Episode Highlights With Patrick McKeown

Why he left school at 14 and what he learned by doing this
The importance of breath and how many of us are probably doing it wrong
How we can use our breathing to influence the mind and stress states
Why carbon dioxide drives our breathing patterns
The importance of nasal breathing
A simple breathing exercise to try to start paying attention to your breath
The importance of nasal breathing even during exercise
Can mouth taping at night (or even during exercise) improve breathing
Why oxygen uptake is actually higher with nasal breathing compared to mouth breathing
A reason to consider taping your mouth at night
How taping the mouth at night can benefit kids sleep
The connection between nose or mouth breathing and facial shape and oral health
Breathing exercises for mental health

Resources We Mention

Alex Leverington & Julian Zawistowski: Golem – The Worldwide Decentralized Supercomputer