Nitric Oxide is an important molecule in the body, and there are ways to increase it naturally. For instance, breathing in a certain way including humming increases nitric oxide.
Exercise is also another way of increasing nitric oxide in the body. However, breathing has not been covered and how to breathe in a certain way to boost nitric oxide level in the body, naturally.
Breathing in a Certain Way
Breathing is essential to human life. In fact, when breathing stopped, death is sure.
One of the recent discovery is that breathing in a certain way can boost nitric oxide level in the body.
You may already be familiar with humming, which is very common to meditation and yoga practitioners. That’s the way to breathe beneficial to increasing nitric oxide in the body.
You may already be familiar with humming, which is very common to meditation and yoga practitioners. One study concludes;
We conclude that humming causes a dramatic increase in sinus ventilation and nasal NO release. Measurement of nasal NO during humming is an easy noninvasive test that can give valuable information about ostial function and NO production in the sinuses.
https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200202-138BCÂ
Anti-Viral Effect of Nitric Oxide
As mentioned in the video above, nitric oxide through breathing or humming as a killer effect on intruders like bacteria and viruses.
In fact, there are ongoing trials [1 2] for the use of Nitric Oxide against Covid-19.
It is unfortunate, however, that we do not hear any further development on this particular way to combat Covid-19.
Here is another interesting video that will hopefully encourage anyone who comes across this article to practice humming. Even if you’re completely new to meditation and mindfulness, you can hum and have fun while enjoying the benefits on increasing nitric oxide in the background naturally.