Industrialized food requires very little chewing, unlike the diet of our ancestors who spent hours each day chewing raw meats, bones, and roots. The lack of rigorous chewing in modern diets can lead to improper skeletal and musculature development, resulting in a different facial structure and susceptibility to poor breathing habits. Introducing difficult foods to children at a young age may help prevent breathing-related disorders later in life. Additionally, the transition from breastfeeding to adult food, requiring extensive chewing, played a crucial role in shaping the strong faces and airways of our ancestors over the past 300 years.
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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