The breathing process works like a bicycle tire pump. You pull up to empty the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and other toxins; you push down to fill or “breathe in” air with Oxygen (O2); therefore, the pressure pulls and pushes air throughout the whole body. Inhaling and exhaling air is the process that provides O2 to all parts of the body, and is required to support and sustain life. This is medically referred to as physiological respiration, defined as the transport of O2 from the outside air to the cells within tissues and the transport of CO2 back to the outside air. Respiration is also referred to as ventilation. The scientific term defined by the American Heritage Medical Dictionary, © 2002, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, is eupnea—“Easy, free respiration as is observed normally under resting conditions.”
For our purposes, the process of breathing will be discussed only for human beings; therefore, the breath moves air in and out of the lungs, but this is only one part of the full respiratory process. The circulatory system, the pulmonary system, and the heart also distribute O2 to other organs, cells, and tissues in the body, while releasing CO2, other toxins, and water (100% humidity from nasal/breathing passages can be seen as “fog” in a very cold atmosphere).
Almost all areas of the body are involved in this life-giving process and are discussed separately in this section of my book, The Simple Solution. I intend to show the benefits of a full, cleansing breath, inhaling the O2 necessary for life, but (just as important) the full exhalation of CO2 and other toxic substances from the body, including stress and negativity.
Breathing is usually an unconscious process regulated by centers in the brainstem, based on the physical needs of the body but, unlike most other bodily functions, breathing can be controlled to an extent. The recognition and control of the breathing process is the foundation of The Simple Solution!
Breath is the most important function of life! The Simple Solution, therefore, is dependent on the process of consciously controlling one’s breath to become a healthy, happy, and loving human being!