The Art and Science (and Importance!) of Breath. With James Nestor.

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'Guest Interview with Ariel Garten.\\nDid you know that the way you breathe can energize or relax you? That a simple hack can help with snoring and sleep apnea? That your lung volume can relate to your longevity, and that your lung volume can be expanded with simple exercises? James Nestor takes us on a fascinating trip into the breath, explains how and why different breath techniques work and will transform each breath you take for the better.\\nHis Book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art explores the million-year-long history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and why we\\u2019re suffering from a laundry list of maladies\\u2014snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies\\u2014because of it. James ended up traveling the world in an attempt to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. Encore.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'