--- In strelnikova_exercise@yahoogroups.com, mclaym1@... wrote:
>
> Hello Evgenij,
>
> I think Shetinin stated in his book that breathing exercises work
for all
> types of allergies. Sometimes, I need to go to extremes to find out
if things
> really work or not. In any event, they did this time. I think the
action
> mechanism beyond breathing exercises is the same for all types of
allergies-
> widening airways and making them stronger. When I read about so many
illnesses
> being treated with the same exercises, it is sometimes very hard for
me to
> believe that this is the case. I clearly understand why the author
of the book
> clearly glorifies it.

I would agree with that statement. For myself, I believe only
in thing for which I can at least imagine a physical reason.
So it is quite conceivable that the exercise improves breathing
and cardio-functions because it involves corresponding organs.
As for other improvement, I think advantages are limited to
the effect of "physical activity" as such.

Other indirect effect is that once person that used to suffer from
asthma or allergies is freed from it, it is more likely that
person will involve in other physical activities. These in
turn improve overall well-being. This way Strelnikova exercise has
indirect "healing" effect on the entire menu of illnesses associated
with passive lifestyle.


>After all, he has been Strelnikova's student for so many
> years. I am naturally very skeptical to all claims. I can only
attest to their
> effectiveness on allergy symptoms. However, I believe their
effectiveness on
> a person will vary as well. Even online, people say that these
exercises
> work better for some people than they do for others. If we have the
same organs
> and biology, shouldn't these exercises work the same way for everyone?

I am sure that as people have such differences in life-styles,
personal histories, personal set of genetic deviations and illnesses
that every treatment has to be highly customized. It is a great
oversimplification that a particular medicine works for everyone,
but we have to use it as there is no better option (even at
the cost of certain percentage of people dying from it).
There is however a few things that are generic, and one of them
is the exercise is good for health (as long as its is not too
strenuous).

>
> I also began to notice their effect on my blood pressure. One time, I
> noticed my diastolic blood pressure to go below 90. I have been
having a high blood
> pressure probably most of my life even though I did not monitor it
earlier.
> I am not sure if it is only isolated incident of it going below 90
or not.
> Bear in mind, it never went below 90 when I took measurements over
the last few
> years. I need more time to monitor it to determine definitely their
effect
> on my blood pressure. I do expect and want miracles!

That is very interesting. However, it is hard to catch the spike
or drop. More stable method of measurements would be to collect
data every day (better at the same time of the day, say after
dinner) and look at averages rather then peaks. Once you have
the data entered in a file it is very easy to visualize it with
excel or other such tool. This will give much more confidence
that what you see is a tendency and not a fluke.

>
> Yes, you are right about blues. We all have them. Many problems
might take a
> long time to resolve. It is an unfortunate and frustrating thing
considering
> I have no patience. I like your approach when you "postpone"
resolving your
> problems. Yes, when you have no energy, you will not solve your
problem
> anyway. I do believe you need to be healthy to solve your problems
effectively.
> Using cocaine will certainly not work LOL. Yes, we would not know
if we were
> doing well or not without having blues. I just wish I had them less
times. I am
> very susceptible to bad moods. By the way, this book also claims to
have a
> positive effect on depression. I hope these exercises will have
some long term
> effects on my mental states. I think it would have helped to handle
problems
> better.

Good luck with that. When I have more problems, I have tendency
to exercise more regularly, to wake up more early and in overall
be more systematic. It is like a response of a jelly-fish to
a touch - it contracts, it mobilizes resources. This makes sure
that even if you fail to solve the problem, it will not be
for the lack of concentration but due to objective reasons.
It is good to have this feeling, regardless of how difficult
the problem is.

Regards,
Evgenij

>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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