306. Breathe Better, Live Better with NYT Best-Selling Author, James Nestor
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Kelly Leveque
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🗓️ 28 August 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
James Nestor is an acclaimed author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, and The New York Times. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, explores how humans have lost the ability to breathe properly and how to regain it, becoming an instant bestseller with over 2.5 million copies sold.
In today’s episode, James talks about the powerful connection between our breathing patterns and overall health, shedding light on how modern diets and industrialized foods have impacted our respiratory health and even shaped our faces. We also dive into practical, actionable tips to help improve breathing habits, especially in our little ones.
James shares simple strategies for better sleep like mouth tape, breathwork techniques for stress management, and how to optimize breathing during exercise. He also talks about the role of posture in breathing properly, and reveals the new science on the benefits of nasal breathing.
(00:00:39) Why We’ve Lost the Ability to Breathe Properly
(00:11:47) The Impact of Industrialized Foods on Respiratory Health
(00:21:25) Sleep Solutions: How to Create Better Breathing Habits for You & Your Kids
(00:38:11) Benefits of Nasal Breathing for Stress Relief, Reducing Anxiety & Exercise
(00:47:56) Posture for Better Breath & The Science Behind Nasal Breathing
Resources:
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• Website: mrjamesnestor.com
• Read: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
• Instagram: @mrjamesnestor
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | James Nester is an acclaimed author and journalist who has written for Scientific American |
| 0:15.2 | Outside and the New York Times. His latest book, Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art, |
| 0:20.7 | explores how humans have lost the ability to breathe properly and how to regain it, |
| 0:26.0 | becoming an instant bestseller and selling over 2.5 million copies. |
| 0:30.1 | Today we'll dive into the fascinating insights from breath and discuss how proper breathing can transform our health. |
| 0:37.0 | James Nester, I'm so excited to have you. I feel like you've been on my bucket list for over a year |
| 0:45.9 | We had some misconnections on taping you know I've had so many children |
| 0:51.0 | But I loved your book and I'm so excited to unpack proper breathing on the |
| 0:56.8 | podcast. So thank you for being here. Thanks a lot for having me. |
| 0:59.8 | Well before we get started I kind of really want to get to have the audience get to know you. |
| 1:05.4 | So can you talk a little bit about your history and why breathing and proper |
| 1:11.0 | breath has been so important to you. |
| 1:14.2 | Yeah, well, I had never intended to write a book about breathing |
| 1:17.5 | or never intended to even study this stuff |
| 1:20.3 | until I started having a bunch of respiratory problems. |
| 1:24.0 | This is about 12 years ago. |
| 1:25.0 | I thought I was doing everything correctly eating the right food, |
| 1:29.0 | sleeping 8 hours a night, exercising and all that, |
| 1:31.0 | but I kept getting sick. |
| 1:33.4 | And I didn't know what to do about it. |
| 1:34.8 | I'd go to my doctor and be given antibiotics, |
| 1:38.0 | you know, which worked temporarily, |
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