Breathing seems like a simple act, but the way you breathe can affect the way you sleep, workout, talk, your health and even your mood. Best-selling author James Nestor spent the last three years studying ancient bones of ancestors to see how our breathing bones have evolved over the years and also trained with breath gurus, doctors, even plugged his nose and then taped his mouth shut to see how nose vs. mouth breathing affects your health in his latest book, Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art. On the show, Shelby and James talk about the difference and result between nose and mouth breathing, how certain ways of breathing can evoke so much joy, how a tribe of native Americans used a certain way of breathing to achieve optimal standards of health, how our sex and nasal tissue is similar, and how you can breathe better now to have more joy in your life today. At the end, Shelby tests the recipe. Connect with James: Website Instagram James’s Book, Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art Resources: Durapore tape (use at your own risk) Buteyko Breathing Our Breath Collective, Code: Vitamin Joy for $10 off your first month Sponsor: Kashi, We make eating well, easy.

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