Tanya G.K. Bentley, Ph.D.: "People lose weight, but where is it going? Actually, it's getting excreted as carbon dioxide by breathing out.” Bentley, a breathing expert and co-founder and CEO of the Health and Human Performance Foundation, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your breath impacts weight loss, plus: *How breathing impacts your gut microbiome* *Low-lift breathwork practices for in-the-moment anxiety* *How to teach your kids breathwork practices that really work* *Why hyperventilating on purpose can help stop panic attacks* *How to improve your CO2 tolerance & why it matters* Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. References: *Bentley's microbiome, performance & stress research: https://www.hhp-foundation.org/research *Ruben Meerman, Ph.D.'s paper on breath & weight loss: https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7257 *Michael Ristow, M.D.'s research on antioxidants & exercise: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680430/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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