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Is this what you're saying?

Like that it's like really hard and then you move to this like perfectly milled modern bread and so you just didn't need to chew it anymore?

Can we talk now about this breathing through your nose versus your mouth?

Because you've mentioned a number of times now sort of how it's much better to breathe through my nose.

What's so special about my nose?

I've never done that experiment before, just copying you breathing in through my mouth and my nose.

And you're right, it takes me longer to breathe in through my nose than through my mouth.

So if anyone listening hasn't tried it, try it right now.

It's rather extraordinary.

Could you explain to me a bit more what's going on inside my head then?

I think in my simple idea, my nose is still connected to the back of my throat, so it should happen at the same pace.

Why is it slower in my nose and how is that protecting my lungs in the way you're describing?

When I am just thinking about exercise now, I'm now thinking more about breathing than I have done in my previous 50 years, James.

I know it's a bit slow going around one by one telling people, but you're definitely making me think about this.

When I'm pushing myself really hard,

I feel like I would then shift to breathing through my mouth.

Is that right?

So if I breathe through my nose, I get a lot more nitric oxide in my blood?

The conditions we've mentioned in this episode, like asthma and snoring, are incredibly common.

So you're likely to know someone who struggles to breathe.