{"id":1647,"date":"2020-09-21T13:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2020-09-21T13:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:33:43","slug":"sleep-faster-and-better-using-the-4-7-8-breathing-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnewscentral.com\/sleep-faster-and-better-using-the-4-7-8-breathing-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Faster And Better Using The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of us have trouble sleeping, for various reasons. It is quite frustrating to say the least, particularly if you have a big day ahead. But, a doctor of physical therapy, and a licensed physical therapist, may have come up with a solution. Popularly known on YouTube as Doctor Jo, this doctor has demonstrated on a video a simple breathing exercise which she recommends to clients. She claims it will help you drift off into a relaxed sleep rather quickly, and not spend many hours tossing and turning, or staring at the ceiling.<\/p>\n
She calls it the 4-7-8 technique. Basically, it is as simple as inhaling for 4 seconds, holding the breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling it for 8 seconds. Seems simple enough.\u201d when you\u2019re breathing in, you\u2019re just going to breathe in gently and normally through your nose, then you\u2019re going to hold that 7 seconds,\u201d <\/em>Dr. Jo explains. \u201c Then when you breath out, you\u2019re going to purse your lips and kind of make like a whooshing sound as you breath out, so it\u2019s a pretty forceful breath for that 8 seconds, and sometimes you may not make it to the 8 seconds, but the more you do, you\u2019ll eventually be able to get there.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n