Niraj Naik teaches breath-retention techniques that briefly lower oxygen levels to trigger intermittent hypoxia. He claims this state releases hormones that improve oxygen efficiency, reduce oxidative stress, dilate blood vessels, and boost energy, stamina, and mood while reducing disease symptoms.
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Through breath retention, we can actually lower the oxygen for a short period of time and stimulate this state called intermittent hypoxia. This is the most profound technique of all. Maybe it's why it's kept such a secret in these ancient yogic practices of the Himalayas. When you hold your breath in certain ways and you create this intermittent hypoxic state, what happens is you create like a cascade of different hormones being released in the body that has beneficial effects, making you more adapted and efficient at using oxygen. It prevents oxidative stress, it dilates blood vessels. It also triggers certain hormones to be released in the body that actually initiates healing from within. In recent times, science backs this up. A lot of science has gone into intamin hypoxic training, which you can actually go and do your own research on, where they use machines to simulate the same effects. And people get a lot of benefits from this. Short, brief periods of lower than normal oxygen and disease symptoms can be reduced. Energy, stamina, fitness can be enhanced, and your mood and well being.