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HEALTH
I Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
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Breathing rates vary
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR. LAMB - My
husband, age 73, was concern
ed that he breathes too rapid
ly. He said he inhaled and ex
haled at about twice the rate I
do. I timed him and found that
he inhaled and exhaled at a
rate of 18 times a minute
which I believe is normal.
Then I timed my breathing.
I inhale and exhale only seven
to eight times a minute. I am
59 and am wondering if I
should consciously increase
my breathing rate. Can a per
son get sufficient oxygen
breathing only seven or eight
times a minute?
DEAR READER — I see
your husband’s concern about
his breathing has ended up
with you being worried about
yours. The rate for both of you
may be entirely normal.
The purpose of respiration
is essentially what you may
have learned in grade school
— to get the bad air out and
the good air in. It is the
amount of air you move, not
how fast you breathe that is
usually important. Your hus
band probably doesn’t move
as much air with each breath
as you do. The normal rate at
rest has been measured
between four and 24 breaths a
minute.
Your normal lungs will con
tain a lot of air at the end of
each expiration unless you
forcefully exhale it and even
then there will still be old air
in the lungs. The new air mix
es with the old air. A person
who breathes deeply with
each breath probably has a
more efficient mixing
mechanism so your slower
rate may be more efficient
but not necessarily any more
healthy.
I am sending you The
Health Letter number 2-4,
Keeping Your Lungs Fit so
you can better appreciate how
your lungs work and how good
and bad air are exchanged by
breathing. Others who want
this information can send 50
Elvis fans
want more info
By Dick Kleiner
DEAR DICK: I am an Elvis fan forever. I, like countless
others, will always feel a sense of loss and will always
remember his importance to our lives, both in our teenage
years and now in our adulthood. Please tell me if Elvis
wrote bis own songs, where did he come by his name and,
last, do you think they will keep his mansion (they being
Memphis) as a memorial to him. A FAITHFUL FAN,
Surrey, 8.C., Can.
Elvis, whatever people thought of him, certainly
influenced his times. He didn’t write his own songs. He
wasn’t a songwriter, but, at his recording sessions, he
continually changed words, notes, and his songs carried
his stamp. His name was always Elvis Presley. As for the
mansion, the Presley estate is attempting to keep it. I am
told that, if they can get a zone variance, they plan to
enshrine both Elvis and his mother in Graceland, the
Presley mansion in Memphis.
DEAR DICK: Please tell me if Elvis was really engaged
to Ginger Alden and why he broke up with Linda
Thompson. Also, what was Elvis’ relationship with his ex
wife and daughter? Was he really super-generous and
super-temperamental? MICKY GOODMAN, Tucson, Arlz.
The inside information is that Ginger said she and Elvis
were engaged, but that’s just her story, and nobody really
knows. In fact, Ginger has told friends that Elvis was just
about to announce their engagement when he died. As for
the Elvis-Linda relationship, the story is that he and Linda
were friends and apparently decided they should remain
as just that, nothing more.
Moving right along, we come to Elvis-Priscilla. They
behaved in a civilized manner toward each other, but there
was no thought of a reconciliation. Elvis was, however, a
devoted father and had his daughter with him as much as
possible. Just a week before he died, for example, he took
over an entire amusement park for one afternoon, just for
the two of them. That gesture cost him $14,000. Yes, he was
’super-generous,” — his friends say almost to *a manic
degree" - and, as for being "super-temperamental," he
could be easy-going one moment, and very tough the next.
DEAR DICK: Could you please tell me the name of the
boy who played James Hunter in James At Fifteen. Could
you also tell me how old he Is? SUSAN CANNEY,
Haverhill, Mass.
Lance Kerwin played James. Lance will be 17 in
November.
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A newborn infant in the
nursery has an average
respiratory rate of 33 breads
per minutes but he only moves
15 milliliters with each breath
— only about a pint (500 ml) of
air a minute. An average 150
pound adult will have an
average rate of 12 and move
500 ml of air with each breath
or about 6,000 ml per minute.
In this illustration you can see
the trade off in rate and
volume breathed affecting
how much air is actually mov
ed a minute.
The range of respiratory
rate is rather large. A rate of
75 breaths per minute has
been reported while swim
ming the crawl stroke.
The respiratory rate com
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needs more oxygen. Thus,
respiration increases during
exercise. Swimming ex
aggerates it because many
swimmers tend to breathe
with each stroke. You may be
surprised to know that it is not
the lungs that limit how
much exercise, such as run
ning a healthy person can do,
but how much blood the heart
can pump. The heart usually
reaches its maximum capaci
ty well before the maximum
capacity of the lungs to ven
tilate is reached.
I approve of people doing
some slow deep breaths each
day. Moving the lungs and
chest through the maximum
range helps to maintain max
imum capability. However, I
would caution against
breathing both deeply and
rapidly. If you move too much
air (hyperventilate) you will
feel dizzy and may even faint.
It blows off too much carbon
dioxide and upsets the body’s
chemical balance. You should
also avoid breath holding
which may cause fainting.
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