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Breath
A review of

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

James NestorRiverhead • 2020

Through Your Nose

by David Meyer

James Nestor offers revelatory insights into the health and psychological benefits of breathing more slowly – and always through your nose.

A lifetime struggle with respiratory problems led James Nestor to the science and art of breathing. He discusses myriad breathing methods and myriad cultures whose ideas on breathing align. Nestor argues against mouthbreathing and the modern diet. His conclusions – most of which emerge from Nestor experimenting on himself – may surprise you and likely change your breathing habits.

Mouthbreathing

Dr. Jayakar Nayak is a nasal and sinus surgeon at the Stanford Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. James Nestor, who suffered dental and respiratory problems his entire life, participated in one of Nayak’s experiments. Nestor spent a miserable 250,000 breaths with his nose plugged over 10 days of forced mouthbreathing – the experiment’s Phase I. During Phase II, Nestor breathed through his nose, practicing breathing techniques.


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    A. M. 9 months ago
    Good review
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    S. M. 9 months ago
    Thank you for sharing...
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    R. B. 2 years ago
    Thanks for sharing at least a review. Looking forward for the abstract :) Maybe it will come sooner than i read the book :) because now I am motivated to buy it :)

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