Deep Breaths: How Breathing Affects Sleep, Anxiety & Resilience (one.npr.org)

Humans typically take about 25,000 breaths per day — often without a second thought. But the COVID-19 pandemic has put a new spotlight on respiratory illnesses and the breaths we so often take for granted. We talk with journalist James Nestor about why breathing through your nose is better than breathing through your mouth, snoring, and how breath work can affect your overall health. His book is 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art.'

Click https://one.npr.org/?sharedMed...=863395357:883308712 to listen to the 48-minute podcast.