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

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201. Matthew 19 - February 16th, 2025