The airway-brain axis: Connecting breath, brain, and behavior

Oh no, your doctor has no breathing protocol and is fucking incompetent and the problems fall on you, your doctor will still get paid even while incompetent!

Has your incompetent? doctor figured the best breathing protocol.  OR DONE NOTHING AT ALL?

Like:

'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art' by James Nestor. Published 2020

Or;

'The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter' by Patrick McKeown. Published 2016

Or should you be doing fast breathing in

Creation of nitric oxide via Breath of Fire  February 2014 

And why doesn't your doctor know a damn thing about a breathing protocol?

Your doctor has had years to know about this. Are you giving them a pass on being incompetent? So, you DON'T have a functioning stroke doctor, do you?

The airway-brain axis: Connecting breath, brain, and behavior

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Summary

The neural control of breathing is both dynamic and essential, ensuring life-sustaining gas exchange while protecting the respiratory system from harm. Peripheral neurons innervating the respiratory tract exhibit remarkable diversity, continuously relaying sensory feedback to the brain to regulate breathing, trigger protective reflexes such as coughing and sickness behaviors, and even influence emotional states. Understanding this airway-brain axis is especially critical given the increasing global burden of respiratory diseases, as it holds implications for both human health and broader brain-body interactions. Recent advances have mapped neuronal circuits, constructed cell atlases, and explored their roles in health and disease. This review synthesizes current knowledge of the functional organization of airway-brain circuits, highlights modern tools for dissecting these pathways, and discusses their relevance for therapeutic development. While many questions remain, ongoing research promises new insights into airway disease mechanisms and the neural basis of breathing-related behaviors.