{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/66b495b45a08b5991873c1cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Breathing and Breathwork - how getting the basics right can improve your health and wellbeing","description":"<p>Breathing is a basic function we all need in order to survive&nbsp;</p><p>but doing it correctly can have benefits to our health and the opposite is true -&nbsp;</p><p>breathing in a sub-optimal way can pre-dispose to certain illnesses.</p><p><br></p><p>Mouth breathing - could it predispose to allergies, asthma and impaired immunity?:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/mouth-breathing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/mouth-breathing</a></p><p><br></p><p>Nasal breathing benefits:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00148.2023?utm_source=AJPRegu&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=1.17.2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00148.2023?utm_source=AJPRegu&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_campaign=1.17.2024</a></p><p><br></p><p>Breathing and stress:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230113/Review-and-meta-analysis-suggests-breathwork-may-be-effective-for-improving-stress-and-mental-health.aspx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230113/Review-and-meta-analysis-suggests-breathwork-may-be-effective-for-improving-stress-and-mental-health.aspx</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jamie Clements, breath coach:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://thebreathspace.co.uk/breathe-with-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://thebreathspace.co.uk/breathe-with-me</a></p><p><br></p><p>Test your own breathing:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thebreatheffect.com/test-your-breath/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thebreatheffect.com/test-your-breath/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Smoking and breathing techniques:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7064378/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7064378/#</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sleep apnoea awareness:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8718-sleep-apnea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/8718-sleep-apnea</a></p><p><br></p><p>THE HEALTH FIX: https://amzn.eu/d/5D6lJlm</p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}