Wrong Breathing Can Affect Health

The health of the body tissues depends on the oxygen supply. Therefore, incorrect breathing has negative consequences for your mental and physical health.

It is clear what the purpose of respiration is: it brings oxygen into the blood. This is necessary to support our vital organs.

Although it is an automatic act of the body and thus seemingly simple, in many cases we breathe in the wrong way. Sometimes we can breathe incorrectly as a result of a deviated nasal septum, but it also often happens that we breathe incorrectly out of habit or even as a result of a stressful life.

How can you get wrong breathing?

There are two types of breathing: diaphragmatic breathing (or abdominal breathing), and breathing through the intercostal muscles (chest breathing). In practice, we usually use a combination of the two.

We should also mention here that breathing through the nose is better than through the mouth. The reason is that our nose filters the air. As a result, fewer harmful organisms enter the body.

What are the consequences of wrong breathing?

1. Bad sleep

If we don’t breathe properly while sleeping, the brain isn’t getting enough oxygen. We will not be able to sleep deeply because of this. In fact, you can wake up tired because of incorrect breathing during your sleep.

In addition to this feeling of weakness, you will also suffer from a headache in the morning. Sometimes this can last until the afternoon or evening. This part of the day becomes a battle against the headache. Depending on the intensity of the pain, this will prevent you from performing your normal activities.

2. Fatigue

So imagine that oxygen is our fuel. When the quality of oxygen is poor, it becomes more difficult for our body tissues and muscles to function. The result is that at the end of the day we are so tired that the feeling of fatigue is unstoppable.

3. Depression

When you feel constantly exhausted, it will obviously affect all aspects of your life.

On the one hand, you will have trouble concentrating. And that can cause problems at work. On the other hand, you won’t feel like spending time with friends and family because all you want is to rest.

Poor performance at work and a poor social life have a negative impact on your self-image. That in turn can lead to you being more or less constantly in a depressed mood. And all these phenomena can be due to wrong breathing.

4. Deterioration of the immune system: you are more vulnerable

Weakened mental health has negative effects on the body’s defense mechanisms. But wrong breathing also directly affects the immune system. This is due to the poor quality and lack of oxygen.

That means that you will be more susceptible to viruses, inflammations or diseases. You will therefore be limited in consistently performing your daily tasks.

5. Cardiovascular Risks

If you’re breathing badly, the heart is straining too much because it doesn’t have enough energy. At the same time, the blood that makes the heart work contains unwanted elements. These too will affect the heart in a harmful way.

That is exactly why bad breathing also has negative effects on the circulation . The blood in the arteries and veins will thicken in this case. This creates blockages, which can lead to the development of varicose veins and other phenomena.

Stomach and intestinal problems

It is the digestive system’s job to separate the nutritious components from the non-nutritive. If you don’t breathe correctly, this system will not perform properly. That’s because it has to work with blood that’s already in a bad state.

This effect will make you more likely to develop a hiatal rupture, aerophagia, or chronic gastritis.

As you can see, it is important that you pay attention to wrong breathing and take action to improve your breathing.

It is different from other problems in life because this one can be solved easily. Today, many forms of meditation and alternative therapy courses are based on this principle: supplying the body with oxygen through clavicular breathing.