1060 The Truth About Breathing & Why You’re Doing It Wrong w/James Nestor

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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🗓️ 18 January 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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“There is going to be an explosion of focus on breathing. There used to be. We forgot about it for 40 years and here we are again.” Today's guest is author and journalist James Nestor, who believes that the world has lost the ability to breathe properly and after spending years in laboratories, working with researchers at Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions to figure out what went wrong with our breathing, he’s learned how to fix it. Lewis and James have a wide-ranging discussion on the power of breathing through the nose and all the positive effects it has on the body, immune system, mental health, and more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1060 Check out James’ website: www.mrjamesnestor.com Read his book: https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath Check out Greatness Coaching: www.lewishowes.com/mycoach The Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-pod A Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-pod The Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-pod

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0:00.0	This is episode number one thousand sixty on the power of breathing with James Nester.
0:06.0	Breathe through your nose all the time. I don't care if your nose is clogged. If you want to make your body
0:10.4	a very violent place for viruses to live in, start with breathing through your nose, take
0:16.1	vitamin D and C. If you see teeth and prints on your tongue, then your mouth is too small for your tongue.
0:23.3	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Lewis Howes, a former pro athlete
0:28.7	to turn lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:34.3	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today.
0:40.2	Now let the class begin.
0:46.6	Oprah Winfrey said, breathe, let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know
0:53.7	you have for sure. And Terry Gilmets said, the wisest one word sentence, breathe. Again, my
1:02.3	guest today is author and journalist James Nester. James believes that the world has lost the
1:07.7	ability to breathe properly and after spending years in laboratories and ancient burial sites,
1:13.8	working with researchers at Stanford University of Pennsylvania and other institutions to figure out
1:19.5	what went wrong with our breathing. He's learned how to fix it. And this has got to be one of those
1:24.4	fascinating episodes about the power of truly optimizing something which is as simple sounding
1:30.7	as breathing, but how it makes a massive difference in your life. So in this episode, we break down
1:35.3	the difference between breathing through the mouth versus the nose. This is huge if you're not
1:40.4	breathing through the nose. How to increase CO2 in the body. How to breathe when you're dealing with
1:46.5	anxiety and panic attacks. How to maintain and increase your lung capacity even through old age.
1:54.0	How breathing affects our immune system. Why the diaphragm is considered the second heart
2:00.0	and so much more. But before we dive into this, I wanted to let you know that I just launched
2:04.2	my greatness coaching program. This is your high performance and big goal achieving system for 2021
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