Yevgen,

 

Good to hear from you.

 

I do not think Strelnikova exercise can stop any flu virus. One might argue it strengthens one's immune system, but I do not think it is effective for stopping all viruses. I did this exercise twice a day continuously and still managed to get a flu virus this winter.

 

The main accomplishment I had with these exercises was elimination  of food allergies. It has also energizing and mood uplifting properties. It had no effect on my blood pressure or weight issues. It had only small effects on my speech-it does seem to improve one's voice if it is done with various speech exercises. Other than that, I think benefits of it are greatly exaggerated. I have been doing it for close to two years now.

 

Best Regards,

 

Mark

 

This years allergy season upon us, and me and my daughter are starting to feel some effects on airways congestion. Time to scale-up
the exercise routine!
Admittedly, we have been slacking a little during the winter time
as this year nobody got any asthma attacks or even a cold.
Which is by itself remarkable and might be a result of regular
exercise before. Alas, it is common to become complacent if
everything looks good for long.

All the talk about swine flue also contributes to our
increased awareness of the need of breathing exercise.
After all, it does promote automatic (without thinking) nasal breathing and widens the airways. Which both are a benefit in
a potential flu epidemic.
Why?
1) prevention (nasal breathing allows to "sample" the virus in small
quantities as it gets stack in the nose mucus without reaching the lungs, and develop an immunity without actually getting sick). Gradually increasing number of people with indirect immunity is a reason why all pandemics eventually stop. It is good to be one of these "blocking" people, rather than one of the patients.

2) better outcome if hit (wider airways make bronchial spasm less likely as it disrupts CO2 depletion pathway, and of cause the symptoms of inflammation such as shortness of breath are also less severe). Particularly swine flu is known to cause an over-reaction of immune system with massive inflammation in the lungs. That is where patient would benefit from any additional diameter of the airways that he can get.

Of cause even with exercise the good practices as staying away from the crowds and religiously washing hands while avoiding touching face are still important. One good outcome of the excessive publicity about swine flu might be increased awareness of this practices, which might save thousands of lives in up-coming normal flu season. After all, completely normal common flu kills 25000 people every year in USA alone.

Regards,
Yevgen