The 4 breathing secrets that will transform your health today | James Nestor

The 4 breathing secrets that will transform your health today | James Nestor

Most of us never question how we breathe. Yet many of us over-breathe or mouth-breathe without realising it. In this episode, investigative journalist and international bestselling author James Nestor shares four breathing techniques to retrain your nervous system and support better health. This episode is for anyone who feels stressed, snores, wakes up tired, or wants a simple way to improve their health. James, who has spent over a decade researching breathing science with leading respiratory experts, guides us through daily breathing habits to help calm your body, improve oxygen efficiency, and support long-term wellbeing. We explore why nasal breathing is more efficient, how slow breathing can influence the nervous system, and how modern lifestyles may have reshaped our airways. If breathing is something you do 20,000 times a day, what might change if you retrained it? 🌱 Try our science-backed and tasty wholefood supplement Daily 30+ Get our brand-new app and Gut Health Test designed by world-leading gut health and nutrition scientists to build healthy eating habits 👉 Join ZOE Follow ZOE on Instagram. Timecodes 00:00 Intro 04:15 The change that fixed my sleep and energy 09:55 Could your headaches start with your breath? 11:40 Are you telling your brain you’re stressed? 15:25 Is this the junk food of breathing? 17:30 Snoring isn’t just annoying 19:35 Can you strengthen your airway? 23:35 The moment modern food changed our faces 27:10 How early habits shape how you breathe for life 28:10 Why your nose is more powerful than you think 30:20 Why slower breathing gives you more oxygen 32:35 The molecule you activate just by using your nose 35:20 The 10-day mouth breathing experiment 37:05 One night of mouth breathing changed everything 39:15 The surprising asthma connection 42:35 The fix is boring — and that’s the point 43:00 The one rule that changes everything 44:45 The truth about mouth taping 47:05 The safe way to try mouth tape 48:05 The five-minute breathing reset 49:25 Can you calm your nervous system in 20 seconds? 52:30 How fast will you feel a difference? 📚Books by our ZOE Scientists The Food For Life Cookbook Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector Ferment by Prof. Tim Spector Free resources from ZOE Eating for Better Brain Health: Your brain-gut blueprint How to eat in 2026 - Discover ZOE’s 8 nutrition principles for long-term health Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition Gut Guide - For a Healthier Microbiome in Weeks Better Breakfast Guide Mentioned in today's episode Breath Reset: Free guided audio tracks from James Nestor Breath: Improve your health and wellbeing by discovering the lost art of breathing by James Nestor Asthma & anxiety, Biological Psychology (2022) Different breathing techniques in the management of asthma, Thorax (2006) 61% Self-Identify as Mouth Breathers, Sleep Review (2015) Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here. Episode transcripts are available here.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(355)

Most replayed moment: How to stop fighting your body clock | Prof. Debra Skene

Most replayed moment: How to stop fighting your body clock | Prof. Debra Skene

Every one of us runs on a biological rhythm - a finely tuned system that controls when we feel alert, when we feel tired, and even how we process food. But here’s the problem: modern life doesn’t alw...

6 Okt 11min

How to eat to lower inflammation - the top 5 foods to boost energy, stop pain, and to live longer | Prof Luke O’Neill

How to eat to lower inflammation - the top 5 foods to boost energy, stop pain, and to live longer | Prof Luke O’Neill

Most of us think of inflammation when an ankle swells or a cut turns red. It’s our body’s immune system, and without it, we couldn't fight infections or repair injuries. But when it stays switched o...

1 Okt 1h

Most replayed moment: The hidden dangers of hearing loss | Prof. Marcelo Rivolta

Most replayed moment: The hidden dangers of hearing loss | Prof. Marcelo Rivolta

The world around us is louder than ever. From booming speakers to roaring traffic, our ears can take quite a beating. But have you ever stopped to consider the long-term impact of all this noise? Bec...

29 Sep 9min

Inside Tim Spector’s weekly food shop - 6 grocery rules to lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart disease risk | Prof Tim Spector & Prof Sarah Berry

Inside Tim Spector’s weekly food shop - 6 grocery rules to lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart disease risk | Prof Tim Spector & Prof Sarah Berry

Supermarket shelves are full of foods promising to be healthy: high-protein, low-fat, gluten-free, sugar-free. How do you know what's true? Today, Professors Tim Spector and Sarah Berry, world-leadi...

24 Sep 1h 2min

Most replayed moment: What your wearable is really telling you | Dr Malcolm Finlay

Most replayed moment: What your wearable is really telling you | Dr Malcolm Finlay

From smartwatches to fitness trackers, more of us than ever are monitoring our health in real time. With just a glance at our wrist, we can check our step count, sleep quality, heart rate and, more re...

22 Sep 14min

Is your gut the secret to anti-aging? 6 science-backed ways to boost your bone strength, muscle, and balance | Prof Elaine Dennison

Is your gut the secret to anti-aging? 6 science-backed ways to boost your bone strength, muscle, and balance | Prof Elaine Dennison

Picture the sound of a bone snapping - the kind of sound that makes you wince - and ask yourself how often you’ve thought about your bone health. Most of us only think about bone density when somethi...

17 Sep 55min

Most replayed moment: How to build a better breakfast | Prof. Ben Gardner & Tim Spector

Most replayed moment: How to build a better breakfast | Prof. Ben Gardner & Tim Spector

We’ve all heard the saying: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And while it may sound like a cliché, there’s some truth to it. Because for many of us, breakfast is the one meal we keep t...

15 Sep 14min

The science behind food that isn’t food, why you love it and why you should not fear it all | Prof Tim Spector & Prof Sarah Berry

The science behind food that isn’t food, why you love it and why you should not fear it all | Prof Tim Spector & Prof Sarah Berry

Are some of your "healthy" foods actually high-risk ultra-processed foods? For decades, nutrition advice seemed relatively straightforward. Eat less sugar. Less salt. Less saturated fat. Then it all...

10 Sep 1h 13min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
rss-strid
foreldreradet
rss-bisarr-historie
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-orjasater
treningspodden
takk-og-lov-med-anine-kierulf
rss-impressions-2
hverdagspsyken
mikkels-paskenotter
fryktlos
gravid-uke-for-uke
rss-kunsten-a-leve
sinnsyn
gode-dager
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
rss-kull