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Breathing Free: The Revolutionary 5-Day Program to Heal Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis and Other Respiratory Ailments [Paperback]

Teresa Hale
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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31 July 2000
MAKE THE BREATH CONNECTION -- AND SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE

Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who suffer from asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, or other respiratory ailments? Far too often, people with these illnesses are prescribed medications that only mask symptoms, instead of really treating the underlying condition. If you are among this group, it's time for you to escape this prison and start Breathing Free.

Teresa Hale, founder of the world-renowned Hale Clinic, has created a groundbreaking treatment that can dramatically change the lives of anyone who feels the crippling affect these illnesses can have on their daily lives, in as little as five days. Called the Breath Connection, this revolutionary program is based on more than forty-five years of empirical research, as well as the Buteyko method, which focuses on dysfunctional breathing, or overbreathing, as the cause of more than 200 respiratory diseases.

Breathing Free is complete with line drawings and clear instructions on how to use these simple methods to reestablish normal breathing patterns to prevent and overcome attacks, restore healthy and restful sleep, and reduce the need for medication by up to 60 percent. For the many people who have lived with the struggle of breathing problems, Breathing Free provides hope for relief, better health, and a better life.


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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Random House USA Inc; 1st American Ed edition (31 July 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0609806343
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609806340
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.9 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 731,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This has helped me 9 May 2004
Format:Paperback
I bought this book because I was concerned that I felt like I was gasping for air all the time. I simply looked for something about "breathing" on amazon and found this book.

The book itself is repetitive and leaves you wondering exactly what it is your meant to do. The contents of the book could easily be written on a few pages so they draw it out a little.
After a few reads I worked out what it actually involved, which isn't actually a great deal (I didnt make any dietry changes as it was little different from my diet now). I just did the breathing alterations / exercises. Using their method of measuring how much you are currently "over-breathing" my results were very poor. The first few days were hard, sleeping with tape over my mouth (when I was very congested) led me to wake up in a panic thinking I wasn't getting enough air. I got used to it soon enough.

The thing I noticed most quickly (within a day or 2) is that I had A LOT more energy. Before, I felt tired all of the time, and would really have to fight not to fall asleep at work sometimes, even after a full nights sleep.
Other changes I have noticed : a healthy glow in my face, generally happier, I feel fitter, I dont feel short of breath. My congestion finally cleared after about a month and I very rarely feel short of breath now. Also, I can excercise without breathing through my mouth at all which is quite empowering.

There are aspects of the book that confuse me, like the claim that CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing when my understanding was that pollution is in fact causing CO2 in the air to increase.

The book may not be fantastic (I also noticed lots of errors in it with spelling and writing nose when they meant mouth etc.) but I can't not give it 5 stars for the information it gives that has, as the title suggests, changed my life in some important ways.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A book all asthma sufferers should read 21 Nov 2000
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Format:Paperback
As a asthma suffer for 20 years and someone who used an inhaler four times a day I read this book with a lot of scepticism.After four days of doing the breathing excercises in this book my inhaler use had dropped by 75%, after a week I did not need my inhalers at all. It has now been four weeks since I last used an inhaler and I still occasionally get mild asthma But I have learnt to control it with these techniques. It might sound like a cliche but this book has changed my life.Highly recommended.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book probably cured my asthma 13 Jun 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Teresa Hale's book introduces a simple and logic explanation for asthma and other breath related ailments, and it includes breathing exercices to balance the level of co2 and oxygen in the blood. Since learning Dr. Buteyko's method from this book my asthma has vanished and my allergies is significantly reduced. After just 7 days of practising I could quit medication (serevent and pulmicort), and I do not have any asthma attacks anymore. I am 29 years old, and my asthma was not severe.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has changed my life.
If you have (or are interested in) lung disease then you must get this book. It has massively improved my management of chronic asthma.
Published 25 days ago by Stephen Ash
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth a try.
I bought this book because it was recommended to me by a friend. She told me that I should get a copy because it had helped her a lot and it it may help me with my asthmatic... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jimmy
4.0 out of 5 stars Breathing Free
Very pleased with this bodk - I actually bought it on behalf of a friend who has been diagnosed with Emphysema, he says following the instructions in the book has been really... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2011 by Janita Morrell
5.0 out of 5 stars If you read this book, do what it says!
I have worked with many clients with a variety of breathing difficulties and always recommend this book to them as it has clear instructions and levels and a excellent explanation... Read more
Published on 25 May 2010 by F. M. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars this book is life changing
this book has changed my husband's life. the intructions are simple and easy to follow, and the programme is effective....it really does work. Read more
Published on 23 July 2001 by A. Cassidy
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, brilliant it has helped me enormously.
I have suffered with asthma for the last five years beginning in my late forties. After reading this book and attending the Breath Connection Course it has helped me enormously. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2001
1.0 out of 5 stars mis-leading, disappointing.
This book was very disappointing. What exactly is shallow breathing? There are no precise breathing instructions and the book "waffles" far too much. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting but confusing
The exercises are there. They are well explained. There are record-charts for you to fill in and check your progress. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 1999
3.0 out of 5 stars Much cheaper than a course, spoiled by some wild claims
Good explaination of the history and the method itself. Certainly enough information to try it out for yourself at home. Read more
Published on 15 July 1999
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with the tape, go for the book if at all.
The tape is mostly an advert for the technique and the clinic.

With the book, at least you can skip to the interesting parts.

Published on 14 July 1999
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