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I constantly feel the need to take a deep breath. is something wrong?
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I would expect: That there are other symptoms. I have seen this many times and call it "suffocation" for the patient record. It is your brain trying to tell you that you are not giving it the proper fuel for efficient oxidation. See my blog "oxygen the spark of life".
Answered 5/22/2017
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