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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - By James Nestor

In BREATH, the author ambarks on a journey to fix his health. What he found:
a) That we mouthbreathe because our airways have narrowed through the millennia.
b) orthodontists have should be widening jaws instead of straightening teeth.
c) We should focus on expelling CO2 instead of oxygen intake.
d) that our ancestors were actually healthier even though they lived half as long

to be continued

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - By James Nestor

e) The nose is designed to filter most impurities out of the air
f) the optimal breathing rate is 5.5 breaths per minute
g) this is achieved by inhaling through the nose for 5.5 seconds and the exhaling at the same rate
h) a lot of maladies can be improved or even cured by practicing this simple technique
i) idigenous people have been using this technique for millennia