About two years ago I was reading some information about increasing your intelligence by holding your breath underwater for periods of time, whilst being at a depth of about two metres. At the same time I was having problems with migraines - routinely finding myself with a loss of vision and feeling sick, before having to lie down for a couple of hours.
A manager who I used to work for told me about his daughter's migraines and explained that when the artery that goes to your brain spasms this restriction in blood flow causes all of the side effects that I mentioned above, and that the pressure change from the blood supply correcting itself was the headache part that I experienced. I am not medically qualified, but after looking at a basic sketch of this artery on the Internet I wondered if the technique for increasing intelligence would provide another benefit.
Intelligence is meant to increase from being underwater because of the 'mamallian diving bell reflex' - leading to a permanent increase in the diameter of the artery to your brain to improve the blood flow. The writer of the article (Win Wenger - www.winwenger.com) was talking about improving the amount of fuel going to the brain for thinking purposes, I was thinking about getting enough blood to my brain to stop my eyesight 'going funny' and getting headaches.
After about four one hour sessions in the pool (holding my breath as long as I could underwater, coming to the surface, another deep breath and back down - repeatedly over the hour) I found that my migraines started to reduce significantly.
I used to have a bad migraine once every two to three weeks (where I was incapacitated for up to four hours) and this is now at a very mild (10 to 15 minutes) level once every three months or so.
Coincidence?
I would love to know what you think.
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P.S. Please consult your doctors and lifeguards before attempting this!
