413: James Nestor - Breathe This Way to Transform Your Body and Mind

James Nestor (@mrjamesnestor) has written for Outside, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Dwell, The New York Times, and many other publications.

His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

James has appeared on dozens of national television shows, including ABC’s Nightline and CBS’s Morning News, and on NPR.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How James became fascinated with the subject of breath and breathing
• What James learned from studying free divers
• The 10-day mouth breathing experiment
• Why it’s advantageous to breathe through your nose
• The difference between mouth vs. nose breathing
• During allergy season snoring & sleep apnea goes up
• Mouth breathing can affect the development of your face
• Breastfed babies will be less apt to snoring, sleep apnea & crooked teeth
• The problem with braces
• Palatal expansion is the new wave of orthodontics
• Practices to make nose breathing an unconscious habit
• You can change the size of your mouth
• Our environment impacts our breathing
• Overbreathing can make you more apt to have osteoporosis
• Why balancing carbon dioxide in your system is important
• What is hypoventilation training?
• Carbon dioxide training is an effective therapy for anxiety
• The benefits of mouth taping
• CPAPs are doing nothing to help the root cause of sleep apnea
• Myofunctional therapy trains people to have proper oral posture
• Why you should use a neti pot
• Hacks for better breathing
• Tummo is similar to the Wim Hof Method
• The breathing technique called the “physiological sigh”
• 5.5 breaths per minute
• Take control of your breath anytime of the day
• Holotropic breathing brings up subconscious thoughts
• Keep breathing... make it calm, light, slow and deep

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