James Nestor Breath The New Science Of A Lost Art 2021 Penguin Life 2021

Synopsis

<p><b>THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE</b> <p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE<br></b><br><b>'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee</b> <p>There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing 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. In <i>Breath</i>, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. <p>Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can: <p>- jump-start athletic performance<br>- rejuvenate internal organs<br>- halt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease, and even straighten scoliotic spines <p>None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and 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. <p><b>You will never breathe the same again.</b></p>