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

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/jamesnestor413 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 Show sponsors: Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products BiOptimizers <== 10% off BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough by using the code ultimatehealth10 at checkout Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout Alitura <== 20% off your first order of Alitura's life-changing skin care products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout Related links: James Nestor - Breath (book) James Nestor's website Follow James Nestor on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter James Nestor - Deep (book) Dr. Jayakar Nayak Anders Olsson Dr. Michael Gelb Dr. Kevin Boyd Dr. Marianna Evans Dr. William Hang Dr. Justin Feinstein The Sleep Tape 5M Dr. Ann Kearney 3M Micropore Tape Dr. Mark Burhenne Listen to Dr. Mark Burhenne previously on TUHP (episode #083) Oura Ring Wim Hof (books) Dr. Andrew Huberman XPT Life app (Midday Energizer Breathing Exercise) Paced Breathing (app) Related episodes: 366: Dr. Andrew Weil – Spontaneous Happiness 305: Dave Asprey – Game Changers, Practicing Gratitude & Forgiveness, Holotropic Breathing vs. Ayahuasca 288: Dr. Steven Lin – The Dental Diet • Oxygen Is The Most Crucial Nutrient • Vitamin K1 vs. K2 125: Robyn Youkilis – Next Level Chewing, Breathing, & Pooping 052: Shawn Stevenson – Sleep Smarter | Living Spring Water | Solutions For Snoring Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts , we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts . Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 3. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community . 4. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram . 5. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app . 6. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!