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Author:

James Nestor

About the book

"Breath" by James Nestor delves into the often-overlooked importance of breathing techniques and how they can dramatically affect our health and well-being. Through engaging storytelling and scientific insights, Nestor illustrates how our modern lifestyles have led us to adopt poor breathing habits, which can contribute to various health issues. He combines personal anecdotes with rigorous research to present a compelling case for why readers should reconsider how they breathe. This book is not just for health enthusiasts but for anyone looking to enhance their physical and mental performance. The practical exercises and tips provided throughout the book empower readers to take control of their breath, leading to improvements in energy levels, focus, and even emotional resilience.The book has garnered recommendations from a diverse group of influential figures, including actors, athletes, authors, and educators. Notable personalities like Stewart Brand and Joe Rogan represent a blend of creative and scientific minds, emphasizing the book's cross-disciplinary appeal. The frequent endorsements from individuals in media and technology suggest that "Breath" resonates with those who value innovation and personal development. This broad spectrum of recommendations highlights the book's relevance across various fields, indicating its potential impact on anyone interested in optimizing their health and performance.

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly.

There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences.

Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren't found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of S�o Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe.

Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is.

Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.