TY - JOUR
T1 - Relaxation breathing improves human glycemic response
AU - Wilson, Ted
AU - Baker, Sarah E.
AU - Freeman, Michelle R.
AU - Garbrecht, Mark R.
AU - Ragsdale, Frances R.
AU - Wilson, Daniel A.
AU - Malone, Christopher
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - Objectives: This study evaluated a simple relaxation breathing exercise for acute improvement of postprandial glycemic and insulinemic status. Design: Healthy human subjects were randomized to control breathing (CB; n=13) or a relaxation breathing exercise (RB; n=13) that was repeated every 10 minutes for the 30 minutes before and 90 minutes after consuming a glucose challenge (oral glucose tolerance test; OGTT; 75 g/240 mL). Blood samples were collected before, and 30, 60, and 90 minutes post OGTT for glucose and insulin analysis. Results: Blood glucose at 0 minutes (pre-OGTT), and 30, 60, and 90 minutes post-OGTT with continued RB was 93.7±1.9, 136.5±8.1, 165.7±8.1, and 130.2±6.9 mg/dL, and 97.1±2.4, 173.1±8.4, 158.7±11.1, and 137.1±10.1 with CB, respectively. RB blood glucose was significantly lower at 30 minutes than CB. Glucose area under the curve (AUC) for CB and RB were not significantly different. Plasma insulin for both CB and RB was significantly increased relative to baseline at 30, 60, and 90 minutes. Insulin values for RB tended to be higher than CB at 30 and 60 minutes, although the difference was not statistically significant. Insulin AUC for CB and RB was not significantly different. Conclusions: Relaxation breathing acutely improves the glycemic response of healthy subjects, and breathing pattern could be important for interpretation of glycemic index measurements.
AB - Objectives: This study evaluated a simple relaxation breathing exercise for acute improvement of postprandial glycemic and insulinemic status. Design: Healthy human subjects were randomized to control breathing (CB; n=13) or a relaxation breathing exercise (RB; n=13) that was repeated every 10 minutes for the 30 minutes before and 90 minutes after consuming a glucose challenge (oral glucose tolerance test; OGTT; 75 g/240 mL). Blood samples were collected before, and 30, 60, and 90 minutes post OGTT for glucose and insulin analysis. Results: Blood glucose at 0 minutes (pre-OGTT), and 30, 60, and 90 minutes post-OGTT with continued RB was 93.7±1.9, 136.5±8.1, 165.7±8.1, and 130.2±6.9 mg/dL, and 97.1±2.4, 173.1±8.4, 158.7±11.1, and 137.1±10.1 with CB, respectively. RB blood glucose was significantly lower at 30 minutes than CB. Glucose area under the curve (AUC) for CB and RB were not significantly different. Plasma insulin for both CB and RB was significantly increased relative to baseline at 30, 60, and 90 minutes. Insulin values for RB tended to be higher than CB at 30 and 60 minutes, although the difference was not statistically significant. Insulin AUC for CB and RB was not significantly different. Conclusions: Relaxation breathing acutely improves the glycemic response of healthy subjects, and breathing pattern could be important for interpretation of glycemic index measurements.
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U2 - 10.1089/acm.2012.0603
DO - 10.1089/acm.2012.0603
M3 - Article
C2 - 23360657
AN - SCOPUS:84880375020
VL - 19
SP - 633
EP - 636
JO - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
JF - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
SN - 1075-5535
IS - 7
ER -