Flex Diet Podcast

S2_EP_13: Interview with James Nestor, author of "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art"

Episode Summary

Writer of one of Dr. Mike’s favorite books of 2020, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,” James Nestor joins the Flex Diet podcast this week to talk about everything from breathing, work that he’s done regarding changes to facial structure, ADHD, carbon dioxide, nasal vs. mouth breathing, plus more.

Episode Notes

Show Notes:

What James’ wife thinks of his experiments

What happened when he plugged his nose for 10 days and how the experiment came about

Disorders correlated with mouth-breathing

Things to look out for: how long you can hold your breath after a complete exhale as a marker of health.

How this science got lost

What the perfect breath looks like

CO2 therapy

Holotropic Breathing practice

How the airway can impact facial structure and ADHD

Key Takeaways

Find James at mrjamesnestor.com.


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