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COPD special - New therapy approach with Spirovital therapy 4 Superordinated control organ regulates subordinated systems 6 Impact of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system 7 Aims and logic of the Spirovital therapy Risks and side effects Combination of three therapies 12 Inhalation therapy Aroma therapy The technology behind the trial results - Basic processes learned from nature Possible (initial) reactions and their relevance (Initial) Reactions Note on severe (initial) reactions Realistic objectives and ambitions - the basis for your success Trials and empirical evidence COPD...

Notes on reading The following Spirovital therapy, provided by the manufacturer Airnergy, has been referred to under various terms during its development. Therefore, it is also known today by the following terms: S.O.E-Therapy = Singlet Oxygen Energy Therapy SET = Sauerstoff-Energie-Therapie (Active Air) OET = Oxygen Energy Therapy The trials referred to on page 14, were performed under the formerly used term “Oxygen Energy Therapy“; therefore , we have not, updated that chapter by renaming the term “Spirovital therapy“. COPD special – New therapy approach with Spirovital therapy This COPD compendium...

Causes The following causes are worth considering: w Long-time smoking and resultant damage to the lung tissue w Passive smoking w Long-time exposure to polluted environments (for example: smoke, dust, waste gases, etc.) w Asthma (also caused by allergies) w Respiratory tract infections in children Diagnosis The diagnosis of COPD is based on the patient‘s symptoms and the results of pulmonary function tests. In all patients suffering from moderate COPD, heart rate ­ variability (HRV) is reduced. This means the ability of the autonomic (sympathetic/parasympathetic) nervous system to regulate is...

Superordinated control organ regulates subordinated systems control unit/heating controls regulates controls regulates Illustration: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) works autonomously, i. e. it regulates independently without voluntary intervention. This hitherto little known and little noticed knowledge provides new ways of t ­ hinking and successful therapeutic approaches. Just as a heating system with several radiators in different rooms is controlled and regulated by a supervisory control center, there is a superordinate control organ in the body – the autonomic (or vegetative) nervous...

Impact of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system Illustration: The autonomic nervous system with respect to influencing of organs Subordinated systems Sympathetic nerve Parasympathetic nerve Alveoli Blood pressure Blood vessels of the mascular system Blood vessels of the skin Brain Eyes Gastrointestinal system Genitals Heart Immune system Lachrymal glands Metabolism Pancreases Perspiratory glands Salivary glands Urinary bladder Enlargement Increase Expansion Constriction High concentration and attention Mydriasis Decrease of digestive function Inhibition of blood circulation, ejaculation...

Illustration: Lungs with enlarged display of the pulmonary alveoli Sympathetic and parasympathetic impact on the alveoli Our lungs contain millions of tiny alveoli (air sacs), which are regulated and controlled by the superordinated autonomic nervous system. They are responsible ­ for the uptake of oxygen from the air into the blood. These alveoli are not rigid and inflexible, but can and must adapt their size and shape to the current ­situation. This becomes apparent, for example, in a situation of imminent danger when the sympathetic nerve suddenly becomes dominant and the alveoli are ­enlarged...

Stress/tension caused by sympathiconia Relaxation/regeneration caused by parasympathiconia ª Sympathetic nerve – Enlargement/hyperinflation Parasympathetic nerve – Decrease to normality Illustration: Conditions of the alveoli in comparison Brief summary: The main nerves of the ANS control and regulate all organs and organ systems down to the cellular level. Sympathetic nervous system = “tense nerves” (activates fight and survival systems) Parasympathetic nervous system = “relaxed nerves” (activates relaxation, regeneration, repair and energy storage) COPD Medication What COPD medications are...

bronchi to a normal diameter and relax any previously tense muscles, the body will now try to engage in repairs of especially the lung and mucosal areas. Such attempts at repair will naturally create “repair symptoms“ which, however, can temporarily cause great discomfort and must immediately be suppressed again, right? What is the effect of cortisone? It is an undisputed and well-known fact that cortisone, first and foremost, causes and exacerbates undesirable side-effects – when additionally consumed. Under normal conditions, the body produces any required cortisone itself: in the right place...

COPD Homoeopathy COPD and homoeopathy work supportive and well together, even though homoeopathy alone is insufficient to allow for notable long-term improvements in cases of COPD GOLD III or IV. These require additional therapies to lay the necessary foundations in the body for normal physiological functioning, especially in the areas of bronchi, goblet cells and alveoli. There are several homoeopathic remedies which are very beneficial for COPD patients, for different purposes. We distinguish between traditional homoeopathy and complex homoeopathy. Traditional homoeopathy attempts to find the...