Paul's Video Offers The Breath Of Life
Evening Post UK - Thursday, June 11, 1998
Jo Elliot
A Russian technique used by Russian cosmonauts has been used by former soldier Paul Warren to fight off asthma attacks.
A sudden life-threatening asthma attack had left Paul in hospital facing life on a cocktail of drugs.
Computer student Paul has always been fit and healthy. He was in the parachute regiment in the Falklands and Northern Ireland and has been a karate enthusiast for 13 years.
Paul's breathing easy
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But the asthma attack that came out of the blue last year threatened to make him an invalid.
The first thing Paul can remember is waking up attached to a ventilator at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
The attack was so severe he was kept in for a week, and he came out armed with inhalers and steroids.
He said: "The whole thing knocked me for six. I was so used to being active, it was a nightmare. I thought I was going to be an invalid."
"Suddenly not being able to breathe and waking up in hospital is a very scary experience, but I was determined not to spend the rest of my life on drugs."
Paul tried herbalists with little success, but discovered a report on a slow breathing technique while surfing the Internet. Tests in Australia have shown that the Buteyko method has reduced asthma symptoms and allowed sufferers to cut down their use of drugs.
The method teaches asthmatics to control their breathing, making sure they breathe through their nose and less deeply.
A 45 minute video explains the technique in more detail.
Within two days of trying this method, Paul had fewer symptoms. Within a week he had reduced his drugs and was exercising again.
Paul says: "I thought I was going to be an invalid for the rest of my life. But I can't tell you the difference Buteyko made. Within a week I felt like a new person."
