Biohacking: Solution for Winter Fat Gain and Flu

     Statistic I heard recently:  September 30th is the lightest weight the average American will be all year. Statistics also tell us that we add a little fat over the years as we age. This means the fat that we gain as we age arrives during the holiday season. In other words we put on 1 to 3 pounds during these next few months and some keep it for life. It is not natural to gain weight in the winter, and those that do feel the consequences sooner than later. Mix in stress, alcohol and lack of sleep and you can see why this also flu season. This IS the obesity, type II diabetes and heart disease epidemic manifesting itself real time.   New Year's Day is a probably the least efficient time for a fat loss program, the damage has been done and you are starting in the dead of winter.
     I suggest a new holiday, right before Halloween, for resolutions.  It is a hectic time of year to commit to a workout schedule and a sad time of year to give up or eliminate foods. Instead, make it simple and most importantly doable.   Resolve not start an exercise program or give up any holiday goodies,  but simply to make a commitment to not gain weight over the holidays. Everyone should take their weight and bodyfat percentage and commit to not letting it get higher. If everyone did this, the obesity problem would be slashed dramatically, within a decade, along with the  diseases and conditions that come with it.
    The holiday "bulge" is well known already. Every season, some fitness expert or nutritionist will give exercise tips, how to make time for cardio, how to watch calories or healthy alternatives (yuk) for classic holiday comfort food. All are the go to activities we feel are necessary to lose fat or get healthy. I work with with elite athletes, at that level everyone has a nutritionist a strength and conditioning coach, time and access to the best workout facilities in the world. For that extra competitive advantage, I began researching and applying habits or techniques that have shown to increase performance and/or health (they are directly related) that do not involve diet or exercising.
This is when I found out about "biohacking". You can find forums online everywhere, buy books or listen to lectures.  I started to document my complete workout and nutrition plan two years ago because it is the most efficient and productive workout that exists today (That's a whole different article).  When I found the found the biohacking community and started to apply it to myself, I am convinced that these techniques are so effective at improving health and performance, that they should not only be used for fat loss, but should be taught and practiced by everyone and taught in schools. We would eliminate 90% of ailments, diseases and injuries. I am not exaggerating in the slightest, if we were handed a operation manual for our bodies, biohacking would be under the chapter on keeping the body and immune system running optimally.
     What is great about these techniques, is that you can apply them with minimal time invested and usually without purchasing anything extra, You can purchase books or search online for tips, but here is a brief definition of  Biohacking and then a brief summation of the techniques I have used personally with myself and clients that have proven effective.  Take just one of these protocols, make it habit, and your health will change for the better.
     The biohacking is basically getting back to nature and using our body's automatic responses to the environment to our advantage. The main biohacking activities are cold thermogenesis, sunlight harvesting, grounding, blue light and EMF avoidance and saturated fat intake. I have added a few more which are conscious breathing, mindful eating and water upon waking.

MORNING WATER

Drink Water on an Empty Stomach Upon Waking

Digestion is crucial for proper metabolism. This easy habit should be practiced by all. It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. Looked into this to improve digestion, found out is does much more. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses, the water treatment has been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and ear nose and throat diseases. 

How
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours

5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

     

COLD THERMOGENESIS

Have you seen anyone from a cold climate come to San Diego in the winter? They are easy to spot, usually sporting shorts and tank tops while locals are bundled up. You have probably heard of acclimatization before but do you know what is going on within the cells?  Nature  provides mitochondrial benefits to those who do not access to regular sunlight.  The cold trains mitochondria to become more efficient heat generators. Efficient mitochondria are essential for energy production and fat burning. Think of the goosebumps you get as a mitochondrial workout. When the cold no longer bothers you, you have become efficient at heat production, which is energy production which is metabolism, fat burning.  

The goal is to work up to ice baths, this is too intense for most. For those that have access, cryotherapy is an option.  
Ice baths were too intense for me initially. Follow these steps to acclimate yourself to the cold, it will be a tough first two weeks, stick to it and there will be a significant increase in your energy production, 
- NO MORE HEATER- oneof the best things you can do for yourself and family is to never turn the heater on....In San Diego it is a an easy transition- In the morning open all doors and windows and go through your routine in shorts only, if you are shivering you are on right track. Go without coats or jackets when you leave the house.  

-COLD SHOWERS   if this is too tough at first, finish off regular shower with cold rinse. 

-ICE BATHS  if still not ready follow the following protocol from Dr. Kruse: 
The safest way to adapt to is to submerge your face first into water in a sink where you add ice to with a cooking thermometer.  Wait until the water is between 50-55 degrees, and enter face first and see how long you can tolerate it using a time piece.  Record the time.  For the next two weeks work your way up until you need to take a breath for O2.

If you have taken ice baths before and can handle it, you want to start there. The rest of us will have to work our way there.
Remember- cold does NOT cause illness, it is the inability of the body to generate heat. 

What is happening: heat expands and cold contracts. So if cells are smaller, it will take less time for the signals to get to there destination. Making for faster and more efficient reactions.

SATURATED FATS 

This one along with sun harvesting, is completely opposite of the medical establishments recommendations. Space prohibits how this happens, but it basically boils down committing a logical fallacy by misinterpreting the largest and longest study of heart disease to date. Since we have been bombarded by the evils of saturated fat and obsession with cholesterol levels.   If you consume low fat products or look for low fat options, stop now. The FDA made a huge mistake in demonizing fats. There food pyramid directly led to the massive increase in type ii diabetes. You can track the statistics, the ingredients they use to replace the fat is literal poison. Combine that with a body starving for an essential nutrient and you have our obesity epidemic. 

The glands control all body processes including fat burning.  These glands require saturated fat to function optimally. This fact alone makes the choice to eliminate all saturated fats asinine. The benefits and roles of saturated fat are listed below.

- it has been shown that dieters who eat a higher percentage of saturated fat lose more fat than those who eat lesser percentage.

-saturated fat actually reduces lipoproteins (ldl's and hdl's) cholesterol is not the same

-To get calcium incorporated into bone saturated fat is required. In fact it is so important, some doctors advise up to 50% of calories come from them for those patients with osteoporosis. Combine with heavy resistance training for best effect.

-liver health is crucial for proper metabolism. If you always dehydrated, take acetaminophen, similar products, prescriptions or drink alcohol, then your liver is getting shredded on the cellular level. How to protect it? Saturated fats

-breathing! Every airspace of the lungs are coated with a thin layer of surficant which assures that they function efficiently. This layer is 100% saturated fat. People who have eliminated saturated fat from their diets replace this with different kinds of fat, which have proven to be faulty.

-the brain is pretty much a mass of fat and cholesterol. New cells are being generated everyday, not supplying the raw materials is not a wise way to go.

-proper nerve signaling is important for metabolism, immune response and cognitive ability among other functions like insulin release. Saturated fats function as direct signal messengers

-immune system: loss of fatty acids in white blood cells hampers it's ability to locate and eradicate

-The preferred fuel for your heart, and also used as a source of fuel during energy expenditure

-Useful antiviral agents (caprylic acid)

-Effective as an anticaries, antiplaque and anti-fungal agent (lauric acid)

-Useful to actually lower cholesterol levels (palmitic and stearic acids)

-Modulators of genetic regulation and prevent cancer (butyric acid)

 invaders like viruses, bacteria and fungi.

After reading, who in their right mind would eliminate such a crucial element of their nutrition? 

Easy to apply also, just consume coconut oil, high fat fish, grass fed butter and lard, palm oil, uncured bacon, whole milk products. Avoid all non and low fat products. Just like the good old days...

SUN HARVESTING

This is another that goes in the opposite direction of the medical community, dermatologists in particular. There a few who are coming to realize the truth. We were meant to absorb sunlight, there is overwhelming evidence showing the dangers of avoiding it. Plants absorb sunlight for energy and growth through it's chlorophyll molecules in its cells. It is shaped to "catch" the most sunlight it can. It has recently been discovered the blood cells also have photoreceptors. Below is image of both, the similarities are obvious.

Mitochondria are the energy producers of cells. Sunlight has been proven to increase the signaling processes of mitochondria and the nervous system in general. The more the better, so naked would be best, but shirtless with sports bra will suffice. From personal experience 5-20 minutes does the job.
The following findings are pretty amazing and counter to FDA advice, but nonetheless true.

-Nonsmokers who stayed out of the sun had a life expectancy similar to smokers who soaked up the most rays, according to researchers who studied nearly 30,000 Swedish women over 20 years!

This indicates that avoiding the sun "is a risk factor for death of a similar magnitude as smoking," write the authors of the article, published March 21 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Compared with those with the highest sun exposure, life expectancy for those who avoided sun dropped by 0.6 to 2.1 years.

-Pelle Lindqvist, MD, of Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Sweden, and colleagues found that women who seek out the sun were generally at lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and noncancer/non-CVD diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and pulmonary diseases, than those who avoided sun exposure.

And one of the strengths of the study was that results were dose-specific — sunshine benefits went up with amount of exposure.

-Testosterone therapy is popular now. Exposing torso to sun was shown to raise T levels 70%. Even more impressive, when genitals are exposed to sunlight, there is a 300% increase!
If you are able to do so privately, it is in your best interest to start ASAP. The first day you will feel the effect. Low testosterone is an epidemic right now, we can start to see why...

Just get out as long as you are comfortable with as little clothing as possible.
The Skin cancer / sun relationship is not cut and dry. The deadliest forms of are found in areas that never receive sun. For a detailed explanation check Dr. Jack Kruse and his blog.

MINDFUL EATING 

     I get asked a lot about supplements in my line of work. My answer is if you are not eating and sleeping like you should, don't even bother. Again we go back to mothers wisdom and common sense. We are finding that the health and metabolism are dependent on more than just diet, exercise and yearly physicals. Metabolism varies so much from person to person it is pointless to count calories. Bodybuilders and athletes take digestive enzymes and even potentially lethal insulin to get maximum absorption of nutrients. There is a better and just as effective way to do this.
     It basically comes down to chew and savor until easy to swallow and treat each meal like you would the most serious task. Remove all distractions and focus on the activity at hand.
 Proper digestion is cooperative process between the organs, glands, enzymes and you. The team needs to work together smoothly and that requires every player to do their part properly. Your part, the voluntary portion of Digestion is threefold:
1.knowing the source,
2.knowing what's in it
3. Cutting and chewing your food.The better job you do, the easier your team has it, creating a potential for success. It is common knowledge but i'm guessing 99.999% of us do not masticate properly every meal and surely do no not know the origin and "full" contents.

Experts suggest starting gradually with mindful eating, eating one meal a day or week in a slower, more attentive manner. Here are some tips (and tricks) that may help you get started:

• Set your kitchen timer to 20 minutes, and take that time to eat a normal-sized meal.
• Try eating with your non-dominant hand; if you're a righty, hold your fork in your left hand when lifting food to your mouth.
• Use chopsticks if you don't normally use them.
• Eat silently for five minutes, thinking about what it took to produce that meal, from the sun's rays to the farmer to the grocer to the cook.
• Take small bites and chew well.
• Before opening the fridge or cabinet, take a breath and ask yourself, "Am I really hungry?" Do something else, like reading or going on a short walk.

Proven to

-Reduce binge eating-
-5-7 Pound weight loss -
-Better glycemic control-
-Same results as the group that received  intensive counseling on diabetes self-management, --calorie needs and goals, and exercise.
-Reduces cortisol levels 
-Reduces abdominal fat

How to:
When you sit down to eat, focus on your food only. No tv, driving, chatting or reading. Look, smell, savor, listen. Contemplate where it came from and how it got to your plate, appreciate  and savor it.(If you don't know where your food is from that is a big problem).

A good technique is to imagine you are a judge on a cooking show, but you are judging every bite

Imagine each bite the last bite of food you will have for days

Cut proteins into small pieces, digestion starts on the plate. Remember, an animal was born or hatched, raised and then killed so you could absorb its amino acids, heal and grow. Have some appreciation and make sure you use as many as possible.

Chew your food til consistent. This is just common sense, imagine if every meal was consumed like this. Think about it then be about it

This needs to be made a habit, so tell everyone you eat with to remind you, I have been at it for almost a year and I average 1 fully mindful eating meal out of 6. It is not easy to do consistently so support will help.

CONSCIOUS BREATHING
We were never given an owner's manual for our body. This is why we do not how to breathe properly. How is this not taught in schools? The benefits are life changing, if you follow only one technique let it be this one. First off, how to breath:

• We all have 3 areas of the lung we can utilize for oxygen intake and most of us use only 2.

  
  

  1. clavicular area around throat- for short shallow breathing like during intense exercise

  2. chest area behind ribcage- where most of us breath at the moment. Seen in the rising and falling of chest.

  3. diaphragm, abdominal- where the most air can be held. Seen as expansion and contraction of belly

  
  

  It is not easy to change your breathing pattern after a lifetime doing it the wrong way, just take some time and imagine your belly is balloon that needs to be filled. Then fill it with air without raising the ribcage. The first exercise is be still and take 6 deep breaths focusing on ballooning abs on the inhale and exhaling by drawing abs in towards spine. Minimal effort should be used. This should be done whenever remembered.

  
  

  ENERGY: When fatigued or exercising (while not moving) more effort is used to take deeper breaths and exhale powerfully contracting the abs. Start with a couple if you cannot handle 6 and work your up in number and power. Quick way to recover between sets or performance time and helps drowsiness, especially if done in sunlight with maximum skin exposed.

  
  

  RELAXATION: When winding down, cooling down or stressed do same technique but with almost no effort. The Exhalation actually requires no effort, it is lungs returning to deflated shape like a balloon. The transition between the inhale and exhale is important, it should be natural, effortless and smooth. Not abrupt starting and stopping.

  
  

  WHENEVER: take a few deep breaths with abdomen and throughout day when you can remember. There's really no excuse to not perform one of following techniques daily.  

  
  

  
  

  6 breaths first week or until mastered then add two per week.

  
  

  Here is what to expect:

  1. The true detoxifier_ You hear a lot about toxins, cleanses and fasts. The true detoxifier is the exhalation. 70% of toxin release is through the lungs. Deep breathing increases the efficiency. 

      Oxygens true purpose

  
  

  2. Specific breathing patterns correlate absolutely with certain emotions. This is common knowledge, we all know this. Yet think about what this implies for a minute. Slow deep breathing through the abdomen and fear, anger and panic will never coincide. You control breathing, you control your emotions. Deep breathing benefits are immediate and numerous.  Some of these:
• Breathing Relaxes the Mind/Body and Brings Clarity
  Breathing Relieves Emotional Problems
  Breathing will help clear uneasy feelings out of your body. 
  Breathing Relieves Pain. 
  Breathing Massages Your Organs
  
  
  
  
  Breathing  for Muscle function

  Breathing Strengthens the Immune System

  Breathing Improves Posture

  Breathing Improves Quality and ph of the Blood 

  Breathing Increases Digestion and
  Assimilation of food

  Breathing Improves the Nervous System

  Breathing Strengthen the Lungs

  Proper Breathing makes the Heart Stronger. 

  Proper Breathing assists in Weight Control.

  Breathing Boosts Energy levels and Improves Stamina

  Breathing Improves Cellular Regeneration

  Breathing Elevates Moods All of the above techniques can be applied in the first 20 minutes of your day. I admit the cold showers and turning heaters off is exgtremely uncomfortable initially, but that is because Americans have become soft and lazy. Set the example and commit, even for a day. This would be the ideal routine:
• Awaken after full nights sleep in total darkness
• Drink the water
• Go outside in sunlight and take 6 deep breaths through the abdomen
• Prepare and eat high fat breakfast mindfully in the sun and grounded.
• Take cold shower. CT and/or no heaters, coats or jackets                                  This can all be done as part of morning routine in 10-20 minutes. Trust me, cold showers cut down on your time in there. Savoring and enoying breakfast outside should be the bulk of time spent. After this day will either be at your control or you will be able to better deal with whatever it has to throw at you. 

Biohack/Jedi Training: EMF Avoidance

 I am new to this EMF stuff and like most of you, "out of sight of mind". The terrible truth is that we are being hammered every second by electromagnetic waves from electronics, especially wi-fi and cell phones while they are loading or streaming data. 
They also get interpreted as light by our photoreceptor cells even when our eyes are closed. Then melatonin is not released and you do not rest well. At this point in time am going to defer to an expert, Scott Compton who I friended from Dr Jack Kruse's page. I just copied and pasted because there is nothing I could add to this thorough description of what we are all going through daily.
Scott Compton:
 I've taken measurements in my son's classroom and he gets roughly 0.5 to 1 milliWatt/Square meter on average and on a continual baseline. That's 5x to 10x the WHO carcinogen standard. It's not just in schools, it's also all of the WiFi measurements I've taken during normal ACTIVITY. It's important to understand that when something is being actively pinged to the router for Uploading/Downloading, the milliWatts/Square meter INCREASES dramatically. A lot of networks stream data continually vs. other ones that do not. At peak times, it's easy for me to get 5+ milliWatts/Square meter on average based on location, convergence of RF, materials in the environment, etc. So I would seriously ask these questions: 1. Do you trust some article or taking measurements yourself. 

 the lower the bars are on your mobile phone, the higher the intensity is needed to reach between phone-tower and mobile phone. If you live really far away from a phone-tower like me, I can easily get pings of 400 to 800 milliWatts/square meter: this is 4000x-8000x the carcinogen WHO standard. Note that GPS can still be on even if your mobile phone is off, so keep this in mind if you're always tracking yourself with satellites too.

When I think about RF-nnEMF, I generally think about these three components:

1. Pulses per second (for comparison, microwave is ultra-high, AM/FM are generally low)
2. Wavelength size (if it's cell, microwave, TV bands, AM/FM, GPS, IR, ELF, VLF, color, Xray, etc.)
3. Intensity (milliWatt per Square meter, Volts per second, etc.)

Then I cross-section this with what we know about life and our tissue and organelle influences with outside tech-based signaling influences, including time of day when various processes are known to happen (like mitosis and processes at 3am). We know that life uses the pulses per second in the 0 to 30 area (0 to 30 hertz). Alpha waves 7.8 Hz, etc.

This is why it's great to get an understanding of an environment's sources of nnEMF in all forms. My home for instance had more magnetic EMF and electricial EMF problems with faulty wiring, etc. The RF that is in my neighborhood, for the moment, is really great. I bottom out at 0.0005 milliWatts/Square Meter in what my meters can measure for wavelength size. However, for radio/tv bands, there are transmitters within a few miles of my home, but luckily, I'm tucked into the side of a hill so I'm missing most of it, and know because I've done measurements out on the street vs. inside the home.

I think the takeaway is to know what happens upon various biological mechanisms in singular with each influence mentioned above (pulese per second, Wavelength size and Intensity), then what happens when you add them all together in the full nnEMF soup at once. Aside from electron-theft and the known problems already, we're dealing with really new territory with an explosion of technology. These questions first come to mind and I have a pretty good idea, perceptively and deductively, what the answers are.

1. Are there multiplicative influences beyond the additive problems created within tissues, cells, mitochondria, etc.?

2. What about TIME OF DAY and reflection from the atmosphere back on ourselves for additional influences?

3. What about the materials in the ground that are attractors, reflectors and absorbers?

There are more questions of course...All good to think about as we have entered a new era in human history.

More from Scott- April 15, 2017

 Follow the chain and connections that drives redox lower and makes glutamate problematic, "A low quantum yield environment = leptin resistance = a modern world that uses blue light and nnEMF 24/7 = global low vitamin D3 levels = blue light increases insulin resistance in environments = low melatonin levels = very low cortisol levels = low sex steroid hormones = pseudohypoxia at the mitochondrial level = low O2 = slowed electron chain transport = altered free radical signaling = increased ELF-UV light release from cells = low NAD+/NADH ratio = NAD+ drops in people with blue light exposure = elevated ubiquitin rates = epigenetic expression up-regulated = low levels of electrons and too many protons = electron density in tissues decreases = cells no longer connected electrically = tissues lose their polarization antenna function = the footprint is lower DHA concentrations in tissues = lowers probabilities of excitons and solitons in cells = lowers the EZ size in cell water = dehydration = higher positive charges (protons) in proteins making them less hydrophilic = low intracellular pH = low redox potential = cell and mitochondrial swelling (cyto c release) = lowered magnetic and electric fields in mitochondria = ATPase spinning slows = lowered ATP levels = a lot of carbs and protein electrons on ECT = altered serotonin,melatonin, and dopamine levels in the frontal lobes = second messenger calcium system altered = neurotransmitter release altered due to altered calcium signaling = altered seed germination due to alter calcium flows in seeds = Why Monsanto has carte blanche in the USA/Germany = calcium controls voltage gated channels, NMDA, and glutamate excitotoxicity = glutamamte is a light LED optical switch for neurons = low DC electric current in plant and animals = low tissue DHA cycling in cell membranes = altered perceptions of reality = depression/anxiety = chronically lowered DHA in the brain and retina = altered melatonin cycles = destroyed sleep = lowered DC electric current = lowered regeneration potential in cells = small sized EZ in cell water = raised % heteroplasmy in mitochondria in neuroectoderm derivatives = neurodegeneration explodes = ADHD/autism/SIBO explodes = breast, prostate, and brain tumors rates explode.

Biohack/Jedi Training: Colors and Light

It has been proven that colors and light affect mood and even physiology. Making them a tool to be utilized for the JediBiohacker. They can be on the walls, clothes, lights, pictures, paintings, videos or food. Making a conscious effort to be exposed to the right colors at the right locations will add to any endeavor you decide on. Whether it be activity or recovery based.
Activity colors are red, yellow, orange and magenta. Use these when you need to get shit done.
Rest and recovery colors are blue, green, purple and turquoise. Use these when its time to chill. Simple as that. Colored lights and clothes are a good start. Restful colors in bed and living room, active in kitchen and office.

A version with corresponding areas and ailments

Super Soil and Smart Composting Recipe

FROM MY FB FRIEND TRYCHOME CHAMP:

It's a soil mixing kind of day!! I use a basic soil mixture for my small seedlings and clones inspired by Koma years ago. Once my girls go into their large 10 gallon pots they are transplanted into a 50/50 blend of my Vegetative mix and Subcool's Super Soil Recipe. Most people would layer the super soil on bottom and veg mix on top, I do not. I completely mix my dirt even and pot directly into the dirt with no buffer. Every time I transplant a clone or pot a seedling I always use Roots Organics Oregonism XL! Grow your own Tryk'd Out Medz!!!

Vegetative soil mixture ~ 2 cubic ft Happy Frog Soil
4-8 Cups of High Quality Worm Castings
4-8 Cups of Ancient Forest
2-4 Tablespoons of Roots Organics Oregonism XL

My version of Subcool's Super Soil Recipe ~ 12 cubic feet of Happy Frog Soil
50 lbs of High Quality Worm Castings
2.5 lbs of Fish Bone Meal
5 lbs of High Phosphorus Bat Guano
5 lbs of Blood Meal
2.5 lbs of Bone Meal
3 Cups of Oyster Shell
3 Cups of Kelp Meal
3 Cups of Alfalfa Meal or Vegan Mix is a great substitute
3/4 Cup of Epsom Salt
1 Cup of Dolomite Lime
2 Cups of Azomite
2 Tablespoons of Powdered Humic Acid

This is a water only soil mixture. If using RO water be sure to add a cal/mag supplement to your water. For veg I give 200-250 ppms of cal/mag and for Flower 300-400 ppms.

Compost recipe: from my FB friend Hans:

Smart composting: This 7 yard composter has produced 110 yards of compost since 1987 and I never turned the material in the process. The walls are made of galvanized chicken wire on a steel frame.This filling is composed of stratified layering of alternating coarse and highly organic material. Here you see 50 pounds of corn and flour tortillas as the top layer. For an activator I fill a 5 gallon bucket with salt and grease free kitchen slop, let it ripen for a week then pour the solution evenly over the compost and hose it in deep. This method does not stink or attract house flies.The trick is to keep rich material spread thin. For a optimum mineral blend use roughly equal amounts of tree leaves and annuals. Dallas sits on the Austin Chalk sea bed which is short of manganese and this is apparent in the poor pecan crops so I add manganese to the compost. -- The vine on the fence is a very rare Chili Piquin from Raymondville, Texas. I have not found it in any references. If anyone has knowledge of a reference please send it to me.

  Tomato Old Farmers recipe from FB friend and fellow HS alumni Martin Ferrera:
This year i tried a few things that I have heard from some old farmers to grow great tomatoes .. I dug two foot deep holes .. for each plant . in thebottome of each plant I added fish heads and guts . egg shells and eggs that did not hatch from my incubator but still had developed fetus in them , chicken manure, epson salt , sulfur .one asprin and worm casings.. that filled the hole halfway up and added water then I took one gallon potted plants and trimmed the plants all the way up leaving only the head and planted it so that only the headwas sticking out ... been soaking everyotherday and adding fish emulsification every two weeks and work tea once a week .. so far so good these plants are hugh .. now to see what the tomatoes taste lik

Biohack/Jedi training: H2O on Empty Stomach First Thing In Morning

Drink Water on an Empty Stomach

This is easy, quick and effective. No excuses for it not being a daily habit-

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses, the water treatment has been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and ear nose and throat diseases. 

METHOD OF TREATMENT

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water

2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minutes

3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.

4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours

5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.

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Biohack/ Jedi training: Frequency and sound

   
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EARS, LET THEM HEAR:

 Ears can be a powerful source for generating energy and manipulating physiology. We all have our inspiring songs we play when we need to get stuff done. The effects of music on the physiology have been documented many times over. Have a work/ workout playlist ready for when your lacking motivation or tired. Have a  rest/relaxation playlist ready to use when you need to sleep or calm down. Whatever the activity, there is a song out there that will work for you. Playing these songs while practicing your new techniques will help immensely.
     It goes beyond music. Certain sound frequencies/isochronic tones/binaural beats invoke emotional responses and stimulate different organs and systems.  All that is required is that is a stereo system or headphones, you can start experimenting with different frequencies and sounds to see how they affect you personally.
For a maximum effect you can play the binaural beats in the background with your corresponding music for a synergistic response. Below are links to Youtube videos that have proven effective to me and those have tried them.

  Deep Sleep With Healing Music  This one is 9 hours with music, great for light sleepers or when kids wont nap.

Lucid Dreaming Sleep Track 8 hours, helps you to sleep and become aware you are dreaming. Lucid dreaming has powerful psychological benefits.

Sleep/ Lucid Dreaming Nap Also for lucid dreaming, 1 and a half hours and the most powerful one I have experienced yet. Actually had sleep paralysis first time, has not happened since(unfortunately).

Study/ Memory/ Concentration 2 hours for that important task or assignment

Clearer/ Faster Thinking Problem solving, writing or brainstorming.

Meditation You will definitely feel something

If you play on speakers be aware anyone who can hear it might be affected. If you are already highstrung or a workaholic, the study/focus ones will have little affect and may induce headaches. If you have no problems sleeping or are tired a lot, the sleep ones will make make you drowsy and make it difficult to wake up fully. Like all techniques, nutrition plans  and supplements it may not work for you at all.
Please do experiment with the many videos they have and find what works best for you. Feedback is appreciated.

    Every state of emotion  has a corresponding frequency as well as corresponding breathing pattern. Just like with the breathing, you can manipulate or hack your body or brain by providing the proper frequency. All you need is a pair of headphones or nice surround sound system. Organs and disease also have a frequency. Interested in learning more on this topic? Continue on..Here is a comprehensive list that has been compiled so far.

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Detailed summation of frequencies and effects all italicized is from website included in descriptions, including comments.
All Frequencies are in Hertz (Hz)
0.1-1 Organ/muscle resonances [SS] 0.1-3 Delta range, according to [NEU+CRI] - deep sleep, lucid dreaming, increased immune functions, hypnosis [NEU]; Decreased awareness of the physical world. Access to unconscious information. Dominant brainwave in infants under one year old. This range normally decreases when we focus, but this doesn't happen when a person with ADD - delta waves actually increase when they try and focus. [CRI]; "Monroe focus 21" [MB2 via DW];
0.16 - 10 - Neuralgias [AT]
0.18 - 10 - Mod. therapy [AT]
 0.20 - 0.26 - Dental pain [AT]
 0.20 - 10 - Post-traumatics [AT]
0.28 - 2.15 - Alcohol addiction [AT]
0.28 - 10 - Arthritis [AT]
0.30 - 0.15 - Depression [AT]
0.30 - 10 - Cervobrachial syndrome [AT]
 0.37 - 2.15 - Drug addiction [AT]
0.40 - 10 - Confusion [AT]
0.45 - 10 - Muscle pain [AT]
Below 0.5 - Epsilon range, extraordinary states of consciousness, high states of meditation, ecstatic states of consciousness, high-level inspiration states, spiritual insight, out-of-body experiences, Yogic states of suspended animation. [CNR]
0.5 - very relaxing, against headache [MB], for lower back pain [AS] ; Thyroid, reproductive, excretory stimulant, whole brain toner [SS]
0.5-1.5 Pain relief [SS + CMP] ; endorphins, better hypnosis [SS]
 0.5-3 Delta range, according to [RA] 3 0.
5-4 Delta range, according to [SS,PWM+AWI]. Deep dreamless sleep, trance, suspended animation [SS]; Anti-aging. Reduces amount of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress & aging. Increases the levels of DHEA (anti-aging) & melatonin (decreases aging process.) [BAR]; Associated with unconscious mind & sleep state - in conjunction with other frequencies in a waking state, "Delta acts as a form of radar – seeking out information – reaching out to understand on the deepest unconscious level things that we can't understand through thought process." Provides intuition, empathetic attunement & instinctual insight. [AWI]; Conducive to miracle type healing, divine knowledge, inner being & personal growth, rebirth, trauma recovery, "one with the universe" experiences (samadhi), near death experience, characterized by "unknowing", merely a blissful "being" state such as deep sleep or coma. [PWM via DW]

• The anti-aging info comes from a Brainwave Generator preset authored by TheMind2 - he uses binaurals at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 HZ. They all play simultaneously.

0.9 Euphoria [SS]
0.95 - 10 - Whiplash [AT] 1-3 - Delta: deep, dreamless sleep, trance state, non-REM sleep [??]; profound relaxation, restorative sleep, feelings of tranquility&peace, if one can remain aware [VUG via DW]
• There's disagreement over where the delta range begins & ends - [SS,PWM+AWI] list it as 0.5 to 4.0 HZ, [NEU] 0.1 to 3.0 HZ, & [RA] considers it 0.5 to 3.0 HZ.
1.0 - Feeling of well-being, pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone; overall view of interrelationships; harmony & balance [MB]
1.05 Helps hair grow + get its color back [RA]; pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone (helps develop muscle, recover from injuries, rejuvenation effects) [HSW]
1.2 - (used on) headaches [RS]
1.45 - Tri-thalamic entrainment format. According to Ronald deStrulle, creates entrainment between hypothalamus, pituitary & pineal. May benefit dyslexics + people with Alzheimer's. [MP2] 1.5 Abrahams Universal Healing Rate [SS]; Sleep [NEU];

Those individuals whose ailments have manifested into the fourth stage of Chronic Fatigue, where some form of disease is apparent, experienced a release from the negative sensation of their symptoms when moved into 1.5HZ. [NYT via NEU] S E C R E T EN E RG Y. COM 4

1.8 Sinus Congestion seems to clear centering around 1.8 HZ [MPT] (tested with binaural beats, primarily)
2.0 Nerve regeneration [NOR] 2.06 Associated with coccyx (small triangular bone at end of the spinal column) [TOS]
2.15 - 10 - Tendovaginatis [AT]
 2.30 Associated with genitals [TOS]
2.5 - pain relief, relaxation [MB]; production of endogenous opiates. [EQ]; Use for sedative effect [ESP]; Sedative effect - reported use on bleeding, bruises, insomnia, and sinusitis. [RS] Sexual stimulation? [SX]
 2.57 Associated with bladder [TOS]
2.67 Associated with intestines [TOS]

3.0-5.5 - "Theta1" Range. [DW] • [DW] divides the Theta Range into Theta1 & Theta2. 3.0 Increased Reaction Time [RT] [SS]; 3.0 HZ & below used to reduce muscle tension headaches, but worked less well on migraines & sinus headaches. [RED]; used to treat allergies, in conjunction with 330 HZ [RS]
3.07 Associated with hara (3cm or 1.5 inch below navel, balance of pelvis) [TOS]
3 - 4 Influences physical vision [SS]
3 - 6 Childhood awareness/vivid memories [SS+RA]
3 - 8 Theta Range according to [NEU]; deep relaxation, meditation, increased memory, focus, creativity, lucid dreaming, hypnagogic state [NEU]
3.4 - Sound sleep
3.5 - Feeling of unity with everything, accelerated language retention [×]; enhancement of receptivity [MB]; Earth Resonance (?) [SS]; (a remedy for) depression & anxiety [ESR]; Wholebeing regeneration, DNA stimulation [EI-d]
 • [MPT] I was under the impression the Earth Resonance is 7.83 HZ - unless [SS] is talking about a different earth resonance. S E C R E T EN E RG Y. COM 5

 3.5-7.5 - Theta Range [per CRI] - Creativity, intuition, daydreaming, fantasizing, recollection, imagery, dreamlike, switching thoughts, drowsiness; "oneness", "knowing", repository for memories, emotions, sensations. Can lead to trance-like states. Theta strong during internal focus, meditation, prayer + spiritual awareness. Reflects state between wakefulness+ sleep. Relates to subconscious. Observed in anxiety, behavioral activation+behavioral inhibition. Promotes learning+memory when functioning normally. (I think they mean it helps you process what you've learned - if you tried to actively learn while in the theta state, I doubt you'd have success - but sometimes the theta state can give your subconscious a chance to chew the proverbial fat that you've learned during the day, and digest it.) Abnormal in awake adults, but seen in children up to 13 years old. Suppression of theta can help concentration/focus of attention. [CRI] 
3.6 (a remedy for) anger & irritability [ESR] 
3.84 Associated with ovaries (Effects=vitality, life at every level) [TOS]
 3.9 (a remedy for) unsociable behavior [ESR]; 
Theta/Delta brainwave range - crystal clear meditation, lucid dreams, enhanced inner awareness, "facilitates easy access to inner resources & creates space for inner peace + self-renewal". [SED] 
4-6 - attitude & behavior change [MH] 
4-7 - Theta Range : recall, fantasy, imagery, creativity, planning, dreaming, switching thoughts, Zen meditation, drowsiness; Access to subconscious images, deep meditation, reduced blood pressure, said to cure addictions [SS]; Reset the brain's sodium potassium levels, which cuts down on mental fatigue [INT]; 
Increases sex drive [INT] ; Meditation, Intuitive Augmentation [NEU]; 
Near Sleep brainwaves, conducive to profound inner peace, "mystical truths", transforming unconsciously held limiting beliefs, physical & emotional healing, purpose of life exploration, inner wisdom, faith, meditation, some psychic abilities, & retrieving unconscious material. [PWB]; bursts of inspiration, twilight sleep learning, deep relaxation, reverie, high levels of awareness, vivid mental imagery. Hypnopompic & Hypnagogic states [NSS via DW]; 

Military remote viewers operate in this range [RVX] • Some disagreement over the theta range - [NEU] lists it as 3.0 to 8.0 HZ. [AWI] lists it as 4.0 to 8.0 HZ. [RA] & [PWB] both have it as 4.0 to 7.0. [DW] divides it into two ranges, Theta1 (3.0-5.5 hz) & Theta2 (5.5-8.0 hz).

 • 4.0 - 8.0 HZ Theta State according to [AWI]+[VUG via DW] - present in dreaming sleep, deep meditation, storehouse of creative inspiration, spiritual connection, subconscious mind [AWI]; creative insight, twilight ("sleep") learning, vivid mental imagery. Found in advanced meditators [VUG via DW] 6
 4-12 Skeletal muscle resonances [SS] 4.0 - Enkephalins, Extrasensory perception [MB]; Astral Projection, Telepathy, "Seduction mindset" [EId]; Catecholamines, vital for memory & learning, respond at around 4 HZ. [PSI]; Subconscious Problem Solving/Full Memory Scanning (if one can manage to stay awake) [RA+CAV via DW]; Associated with object naming, an important aspect of memory [TDM via DW]; 
"Those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue exhaust very easily. When moved to 4HZ these individuals showed marked improvement in the length of time between the occurrence of exhaustion after certain exercises were completed."
 [NYT via NEU] 
4.11 Associated with kidneys (Effects=strength) [TOS] 
4.5 Shamanic State Of Consciousness/Tibetan Buddhist Chants [MMF via DW] 
4.5-6.5 Wakeful dreaming, vivid images [SS]
4.6 Associated with spleen & blood (Effects=Emotional Impulse) [TOS] 
4.9 - Introspection [SS]; Induce relaxation, meditation, & deeper sleep [ESR] 
5.0 - unusual problem solving [×] reduced sleep needed, theta sounds replacing need for extensive dreaming [INT] ; relaxed states, pain-relief (beta endorphin increases of 10-50% reported) [INT]; Alleged Sphincter Resonance (mechanical)(not good) [TB] 
5.0 - 10.0 Relaxation [NEU] 
5.14 Associated with stomach (Effects=Emotional Acceptance) [TOS] 
5.35 Associated with lungs (Effects=Oxygen, Heat) [TOS]
5.5-8.0 "Theta2" frequency range : .. Consists of trains (long runs) of rhythmic frontal activity centering at 6.5-Hz with amplitudes reaching the 50-100 uV (micro-volt) range. .. Is induced in some people by the performance of a mental task such as mental arithmetic, tracing a maze, counting the number of cubes piled in a three-dimensional representation, & imaging a scene. .. More common in extroverts with low traits of neurosis & anxiety. Because Theta2 is associated with mental tasks & its influence is seen in evoked potential latencies,
 Mizuki (1987) believes that the appearance of Theta2 closely relates to mechanisms of attention or arousal. [DW] 
5.5 - Moves beyond knowledge to knowing, shows vision of growth needed ; "Inner Guidance" [SS]; Inner Guidance, intuition, heat generation [EI-d] 
5.8 (reduce) Fear, Absent-mindedness, Dizziness [ESR] S E C R E T EN E RG Y. COM 7 6.0 - long term memory stimulation [MB] ; (reduce) unwillingness to work [ESR] 
6.0 - 10.0 Creative Visualization - about 6hz for a while, then up to 10hz [NEU] 
6-9.6 Somatic Responses, tingling, pressure, heat [SS] 
6.15 Associated with heart (Effects=love,warmth) [TOS] 
6.2-6.7 Frontal Midline Theta (Fm Theta) is a specific EEG frequency seen in those subjects actively engaged in cognitive activity, such as solving math problems & playing Tetris [TDM via DW]
6.26-6.6 Hemispheric desync, confusion, anxiety, low Reaction Time, depression insomnia [SS] 
6.30 Hz - Mental & astral projection [SS seconded this]; accelerated learning & increased memory retention.[??]; (reduce) Anger + Irritability [ESR]
 6.5 - "Center" of Theta2 Brainwave Frequency Range [DW]; "Your frontal lobe, or brain entrainment of the two hemispheres is around 
6.5 hz." [RA] • I quoted the second entry from [RA] directly, due to its ambiguity. It probably ties into what the 5.5-8.0 HZ entry says above. 6.8 Possible use for muscle spasms [ESR] ; associated with telepathy / Schumann Resonance [DHA] • [DHA] associated 6.8 HZ with the Schumann Resonance and the Alpha-Theta borderline. I think this is slightly off - most sources consider the lowest frequency of the Schumann Resonance to be 7.83 HZ, and that's also considered the borderline between Theta brainwave and Alpha brainwaves. 6.88 Associated with collarbones (Effects=vitality, overall balance, stability) [TOS] 7.0 - 8.0 For healing purposes, like laying of hands by a healer, or self vizualization in a healing situation [RA]; Treatment of Addictions [DW] 7.0 - Mental & astral projection, bending objects, psychic surgery; Increased Reaction Time [SS]; Mass aggregate frequency (can deaggregate matter), alleged to resonate & rupture organs at excessive intensity [TB]; Treatment of sleep disturbances [PGS via DW]; Bone growth [NOR] 7.5 - Inter-awareness of self & purpose; guided meditation; creative thought for art, invention music, etc.; contact with spirit guides for direction; entry into meditation [MB]; At 7.5 HZ subjects who before suffered from confused thinking reported an ease at finding solutions to troublesome problems after a re-evaluation was conducted. [NYT via NEU]; (?) Earth magnetic field frequency, useful theta (brain) waves frequency [TB] 8 7.5 - 8 For Treating Alcohol + Drug Addiction - This range of frequencies tells a person they're satisfied, which is "missing" in addictive personalities [RA] 7.69 Associated with shoulders (Effects=strength of the arms, expansion, teaching) [TOS] 7.8 Schumann Resonance (see 7.83 HZ), ESP activation [EI-d]; Doyere's group (1993), found that short high frequency bursts at 7.7 Hz induced LTP in prefrontal cortex, though only for one day. [AA via DW] 7.8-8 Stimulates ESP, paranormal [SS] 7.83 - Earth Resonance, grounding [×], "Schumann Resonance." [TS, ESR+HSW, MAG]; anti-jetlag, anti-mind control, improved stress tolerance [SS]; psychic healing experiments [ESR]; pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone (helps develop muscle, recover from injuries, rejuvenation effects) [HSW]; Earth Resonance Frequency - 'leaves you feeling revitalized like you've spent a day in the country.' [PWM via DW]; reports of accelerated healing/enhanced learning - "the earth's natural brainwave" [MAG] • [HSW] notes that higher octaves of the 7.83 Schumann Resonance can also stimulate the pituitary in the same way that 7.83 HZ can - especially 31.32 HZ. (One needs to be careful to distinguish between octaves of the 7.83 Schumann Resonance, and the other six Schumann Resonances, which are not higher octaves of 7.83 HZ.) 8-8.6 Reduced Stress/Anxiety [SS] 8.0-10.0 learning new information [MH]; Alpha - Rapid Refreshment 15 min [NEU]; "LOW ALPHA" inner-awareness of self, mind/body integration, balance [CRI] 8.0-12.0 - Alpha range (per NEU, RA, PWM, NSS & CRI) - light relaxation, "super learning", positive thinking. [NEU]; Conducive to creative problem solving, accelerated learning, mood elevation, stress reduction, etc., characterized by intuitive insights, creative "juice", inspiration, motivation, daydreams etc. Relaxed, yet alert [PWM via DW]; Associated with calm, relaxed, unfocused (not concentrating), lucid mental states, dream sleep & pleasant drifting feelings or emotions. [NSS via DW] ; promotes mental resourcefulness, aids in mental coordination, enhances relaxation, "Can move quickly + efficiently to accomplish whatever task is at hand.", feelings of "at ease" + calm, promotes good moods, a bridge between conscious + subconscious, alpha waves indicate a person is alert but not actively processing information, seen more in extroverts than introverts, seen during creative problem solving [CRI] S E C R E T EN E RG Y. COM 9 • As you can see, different sources contradict each other. Some paint Alpha as a range of relaxed attentiveness, ideal for learning. Others associate it with "daydreaming" [which doesn't sound like it would be good for learning]. Unless they're not talking the "attentive" sort of learning [i.e. sitting in a classroom taking notes], but rather the "trying to assemble it all together in our heads" sort of learning, where our subconscious is doing most of the work in the background, and our conscious mind takes a backseat. I see the Alpha range as the fine line between daydreaming and alertness. It's like a baseball player on a base - he'll move away from the base, so that he can steal if the opportunity presents itself. But he always stays close enough to the base so he can get back in case the pitcher throws the ball to the baseman. Alpha Range is the same way - it's close enough to the "attentive" mental state for us to go to it as needed. But we can also quickly retreat into the realm of sleep if need be. [MPT] 8-13 - Alpha range - Non-drowsy but relaxed, tranquil state of consciousness, primarily with pleasant inward awareness; body/mind integration. ; Amplifies dowsing, empty- mind states, detachment, daydreams, mind/body integration. (can cause) epilectic seizures [SS]; • Note : [NEU], [RA], [PWM], [NSS] + [CRI] consider the alpha range to be 8.0-12.0. [AWI] considers it 9.0-14.0. [VUG] has it as 9.0-13.0. 8-14 - Qi Gong and infratonic Qi Gong machine [QG] 8.0 - Past life regression [×]; More Lymphocytes, DNA repair (RAD-6) [SS]; Associated with Base/ Muladhara chakra (Color=Red) (Body Parts=Adrenals, Spinal Column, Kidneys) (Effects=Physical energy, will to live)(Note=C) [OML] 8.22 Associated with mouth (Effects=speech, creativity) [TOS] 8.3 - Pick up visual images of mental objects [??]; clairvoyance [SS]; "Monroe Focus 12?" [NEU] 8.6-9.8 Induces sleep, tingling sensations [SS] 9.0, 11.0, 16.0 [bad] documented calcium ion migration (brain tissue) [SS] • There's some disagreement over whether these frequencies offer anything to fear when used for binaural beats. Here's the thread from the Brainwave Generator message board : http:// groups.yahoo.com/group/bwgen/message/4592

Biohack/Jedi Training: Grounding

Something as simple as standing on the ground with barefeet can improve your health and recovery. Another way to tap into free electrons that nature provides. The benefits are growing as more studies come along, among the benefits:

•  improves blood viscosity,
•  heart rate variability,
•  inflammation,
•  cortisol dynamics,
•  sleep,
•  autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance, 
• reduces effects of stress. 
• Practice as often as you can during day, preferably while harvesting sunlight.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Biohack/ Jedi Training: Breathing

Most humans do not how to breath, much less know that mastering breathing is mastering the mind. Pretty important to say the least. Breath and emotional state are permanently linked, all of know this but fail to put it into practice. Everybody knows to tell a panicking or angry person to take deep breaths. Slow deep breaths and high stress are incompatible.
     Breathing is partially involuntary, so most everyone gets lazy. We have enough to do and think about. Take a deep breath, if your chest rises you are an inefficient breather. At rest, air needs to get down into the belly, so on the inhale your abs expand like a balloon. If not your shortchanging yourselves on oxygen intake and recovery. So the first goal is this:

LEARN TO BREATH

We all have 3 areas of the lung we can utilize for oxygen intake and most of us use only 2.

1. clavicular area around throat- for short shallow breathing like during intense exercise
2. chest area behind ribcage- where most of us breath at the moment. Seen in the rising and falling of chest.
3. diaphram, abdominal- where the most air can be held. Seen as expansion and contraction of belly

The first exercise is be still and take 6 deep breaths focusing on ballooning abs on the inhale and exhaling by drawing abs in towards spine. Minimal effort should be used. This should be done whenever remembered.

ENERGY: When fatigued or exercising (while not moving) more effort is used to take deeper breaths and exhale powerfully contracting the abs. Start with a couple if you cannot handle 6 and work your up in number and power. Quick way to recover between sets or performance time and helps drowsiness, especially if done in sunlight with maximum skin exposed.

RELAXATION: When winding down, cooling down or stressed do same technique but with almost no effort. The Exhalation actually requires no effort, it is lungs returning to deflated shape like a balloon. The transition between the inhale and exhale is important, it should be natural, effortless and smooth. Not abrupt starting and stopping.

WHENEVER: take a few deep breaths with abdomen and throughout day when you can remember. There's really no excuse to not perform one of following techniques daily.  

6 breaths first week or until mastered then add two per week.

Here is what to expect:
1. The true detoxifier_ You hear a lot about toxins, cleanses and fasts. The true detoxifier is the exhalation. 70% of toxin release is through the lungs. Deep breathing increases the efficiency. 
    Oxygens true purpose

2. Specific breathing patterns correlate absolutely with certain emotions. This is common knowledge, we all know this. Yet think about what this implies for a minute. Slow deep breathing through the abdomen and fear, anger and panic will never coincide. You control breathing, you control your emotions. You control emotions and you control stress levels. You control stress levels your winning the game of life. You show others how to do it and your on the road to sainthood.    
Think how your body feels when you are tense, angry, scared or stressed. It constricts. Your muscles get tight and your breathing becomes shallow. When your breathing is shallow you are not getting the amount of oxygen that your body needs.

All this talk about acidic and alkaline diets, the body has two ways of reducing acid. Peeing and breathing. It is a lot more convenient and easier on the kidneys to use the lungs as primary source. Also this chart should be a slap in the face for most people. 

Minute ventilation rates (chronic diseases)

Condition	Minute  ventilation	Number of  people	All references or  click below for abstracts
Normal breathing	6 L/min	-	Medical textbooks
Healthy Subjects	6-7 L/min	>400	Results of 14 studies
Heart disease	15 (+-4) L/min	22	Dimopoulou et al, 2001
Heart disease	16 (+-2) L/min	11

                         

Heart disease	12 (+-3) L/min	132	Fanfulla et al, 1998
Heart disease	15 (+-4) L/min	55	Clark et al, 1997
Heart disease	13 (+-4) L/min	15	Banning et al, 1995
Heart disease	15 (+-4) L/min	88	Clark et al, 1995
Heart disease	14 (+-2) L/min	30	Buller et al, 1990
Heart disease	16 (+-6) L/min	20	Elborn et al, 1990
Pulm hypertension	12 (+-2) L/min	11	D'Alonzo et al, 1987
Cancer	12 (+-2) L/min	40	Travers et al, 2008
Diabetes	12-17 L/min	26	Bottini et al, 2003
Diabetes	15 (+-2) L/min	45	Tantucci et al, 2001
Diabetes	12 (+-2) L/min	8	Mancini et al, 1999
Diabetes	10-20 L/min	28	Tantucci et al, 1997
Diabetes	13 (+-2) L/min	20	Tantucci et al, 1996
Asthma	13 (+-2) L/min	16	Chalupa et al, 2004
Asthma	15 L/min	8	Johnson et al, 1995
Asthma	14 (+-6) L/min	39	Bowler et al, 1998
Asthma	13 (+-4) L/min	17	Kassabian et al, 1982

Asthma	12 L/min	101	McFadden, Lyons, 1968
COPD	14 (+-2) L/min	12	Palange et al, 2001
COPD	12 (+-2) L/min	10	Sinderby et al, 2001
COPD	14 L/min	3	Stulbarg et al, 2001
Sleep apnea	15 (+-3) L/min	20	Radwan et al, 2001
Liver cirrhosis	11-18 L/min	24	Epstein et al, 1998
Hyperthyroidism	15 (+-1) L/min	42	Kahaly, 1998
Cystic fibrosis	15 L/min	15	Fauroux et al, 2006
Cystic fibrosis	10 L/min	11	Browning et al, 1990
Cystic fibrosis*	10 L/min	10	Ward et al, 1999
CF and diabetes*	10 L/min	7	Ward et al, 1999
Cystic fibrosis	16 L/min	7	Dodd et al, 2006
Cystic fibrosis	18 L/min	9	McKone et al, 2005
Cystic fibrosis*	13 (+-2) L/min	10	Bell et al, 1996
Cystic fibrosis	11-14 L/min	6	Tepper et al, 1983
Epilepsy	13 L/min	12	Esquivel et al, 1991
CHV	13 (+-2) L/min	134	Han et al, 1997
Panic disorder	12 (+-5) L/min	12	Pain et al, 1991
Bipolar disorder	11 (+-2) L/min	16	MacKinnon et al, 2007
Dystrophia myotonica	16 (+-4) L/min	12	Clague et al, 1994

Breathing Relaxes the Mind/Body and Brings Clarity


 Breathing Relieves Emotional Problems
Breathing will help clear uneasy feelings out of your body. 
Breathing Relieves Pain. 
Breathing Massages Your Organs

 Breathing  for Muscle function
Breathing Strengthens the Immune System
Breathing Improves Posture
Breathing Improves Quality and ph of the Blood 
Breathing Increases Digestion and
Assimilation of food
Breathing Improves the Nervous System
Breathing Strengthen the Lungs
Proper Breathing makes the Heart Stronger. 
Proper Breathing assists in Weight Control.

Breathing Boosts Energy levels and Improves Stamina

Breathing Improves Cellular Regeneration

Breathing Elevates Moods

Update Sept. 1, 2016
Since I have started this, many of its benefits have been proven over and over. Not only should this be a daily habit, it should be taught in schools. The benefits might be the cure for for many ailments physical and mental.
I can now take 12 deep full fast breaths before getting lightheaded, doing before a set in my exercise program or in between. It  provides an energy boost and has helped digestion.
The relaxation technique has been very effective also. The next step is to increase time between breaths and master the abdominal contractions upper/lower and left right.


Some of this info I have gotten from Yoga Pranayama breathing techniques. Along the way I found this document. Written by a yogi, so the prescriptions and benefits of the advanced techniques sound fucking crazy. There is a little truth in every wivestale I say, and besides this is s great read.

I have copied and pasted excerpts. I have added no text, just highlighted important points and names,  left in all of the alleged benefits, which are pretty fucking awesome. Enjoy

                               PRANAYAMA

Regulation of breath or the control of Prana is the stoppage of inhalation and exhalation

‘Svasa’ means inspiratory breath

‘Prasvasa’ is expiratory breath.

Breath is external manifestation of Prana, the vital force.
Breath like electricity, is gross Prana
.
Breath is Sthula, gross. Prana is Sukshma, subtle.
By exercising control over this breathing you can control the subtle Prana inside.

Control of Prana means control of mind. Mind cannot operate without the help of Prana.

The vibrations of Prana only produce thoughts in the mind. It is Prana that moves the mind. It is Prana that sets the mind in motion.

The Prana is related to mind and through mind to will, and through will to the individual soul, and through this to the Supreme Being.

PRANA>>MIND>>WILL>>SOUL>>ALL

If you know how to control the little waves of Prana working through the mind, then the secret of subjugating universal Prana will be known to you.

The Yogi who becomes an expert in the knowledge Of this secret, will have no fear from any power, because he has mastery over all the manifestations of powers in the universe.
What is commonly known as power of personality is nothing more than the natural capacity of a person to  wield his Prana
Prana is the link between the astral and physical body. When the slender thread-link Prana is cut off the astral body separates from the physical body. Death takes place.

 It is Prana that you are breathing rather than the atmospheric air. Inhale slowly and steadily with a concentrated mind. Retain it as long as you can do it comfortably. Then exhale slowly. There should be no strain in any stage of Pranayama.

 Realise the occult inner life-powers which underlie the breath. Become a Yogi and radiate joy, light and power all around you.
The seat of Prana is the heart;
of Apana, the anus;
of Samana, the region of the naval;
of Udana, the throat;
while Vyana is all-pervading.
It moves all over the body
This body of Vayu is 96 digits (6 feet) in length as a standard.
The ordinary length of the air-current, when exhaled is 12 digits (9 inches). In singing, its length becomes 16 digits (1 foot), in eating it comes to 20 digits (15 inches), in sleeping 30 digits (22 1/2 inches), in copulation 36 digits (27 inches) and in doing physical exercise it is much more than that.

By decreasing the natural length of the expirer air-currents (from 9 inches), life is prolonged and by increasing the current, duration of life is decreased.

 The Centering of the Prana Inhaling the Prana from outside, filling the stomach with it, centre the Prana with the mind,
 in the middle of the navel-by centering at the middle of his navel, all diseases are destroyed;
at the tip of the nose By centering this Prana at the tip of the nose he obtains mastery over the elements of the air;
at the toes, by centering at the toes, his body becomes light.

Do this during the ‘Sandhyas’ (sunrise and sunset) or at all times.

 Thus the Yogi is freed from all diseases and fatigues.

He who drinks air through the tongue destroys his fatigue, thirst and many other diseases.
For him who drinks the air with his mouth, during the two Sandhyas and the last two hours of the night, within three months, the auspicious Sarasvati (Goddess of speech) is present in his Vak (speech), i.e., he becomes eloquent and learned. In six months he is free from all diseases. Drawing the air at the root of the tongue, the wise man thus drinking nectar enjoys all prosperity

Having become firm in the posture and having preserved perfect self-control, the Yogi should, in order to clear away the impurities of the Sushumna,
 sit in Padmasana, and
having inhaled the air through the left nostril, should retain it as long as he can
and should exhale through the right.
Then drawing it again through the right and having retained it
, he should exhale it through the left,
 in the order, that he should draw it through the same nostril, by which he exhaled it before and had retained it. To those who practise it according to these rules, through the right and left nostrils, the Nadis become purified within three months.
 He should practise cessation of breath at sunrise, at midday, at sunset and at mid-night, slowly, 80 times a day, for 4 weeks. In the early stage, perspiration is produced; in the middle stage the tremor of the body; and in the last stage, levitation in the air. These results ensue out of the repression of the breath, while sitting in the Padma posture. When perspiration arises with effort, one should rub his body well. By this, the body becomes firm and light. In the early course of practice, food with milk and ghee is excellent.
One, sticking to this rule, becomes firm in his practice and gets no Taapa (burning sensation) in the body. As lions, elephants and tigers are gradually tamed, so also the breath, when rigidly managed, comes under control
. By the contraction of the muscles of the neck and by the contraction of the one below, viz., Apana, the Prana goes into the Sushumna, which is in the middle, from the west Nadi. Sushumna Nadi is between Ida and Pingala. The Prana which alternates ordinarily between Ida and Pingala, is restrained by long Kumbhaka; then along with the soul, its attendant, it will enter the Sushumna, the central Nadi, at one of three places where it yields space for entrance through such restraint of breath, and in the navel, by the Sarasvati Nadi, on the west. After such entry it is that the Yogi becomes dead to the world, being in that state called Samadhi. Drawing up the Apana and forcing down the Prana from the throat, the Yogi free from old age, becomes a youth of sixteen. Through the practice of Pranayama chronic diseases, that defy Allopathic, Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and Unani doctors will be rooted out.
Trataka (Gazing) Gaze steadily without winking with a concentrated mind at any small object, until tears begin to flow. By this practice all diseases of the eye are removed. Unsteadiness of the mind vanishes. Sambhavi Siddhi is obtained. Will-power is developed. Clairvoyance is induced.

 Nauli This is abdominal churning with the help of rectus muscle of the abdomen. Bend the head down. Isolate the rectus muscle and turn it from right to left and from left to right. This removes constipation, increases the digestive fire and destroys all intestinal disorders.

Kapalabhati Do Rechaka and Puraka rapidly like the bellows of a blacksmith. This destroys all the disorders of phlegm. Detailed instructions are given separately.
The Five Essentials Five things are necessary for practising Pranayama. First a good place; second, a suitable time; third, moderate, substantial, light and nutritious food; fourth, patient and persistent practice with zeal, ease and earnestness and lastly the purification of Nadis (Nadi-Suddhi). When the Nadis are purified the aspirant enters the first stage in the practice of Yoga—‘Arambha’. A Pranayama practitioner has a good appetite, good digestion, cheerfulness, courage, strength, vigour, a high standard of vitality and a handsome appearance. The Yogi should take his food at a time when Surya Nadi or Pingala is working, i.e., when the breath flows through the right nostril, because Pingala is heating and digests the food quickly.
Pranayama should not be practised just after taking meals, nor when one is very hungry.
Gradually one should be able to retain the breath for 3 Ghatikas (one hour and a half) at a time.

Through this, the Yogi gets many psychic powers. When anyone wants to stop the breath for a long period, he should remain by the side of a Yogi Guru, who knows the practice of Pranayama thoroughly. The breath can be suspended by graduated practice from one to three minutes without the help of anybody. Suspension for three minutes is quite sufficient for purifying the Nadis and steadying the mind and for the purpose of good health.

The practice of Pranayama should be commenced in Vasanta Ritu (spring) or Sarad Ritu (autumn) because in these seasons success is attained without any difficulty or troubles.

Sagarbha Pranayama is that Pranayama, which is attended with mental Japa of any Mantra, either Gayatri or Om. It is one hundred times more powerful than the Agarbha Pranayama, which is plain and unattended with any Japa. Pranayama Siddhi depends upon the intensity of the efforts of the practitioner. An ardent enthusiastic student, with Parama Utsaha, Sahasa and Dridhata (zeal, cheerfulness and tenacity), can effect Siddhi (perfection) within six months

3 bahndas
The first is called Mula Bandha.
The second is called Uddiyana, and
the third is Jalandhara.
Their nature will be thus described. Apana which has a downward tendency is forced up by contracting and drawing the anus upwards. This process is called Mula Bandha.
When Apana is raised up and reaches the sphere of Agni (fire), then the flame of Agni grows long, being blown about by Vayu. The Agni and Apana come to or commingle with Prana in a heated state. Through this Agni, which is very fiery arises in the body the flaming of fire which rouses the sleeping Kundalini. Then the Kundalini makes a hissing noise, becomes erect like a serpent beaten with a stick and enters into the hole of Brahmanadi (Sushumna). Therefore Yogins should daily practise Mula Bandha