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Breath by James Nestor
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it was amazing
Read 2 times. Last read July 4, 2022.

This book discusses a fascinating topic, especially for a mouth breather, like myself. Nestor writes: “Mouthbreathing, it turns out, changes the physical body and transforms airways, all for the worse… Inhaling from the nose has the opposite effect… “Whatever happens to the nose affects what’s happening in the mouth, the airways, the lungs.” By changing our breathing methods, we very well may improve our health issues. And the best thing is that it costs little to nothing. The audio version had some breathing exercises at the end which I have really appreciated. Since applying them I have noticed my nasal passages are more clear, I am sleeping better, and I seem to have more energy.
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Diane Wallace Great review, Linda! I only mouth breath whenever I have a cold..


Linda Hart Diane wrote: "Great review, Linda! I only mouth breath whenever I have a cold.."


Linda Hart I understand that! My husband is the perfect breather; He is a nose breather. When he sleeps he inhales through his nose & exhales from his mouth.I have to tape my mouth shut when I sleep (which I have been doing at night since reading the book) and what I have noticed, in addition to not having a very dry mouth wake me up several times throughout the night, is when I wake up my nasal passages are clear. They used to be stuffed up. During the daytime I have to consciously remind myself to close my mouth. When I was growing up my parents occasionally said, "Linda, you're going to catch a fly," because my mouth was always hanging open.


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