Reducing Inflammation

[Gabes-Apg]

Nothing new - just a reminder of why relaxed, 'at peace with what is' thoughts are important;


http://www.nature.com/news/behavioural- ... on-1.15156

Cold blooded
In 2010, as a graduate student, Kox was exploring how the nervous system influences immune responses. That's when he first learned that Hof had said that he could regulate not only his own body temperature, but also his immune system. “We thought, ‘Alright, let’s give him a chance’,” says Kox. “But we thought it would be a negative result.”

[ldubois7]

Very interesting. Thank you!!!!!

[tex]

But the problem is, the trained subjects didn't relax — in fact, just the opposite occurred. It appears that they kicked their immune system into high gear. IOW, they suppressed inflammation by brute force — by forcing their immune system to operate at full capacity.

Kox suspects that the breathing techniques were the biggest contributor to suppressing inflammatory responses. Thirty minutes after starting the breathing exercises — but before the toxin had been injected — trained participants began to produce more adrenaline, a hormone involved in stress and immune responses.

Tex

[Kari]

Very interesting. I'm curious about what kind of breathing exercises were performed, as slow, meditative breathing while seated (like the woman in the picture) would tend to elicit the relaxation response rather than the stress response. This is very puzzling indeed.

Kari