Q Since WDDTY last covered the Buteyko breathing technique for asthma (vol 7 no 2), has there been any further research on this method? - H.F.M. Sopher, Essex
Hyperventilation means breathing faster than normal. This causes too much carbon dioxide to be exhaled. As a result, levels of carbon dioxide in the blood and brain tissue drop. Symptoms include that your heart pounds, it feels like you can't get...