Treatments / Behavior
Slow breathing protocol
Free
Grade None
Evidence estimate
46%
See what people report
80% interval 11 to 83% · effective n 0.6
Have you tried it?
People are trying
0 people
Overview
Ten minutes a day of slow nasal breathing to lower stress load.
Mechanisms it may act on
- Stress load Strong
Where the estimate comes from
- From studies (prior): 2.0
- From Reddit reports: 0.6
- From investigators here: 0.0
- From tests: 0.0
Studies
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A single session of slow-paced breathing improved cognitive functions and postural control among middle-aged women: a randomized single blinded controlled trial.2025 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · n=34 · Positive · PubMed 39689252
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Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training Can Improve Menopausal Symptoms and Psychological Well-Being in Women with a Diagnosis of Primary Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial.2025 · Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · n=59 · Positive · PubMed 40136354
Reddit reports
Coded from public Reddit posts. People who post tend to have strong results either way.
- Helped: 3
- Partly: 0
- No change: 0
- Worse: 0
How people usually try it
Breathe in for about 4 seconds and out for about 6, seated, once daily.
Typical dose: 10 minutes daily
Safety
Not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a substitute for a clinician.