Most Chronic Disease and Mental Disorders Are Misdiagnosed and Mistreated
By: Jac Vidgen

“The failure to grasp the underlying cause behind most chronic and mental illness is the reason for its dramatic increase and why it does not yield to treatment,” says Christopher Drake, Senior Practitioner of the Buteyko Method.

He goes on to say “The World Health Organization claims that 388 million people will succumb to chronic disease over the next 10 years and neither conventional nor alternative treatment is impacting this exponential growth. Chronic disease and a disturbed mentality are fast becoming the norm; asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity along with anxiety and depression are no longer the exception, but the rule for a growing majority.

This disaster was predicted more than half a century ago by Professor Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko, the Russian medical scientist who claimed that a breathing disorder known as Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (CHVS) disturbs the organism on numerous levels and leads to a diverse range of health problems. He went on to develop a drug free system to reverse the CHVS and enable tens of thousands of people all over the world to dramatically improve their health and well being.

The symptoms of dozens of chronic ailments and mental disorders can be reversed through the application of Buteyko’s Method and positive results begin within days.

Drake's controversial claims could be easily dismissed – if it weren’t for the extraordinary results that have accompanied his nearly two decades of work with many thousands of satisfied students all over the world. Testimonies from families, stressed out executives and members of parliament to yogis and Buddhist monks have been widely reported. 

"One satisfied customer was the MP Jonathan Aitken, who says it reduced his symptoms and made drugs unnecessary. Another was Dr. John Stanley of the National Public Health Laboratory, who said, 'It changed my life. Before, I could barely walk up stairs now I can manage a 10-mile hike. I was using my puffer four times a day as well as steroids and now I'm off all drugs."The Independent Newspaper (UK)

"I have just watched a roomful of people who have suffered terribly from perhaps the most rampant disease of this generation, long thought to be incurable, begin to recover from it. Dramatically. Almost incredibly. Within five days.
Sally Magnusson, The Herald, Glasgow

“More than a decade ago in Australia, we provided incontrovertible proof that Buteyko's Method is more effective than drugs to reverse asthma in thousands of well documented cases, including published medical trials. But within mainstream medicine there is an inertia which has prevented this approach from being officially embraced. And it's the same story with other common health problems such as anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and sleep apnea,” says Drake.  

"After six weeks there was a 90% reduction in beta agonist use in the Buteyko group, compared to only a 5% reduction in the control group."
Australian Doctor, Medical Journal 7/4/95

"Impressive results."
Charles Mitchell, Professor of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia

"Unprecedented broad spectrum results in the short and medium term, a dynamic breakthrough."
The Medical Journal of Australia 2nd January, 1995 Vol. 162, No.1

“Buteyko is neither mainstream nor alternative, because it claims to scientifically explain the reason for the occurrence of certain health and mental problems – and that reason is a dysfunctional breathing pattern known as CHVS. According to the theory, a whole variety of health and mental disturbances are not physiologically possible without CHVS. And this is the critical point – failure to treat the cause of diseases brought about by CHVS cannot be effectively reversed unless the CHVS is reversed. And for this reason we are seeing related diseases being misdiagnosed and mistreated; consequently they are becoming more prevalent. Drugs, diets and supplements may have benefits and even temporarily suppress symptoms, but ultimately they fail.

And it’s not just the chronically ill that are fast becoming advocates; Yogis and Buddhist monks are also joining the ranks of supporters. Effectively controlling the breath improves brain chemistry, that's why monks and yogis quickly realize the authenticity of the approach and why we see such excellent results with people who suffer with stress related disorders” says Drake.

“For me, it was more the transcendental aspects that I was interested in. It helped my meditation practice immensely.”
Shilpa Ghatalia, Yoga teacher of 18 years, Himalayan tradition

‘It has been a most welcome practice in our Buddhist monasteries, enabling members to overcome numerous health problems and powerfully augmenting meditative practice.” Venerable Suddhano, Theravada Buddhist monk of 7 years

Christopher Drake has been teaching Buteyko’s Method for 17 years, with over 15,000 students, and with his teacher Alexander Stalmatski, introduced the method in Australia, UK and the US. He has been featured in numerous medical journals, newspapers and television documentaries, and presently works with a small team of associate practitioners including Jac Vidgen, who visits HK regularly teaching the method.

For more information, you may visit www.buteykoasia.com.It is taught regularly in Hong Kong by ‘veteran’ Australian practitioner Jac Vidgen. First trained 15 years ago in Australia by Buteyko protege Alexander Stalmatski. Jac’s been based in Asia for the past 9 years, teaching Buteyko’s method in Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Bali.
He can be reached by email <jacvid@gmail.com> or on his HK mobile 9378 5185.