Jose "Fosforito" Ramirez will be fighting Xavier Bocanegra on Saturday, April 9, at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. | PxHere.com
Jose "Fosforito" Ramirez will be fighting Xavier Bocanegra on Saturday, April 9, at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. | PxHere.com
Breathe Free is set to sponsor Jose “Fosforito” Ramirez in an upcoming fight on Saturday, April 9, at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas.
Ramirez, an 18 year old professional athlete and boxer from Tucson, Arizona, is being sponsored by Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers. The boxer will take on an amateur fighter, Xavier Bocanegra, who is making his pro debut.
More than just treating ear infections and sore throats, Breathe Free is a network of sinus and allergy centers with offices in Arizona and locations across the U.S. The company focuses on patient care and helping patients breathe better. There is evidence to support the idea that nasal breathing that can improve athletic performance, so the partnership between Fosforito and Breathe Free makes sense.
"We are committed to helping all Breathe Free and Live Well," CEO of Breathe Free Matt Ghanem told Montgomery News. "The data continues to inform us that the nose is the gateway to your health and that nasal breathing can improve athletic performance. The opportunity to sponsor Fosforito is the perfect intersection of nasal breathing, athletic performance and our commitment to the community."
Performing proper breathing techniques may improve oxygen levels, reduce stress and improve cardiorespiratory functions. The most promising findings stem from a controlled trial that includes "alternate nostril breathing," where you close one nostril, breathe and then alternate, according to a study published in the medical journal Annals of African Medicine.
Breathe Free and its affiliates offer state-of-the-art medicines, allergy testing and treatment, such as balloon sinuplasty. Balloon sinuplasty is a cutting-edge procedure that involves zero cutting. Instead, a doctor inserts a tiny balloon through the nose, which is then expanded, opening the nasal pathways, allowing the patient to breathe better.
“The majority of our procedures are done in our office under local anesthesia," Dr. Manish Khanna of Capitol Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers told Montgomery News. "We do offer patients some oral sedatives to take if they like. A good number don't want to take those, and we do lots of local numbing to make it tolerable and patients tolerate it very well.”
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