“It is time we admitted that the current mainstream treatments appear to be making us worse, not better. ....What I really regret is that no one told me about the method before. This year I myself have not suffered from any hay fever, except for a very occasional sneeze, and I wish that someone had told me about the technique some time ago. Alone, I could have saved the national health service hundreds of pounds’ worth of medication and myself a lot of needless discomfort.”

 

‘On July 23 2003 Sky News reported that the drug company Glaxo made a profit of £3.55 billion or £242 every second. With its asthma drug Seretide (combination of steroid and long lasting reliever) making an astonishing £1 Billion worth of sales alone.’

“I have just watched a roomful of people who have suffered terribly from perhaps the most rampant disease of this generation, long thought to be incurable, begin to recover from it. Dramatically. Almost incredibly. Within five days.”

“It has changed my life. Before, I could barely walk up stairs now I can manage a 10 mile hike. I was using my puffer four times a day as well as steroids and now I’m off all drugs”

" My stress levels were rising constantly. It started before breakfast, in the car, at work and then at home. With Buteyko I now have much less stress and when i do get stressed, i have tools to help release that stress almost immediatley."

James Turner, Blackpool (UK)

“It has given me a new lease on life”

 

Hello my name is Michael A. Clark; I am a qualified Holistic Breath Therapist and although I hold no medical qualifications I do hold qualifications in Buteyko, Stress Management, Counselling, and Teacher Training.
This site has been developed to prove not just asthma but many medical conditions can be put to BED quite naturally by using simple Breathing techniques, controlled cardiovascular Exercise and a sensible alkaline based Diet. You can see by the things said above that Buteyko offers something different to mainstream medicine. If you wish to see something even more impressive take a look at the testimonial page.

Buteyko is a corrective breathing treatment developed in Russia. I first became interested in Buteyko having watched a program called QED on television in the summer of 1998. I had for a number of years used breathing techniques in my practice as a Stress Consultant. The idea that changing the way we breathe can have positive effects on our health was not new to me. The Eastern World had been using such methods for thousands of years. What was new to me and what I found absolutely fascinating was the fact that for the first time, scientific trials had public documented results from breathing trials.

The Brisbane Medical Trials of 1996 compared two study groups. The group treated with Buteyko reported an astonishing 92% reduction in the use of Bronchodilators (Ventolins)! This compared to the other group who were treated with conventional treatment which showed no improvement. I was hooked!
On my the testimonials page you will see comments relating to all sorts of conditions including,
Asthma,
Bronchitis,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Eczema,
High Blood Pressure (indeed Professor Buteyko who this technique is named after cured his own high blood pressure and migraines),
IBS, obesity (inc child)
Panic attacks
&
STRESS!!!

Obviously many of these conditions present some very different symptoms; however a symptom they all share is hidden hyperventilation. It is this constant over breathing that causes a strain on our bodies and affects the ability of the body to heal itself.
It was over 50 years ago that Buteyko discovered that by altering his breathing he could cure himself of migraines and high blood pressure. He went on in his life to cure thousands of patients in exactly the same way of many different ailments.

To see if you are hyperventilating try this simple test measuring what we call:

THE CONTROLLED PAUSE

Small Inhale for 2 seconds
Exhale for 2 seconds
Hold your breath
Inhale gently and hold your breath until you feel the urge to breathe, note of the number of seconds you held your breath
5-10 seconds very poor
11-20 seconds poor
21-30 seconds ok
31-40 seconds good
41-50 seconds very good
51+ seconds excellent
Of course it is not just how much you breathe but how you breathe, if you know anyone who practices martial arts, they will tell you how important it is to breathe deep from the abdomen.

BREATHING STYLE CHECK

1. Stand in front of a mirror
2. Take the biggest breath you can
3. Take a note if your chest expands or shoulders rise(You need Buteyko training)

Treatment normally is over 3-5 sessions each one lasting about an hour. Clients are then required to do exercises at home twice a day for about 15 minutes a time. Positive results should be seen within a month, sometimes even quicker.

If you have had enough of your condition and are serious about getting better, than call me and book an appointment and change you or your child’s life. I never turn anyone away based upon inability to pay.

Over the last four years I have been researching and writing on the Butekyo Method, (Theory & Practice) as well as examining how breathing directly and indirectly affects our health. Although the book deals with the condition of asthma the treatment is the same for all conditions. The book is now available from all good book shops, and direct from the web site.

I hope you find this site helpful and informative. If I can be of any further service please e-mail me or if you wish to book a private initial consultation please call 01482-470714

My very best wishes
Mike Clark
Holistic Buteyko Breath Therapist