" When you inhale and exhale through your mouth, as most of us often do, your breathing gets shallow. You brain interprets that as a sign of anxiety and pumps out the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, which have been linked to everything from weight gain to cancer to heart disease. But when you breathe through your nose, the opposite happens- stress levels measurably drop. Plus you get more oxygen in your blood, which gives you more energy and helps your whole body function better.
- Ob-gyn Christiane Northrup, M.D
an author of Women's Bodies, Women's wisdom
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