline levels changed in the intervention group.
- This phenomenon has been observed to a greater extent in those with sleep apnea.
[31:09] What about altitude training masks?
- Craighead feels that splitting respiration training from resistance training would be more beneficial.
[32:10] Increases in basal nitric oxide levels were observed.
[35:26] What is the tempo for breathing using this device?
[35:50] Carbon dioxide production was increased at peak exercise from the intervention.
[39:26] The next step in research will involve a 3 month duration and compare 150 minutes of aerobic exercise to this intervention.
[58:15] The process of creating the Back Strong chair.
[1:04:30] How conventional sitting contributes to lower back pain.
[1:10:00] The chair is built for the long haul.
[1:11:35] Posterior pelvic tilt.
