This chapter discusses the relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in a room and its effects on cognitive function. It highlights studies that show a decrease in test results when exposed to high levels of CO2 and personal experiences of encountering high CO2 levels in various places. It raises concerns about the potential health risks associated with poor indoor air quality and the lack of attention given to this issue.
The Breathing Expert: Breathing Through Your Mouth Can Cause ADHD, Diabetes & Child Sickness! (Must Listen): James Nestor
Every breathe you take fundamentally impacts all areas of your health and wellbeing. However, 98% of people are breathing incorrectly.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the award-winning author and science journalist James Nestor.
In 2020, James released his New York Times and internationally bestselling book, “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art”. It was awarded the prize for Best General Nonfiction Book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors, it was a finalist for Best Science Book of 2021 by the Royal Society, and has been translated into 35 languages.
In this conversation James and Steven discuss topics, such as:
- The one breathwork session that changed James’ life
- How 98% of people are breathing incorrectly
- Why we have adapted to breathing incorrectly
- How human skulls have changed over time
- The ancient history of breathwork
- Why you should rethink how you breathe
- The impact of incorrect breathing
- Links between breathing and overall health
- The damage of mouth breathing
- How mouth breathing can lead to diabetes
- The ways that poor breathing affect sleep
- How breathing can impact ADHD
- Why asthma is not a life sentence
- How to breathe for a longer life
- How having bigger lungs can lead to a longer life
- Breathing techniques to tackle stress
- Ways to hack anxiety
- How indoor carbon dioxide is impacting intelligence
- Why millions of children are ill from incorrect breathing
- Whether to wear a face mask or not
You can purchase James’ book, ‘Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art’, here: https://amzn.to/3FTO50Y
You can get yourself a CO2 monitor here: https://amzn.to/47ud6vH
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