Nose Breathing: The Simple Switch That Boosts Oxygen, Lowers Blood Pressure, and Supercharges Your Productivity Backed by Science

Show Notes

More than half of adults in the U.S. are mouth breathers, and it's quietly sabotaging their energy and focus. Whether you breathe through your nose or mouth makes a massive difference in your productivity. 

We explain the science behind a simple breathing switch that will increase your oxygen uptake by up to 18%, review research showing how nose breathing lowers blood pressure and sharpens focus, and give you 3 practical techniques to make nasal breathing work for you starting today.

CITATIONS:

1. Pingali, H., & Hunter, S. D. (2024). Acute nasal breathing lowers diastolic blood pressure and increases parasympathetic contributions to heart rate variability in young adults. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 326(2), R147-R156.
2. Lundberg, J. O., Settergren, G., Gelinder, S., Lundberg, J. M., Alving, K., & Weitzberg, E. (1996). Inhalation of nasally derived nitric oxide modulates pulmonary function in humans. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 158(4), 343-347.
3. Weitzberg, E., & Lundberg, J. O. (2002). Humming greatly increases nasal nitric oxide. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166(2), 144-145.

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