How to Define Health Levels Using Buteyko Table of Health Zones

Dr. Artour Rakhimov talks about the development of the Buteyko Health Levels as rows of the Buteyko Table of Health Zones. It tells the details such as the year in which the first Buteyko Table was developed and when it was updated most recently with Health Levels.

Dr. Artour Rakhimov helps people to get an understanding of how were the Buteyko health levels developed. It also gives a brief description of the Buteyko Health Levels - https://www.normalbreathing.com/blog/buteyko-health-levels/ . The duration of the video is 10 minutes in total.

The advantages of using the Buteyko Health Levels have been discussed in this video for the students and doctors who wish to follow it or use these health levels for their own understanding. The Buteyko Table of Health Zones was initially created in the 1960s by doctor Buteyko, which was patented in the 1990s by the Russian Intellectual Property Agency and was ultimately published in the year 2001. Dr. Artour Rakhimov further explains that the Table was created in order to place different people in various health zones in accordance with their health levels based on the body oxygen test which is also known as the Buteyko CP (control pause) test.

Dr. Artour Rakhimov also shows the different zones and levels of health in accordance with the Table created by doctor Buteyko - https://www.normalbreathing.com/index-buteyko-table-of-health-zones.php . The original Table or the initial form of the table had levels in the negative (with the minus) numbers as well.  However, with time there were several changes which were made in this Table and after all these changes the latest Table which is being used by all the people who believe in these Health Zones is described by in-depth in the video.

The super Health Levels which are 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are also discussed. While it is shown that number 7 or Health Level 7 indicates that health is normal and that there is no need for any kind of medication. However, if the Health Level is said to be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 it is said that the person`s health is not normal and that there can be a requirement of some medication or treatment. Health Level 3 and Health Level 4 (over 90% of modern people) indicate poor health with symptoms, long sleep, low energy, and other health challenges.

Dr. Artour Rakhimov also explains some of the important historical facts about the Buteyko Table. It is mentioned that at the time when these Health Zones were first introduced by doctor Buteyko, there were a variety of Health Levels actually present, therefore, there for people who came under the super Health Levels such as 8 ,9, 10 , 11, and 12 and similarly, there were people who had quite poor health and had to be rated down in the negative side of the original Table which existed at that time.

Dr. Artour Rakhimov further explains that many students who worked on their health had to use negative numbers to describe their progress from poor to better health. These students were given a free hand by the doctor and they were encouraged to provide testimonials. These students were asked to post their results so others could benefit from it.

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The video features Dr. Artour Rakhimov, health educator, writer, breathing teacher and trainer, and the author of the website www.NormalBreathing.com.

Buteyko Table of Health Zones: Most Missing Element of the Buteyko Method – Interview with Dr. Artour

In this video, Dr. Artour Rakhimov and Volker Schmitz talk about the Buteyko Table and its relation to breathing retraining. The Buteyko Table of Health Zones was one of Buteyko's patents. Buteyko only had three patents and it was a Soviet version of a patent. Another one was for reduced breathing exercises. Lastly, there was one for control pause levels and how to find oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the body. The table of health was maybe the most important one. It was published in a popular Soviet journal similar to Scientific America. Dr. Buteyko is shown in the Journal with the table.

More about the Buteyko Table of Health Zones: https://www.normalbreathing.com/index-buteyko-table-of-health-zones.php . The Spanish translation of this page is also online: “Método de Buteyko y Tabla Buteyko de Zonas de Salud” https://www.respiracionnormal.org/tabla-de-salud-buteyko/ .

The table was about different states of health. Buteyko's medical norm for oxygen levels was stricter. He believed we should take 8 breaths per minute instead of 12 as thought by others. When people have a disease, they hyperventilate. They deep breathe, but they use their chest to breathe. Buteyko saw people in diseased states breathing fast and heavily.

The first zone explained relates to 30 breaths per minute. This is people that are in the last stages of dying from diseases. For example, HIV, cystic fibrosis and so forth. They breathe from their mouths. Also, their heart rate becomes very high. The control pause or body-oxygen level would be very low and about 5 seconds.

The following zone is for people that still take a lot of medications for diseases. They have about 10 s for the CP and they take 26 breaths per minute. Breaths per minute changes when you pay attention to it and it can reduce by twice the amount when focusing on it.

The next zone is for people with 20 s for the CP test. This is for people with mild forms of diseases. Most people these days are in this zone. Over 100 years ago people breathed about 12 breaths per minute. They breath 18 to 20 breaths per minute and they do not have a pause in between their breaths. They breathe twice the amount of the medical norm. After that is people with 40 s for the CP test. They take 12 breaths per minute at rest.

Then comes the Buteyko medical norm state. When Dr. Buteyko did his research, he had machines that measured about 30 different parameters of the human physiology. For these people, they take 8 breaths per minute. The CP test is 60 s. It takes physical exercise as well to reach this state.

Afterwards, come the super-health states. Dr. Buteyko first started breathing retraining by having 10 s for the CP test. He was sick and would use medication. By slowing down his breathing he was able to stop his pain.

Previously doctors would use a test to hyperventilate to notice specifically where the weakest link is. This would be used for certain health conditions. Slowing down breathing can be used as an emergency procedure to stop any pain in many conditions. Also, it can reduce medication. Slowing down unconscious breathing patterns can eliminate many conditions completely. When people slow down their breathing, their CP level rises.

Dr. Buteyko achieved levels in the super-health state. Similarly, yoga books from over 100 years ago showed yoga masters that would achieve very high levels of breath holding time. They could stop breathing for 6 to 8 minutes at a time with ease. In this health state, one of the big effects is a shortening of sleep. Dr. Buteyko's sleep was about 4 hours. On waking up you are refreshed and there is no need to sleep afterwards. Sometimes Dr. Buteyko would only sleep for 2 hours. Other health benefits in this state include a heightened sensitivity towards other people and spiritual changes. Also, energy for exercise increase.

At 50 to 60 s for the CP test, people crave and enjoy physical exercise. With an increase in CP levels breathing exercises are not needed as much. Physical exercise can be used instead and it is used to maintain CP levels. Students at this state practice slower breathing naturally.

The Buteyko Table of Health provides a very fair representation of a person's health state. Dr. Artour Rakhimov's web page Normalbreathing.com has hundreds of independent studies. They confirm what Dr. Buteyko found about breathing. There are many western studies included as well.

Some people with sleep apnea have an abnormally high CP level, but about 99 % of people have levels that correlate to the table. Other abnormalities provide high CP levels for people that had near death experiences. They do not have the sensitivity to CO2 levels and can hold their breath for 1 to 2 minutes. Also, people that had certain surgeries do not have normal respiratory responses and have higher CP levels.

Volker Schmitz teaches the Buteyko Method in Hamburg, Germany. Here is one of his pages: Buteyko Deutschland - http://www.atmung.org/buteyko-methode-kurse-gruppen-skype-online/ . Another Buteyko practitioner Marita Lefort (also trained by Dr. Artour) works in Trier, Germany: Buteyko kurse Frankfurt - http://www.atmung.org/buteykokurse-in-trier-koeln-frankfurt-luxemburg/ .

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The video features discussion between Buteyko practitioner Volker Schmitz (from Hamburg, Germany) and Buteyko Master Trainer Dr. Artour Rakhimov, writer and author of the website www.NormalBreathing.com.

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