THE DIET: Jumpstart Your Metabolism: How to Lose Weight by Changing the Way You Breathe by Pam Grout
THE CLAIM: "Deep breathing brings in more oxygen than you need, which gives you extra energy and extra fuel to burn fat." Grout believes proper breathing will also resolve many other issues, including slow metabolism, eating for comfort, binge eating, poor digestion and a dislike of exercise.
WHAT YOU DO: Follow a series of deep breathing exercises. According to Grout, millions of researchers are wrong about the health benefits of conventional exercise. "It was the extra air — not the exercise — that did it."
DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH: Contrary to what Grout claims, being able to breathe more efficiently won't help you burn fat. You still have to exercise and eat healthfully. James Wright, Ph.D., exercise physiologist, says, "I can't stress this enough: There is no basis for it whatsoever. Even if you were to breathe pure oxygen, it's not going to raise your oxygen-carrying capacity. Only exercise can do that."
This article was obtained from: http://www.phys.com/b_nutrition/02solutions/diet_debunker/breathing.html
