This condition is more common than you think

 Joe Biden was seen with these strange

marks on his face what are these

they're a side effect of treating an

incredibly deadly disease this condition

is characterized by repeated pauses in

breathing during sleep without breathing

no oxygen enters the system and that's

deadly as the oxygen lowers in blood the

patient abruptly awakens this is a

deadly one two punch the abrupt

Awakenings make it impossible to get

restorative sleep leaving your body and

brain sleepy and less aware unless

oxygen kills cells specifically the ones

in your brain and your heart so why does

this happen

when the muscles in the back of your

throat relax too much during sleep your

Airway gets restricted and it causes a

familiar side effect

snoring this annoying noise acts as a

warning siren because what happens next

if this blockage isn't cleared is deadly

the more your throat muscles relax

during sleep the further your Airway

gets restricted allowing less oxygen

into the system

your brain senses that Suffocation and

jolts you awake to prevent death this is

sleep apnea and left untreated this

cycle happens over and over throughout

the night so how do you know if you're

at risk well your BMI is highly

correlated to sleep apnea the risk goes

way up when you hit the overweight or

obese categories but Joe Biden has been

in shape for his whole life so what

gives about one in five patients

diagnosed with sleep apnea are not obese

in their case the blockage can be caused

by inflammation or a brain disorder or

various genetic dispositions that all

lead to collapsing the throat while you

sleep so the symptoms of sleep apnea

range from that loud snoring or a

gasping for air while they're asleep and

then during the day they have excessive

daytime sleepiness and difficulty

concentrating some experience morning

headaches irritability moodiness memory

issues high blood pressure

or even night sweats how do you prevent

sleep apnea the biggest risk factors you

can control are if you're overweight

lose the weight if you're a smoker quit

smoking if you drink alcohol cut back

and if you take sleeping medications

stop them that is a disaster for sleep

apnea so how did President Biden treat

his disorder because he didn't have any

of those risk factors based on the

indents on his face President Biden used

a CPAP machine this oxygen mask is worn

during sleep and the straps are from the

tightness needed to hold it to his face

this delivers a steady stream of oxygen

Under Pressure to keep those muscles

open at night while he sleeps while

you're losing the weight or quitting the

smoking or cutting back on alcohol or

stopping the sleeping medication you

need oxygen every night

so where the CPAP machine and have the

marks on your face because without the

oxygen the risk is deadly want some help

dropping that weight nothing takes off

weight like a ketogenic diet

I'll teach you the first few steps in

the next video