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This is a prescriptive book on how to use easy breathing techniques -- ones you can use at home or at the office -- to treat stress and a host of other disorders, including anxiety, asthma, migraine, and depression. About the Author Robert Fried, Ph.D., is Professor of Biopsychology and head of the respiratory psychophysiology laboratory at Hunter College and a world-renowned expert in the treatment of stress and anxiety. He is the author of The Arginine Solution, The Hyperventilation Syndrome, and The Breath Connection, and is Director of the Stress and Biofeedback Clinic of the Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy in New York City, where he lives. Table of Contents HOW YOUR BREATHING WORKS. You Want to Be Well, Don't You? The Hows and Whys of Breathing. The Hyperventilation Syndrome. TAKING ACTION TO FEEL BETTER. The Five-Day Program for Better Breathing and Relaxation. Nutrition and Breathing. Breathing Applications in Common Complaints. HOW BREATHING IS CONNECTED TO SPECIFIC HEALTH DISORDERS. Breathing, Hypertension, and the Heart. Breathing Problems, Anxiety, and Depression. Asthma. Migraine, Epilepsy, and Associated Disorders. MUSIC, BREATHING, AND RELAXATION. Music and Breath: A Sound Connection. Afterword. Notes. Index.