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Close Your Mouth: Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health

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"Close Your Mouth" is a more concise version of "Asthma-Free Naturally" also by Patrick McKeown, with much repeated information. There's less information in "Close Your Mouth", but it's easier to read, and has a better quality cover while still providing enough information to learn the Buteyko exercises.

Both books are highly recommended although I'd recommend buying one or the other, both aren't necessary. If you want more information get "Asthma-Free Naturally", if you're more interested in simply learning the exercises, "Close Your Mouth" will be enough.

The Buteyko clinic handbook- ground breaking stuff. I would advise readers to do their research on Buteyko especially if they have breathing related problems. The site of the book is http://www.buteykoclinic.com/ - look at the history, conditions, and scientific evidence from the New Zealand Medical Journal and Australia Medical Journal. It is incredible that this approach has not being adopted into mainstream medication - maybe this will happen but will surely take time. You can take the first steps now- read this book

I have read a number of books on Buteyko breathing and I have found both this and Asthma Free naturally to be the most informative on the market. Some books claim to offer the solution but fail miserably, others are wonderful marketing inducements.

This is honest, simple and a great little book.

This book is bound to become a best seller. The information is superb. Easily legible, understandable and supported by over forty years of research. I recently viewed the trials of Buteyko breathing for asthma- these results should be made more available.

Read this book for your health. I guarantee that you will be satisfied by the message therein.

Easy, understandable and honest. Of the many books on this wonderful therapy, this contains the essence without any marketing ploys as contained in others. Do your searches and if you wish to regain control of your asthma or fatigue- this book cannot be missed.

One thing this book taught me was how to recognise and manage my overbreathing. Essentially, we develop overbreathing due to influences from our normal daily lives. This develops a habit which can affect any organ or system. Symptoms that I had were disrupted sleep, snoring and coughing. This book has helped me to overcome these naturally and effortlessly. I really think this book is a great read for all the family.

I have been an asthma sufferer since I was a kid. When i got into sports the asthma declined a bit due to increased lung capacity I'm assuming, but I still would have to use an inhaler at times. I got this book over a year and a half ago and have not once had to use an inhaler. Great read, and so much of it just makes sense. I wish doctors would look at the cause of the problem and not just medicate.

The author of this book has compiled his vast knowledge of asthma and how to manage and cure the condition in this amazing work.
I used only the techniques in this book to reverse my over breathing, constant coughing, and shortness of breath. My condition came on at age 40 with non stop coughing and shortness of breath. I could not complete a 3 second breath hold when I started. Over a 6 month period of following the program outlined in this book, my condition has vastly improved. The book is written in clear and concise language. The exercises are fairly easy to learn. The author is incredibly generous with his time if you do have a question. It takes some time and effort but once the primary technique is learned, it is easy to incorporate into one's routine. The author has given a gift to all people suffering from asthma and asthma type symptoms by writing this book.

I am getting some benefit from this book. However, the new book I ordered from this Amazon page does not have the same table of contents as what is listed here in "search in this book". I was hoping to see chapter 4 on how to breath correctly while speaking, and in my book, chapter 4 is something else. The mention on how to breath correctly while speaking is not addressed at all in the book I received, and I feel very disappointed about this. It was one of the main reasons I chose this book over any of the others, was because of what I saw in the table of contents in the description. The book is good, but not what I had thought I was ordering. Maybe there were updated editions of the book and I got an older version? I don't know, but I ordered new so was expecting new.

This book is a splendid example of a 'knowledge-giver.' The information is so easily formatted, and the words so simple, that anyone can read it and take in the advice as something second nature. After reading and applying the suggestions in this book, proper breathing during exercise, stress, and other circumstances can lead to an ease not experienced before. I am a cross trainer, and when I was young I couldn't breathe properly so everyone told me I had asthma. Asthma may exist as a medical problem, but its also a state of mind. The ability to control our bodies is underestimated. This book is nature in words.