ecstatichamster
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I'm not saying I'm correct, but just trying to play devil's advocate: older people tend to be more optimistic than young people, and in a lot of cases, I don't think it's true optimism. Rather, it's a dissociated kind of optimism due to a split between mind and body where the mind isn't registering the body's pain signals. I think it's because of elevated serotonin (too much sodium channel firing relative to potassium channels, maybe magnesium channels as well -- do you have any body pains/myalgia/things of that nature?), and I think Buteyko can accelerate this tendency towards unrealistic optimism/serotonin that happens with age (even though it undoubtedly does have it's health benefits because of the elevated CO2). CO2 needs to be balanced with high oxygen (thyroid driven glucose oxidation not only increases CO2 but also spares oxygen, which is why it is so good for you), whereas Buteyko raises CO2 without increasing oxygen in proportion, leading to some dissociation.
That’s interesting.
Older people are more optimistic because they have more perspective maybe?
They have seen how little things really matter.
I’m not old, by the way, lol.
Elevated CO2 increases oxygenation. I have never noticed disassociation.