Breathing oxygen-enriched air 'helps people to de-stress'
Those who are suffering from the effects of stress may be wise to try breathing oxygen-enriched air, as it has been suggested that this can help to reduce levels of anxiety.
Neil Shah, a psychotherapist and founder of the Stress Management Society, tells the Guardian that deep breathing is one of the best ways to cut down on stress.
At least five minutes of breathing oxygen-enriched air each day will increase the level of oxygen in the blood supply, he says.
In turn, this can be seen to reduce the effects on the body "of the fight-or-flight mode that stress evokes", Mr Shah adds.
"By evening, my mind is calmer and my pulse slower; I feel different, more equable," explains Laura Barnett after trying the treatment.
It was recently advised by the BBC that oxygen therapy can also help to reduce the negative impact of hangovers by improving the body's metabolic rate and increasing the speed that poisons are broken down.
Posted by James Worrall
31/03/2010 16:09:24
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