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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin. Narrated by James Nestor.
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.
The answers aren't found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo, Brazil. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe.
Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance, rejuvenate internal organs, halt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease, and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is.
Drawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.
You will never breathe the same again.
Critic Reviews
"A transformative book that changes how you think about your body and mind." (Josua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein)
"Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations." (Dr Rangan Chatterjee)
"I highly recommend this book." (Wim Hof)
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- Antoni
- 15-07-2020
didn't feel like a non fiction book
Absolutley addicting book to listen to. James has done a great job reading it too.
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- danny
- 20-09-2020
great book if you have anxiety or sleep problems
Have been struggling with bad sleep for a few years now which I was aware was coming from stress/ anxiety. When I'm stressed i feel a tightness in the chest and it's been such a relief to find a book with a great story, information, narration, and very practical advice on reversing that tight anxious, out of breath feeling which also was ruining my sleep. Many thanks for this book James Nestor
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- Anonymous User
- 28-08-2020
Absolutely mind blowing
I'm currently listening again and will probably listen a third and forth. I am in love!
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- ChefPabs
- 03-04-2021
must read, must breathe
Insightful history of human evolution regarding breathing and, surprisingly... chewing. A masterpiece of factual investigation and the search for truth and better health. Highly recommended.
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- Wovo
- 11-09-2021
Truely life changing
I listened to this book when I was 32 year of age.
I have had Asthma all my life, needing a puff attached to my hip "daily"
I start exercising a couple of the breathing techniques for this book asap, and began only breathing through my nose.
At 33, Asthma is 99% gone and I no longer think of my puffer. but I do wounder sometime where it is.
Thank you James
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- Leon John Taggart
- 17-11-2021
A must read
Such an eye opener. I was enthralled from beginning to end. Definitely a must read for every living human
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- Anonymous User
- 16-06-2021
If your a mouth breather, buy it!
Fantastic book in every way. It’s engaging from the first word to the last. It just be a life saver.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-10-2020
Amazing
Loved it, interesting and very well written. easy to digest the information James has extensively researched, this book should be mandatory for any health practitioners
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- Father Dave
- 25-10-2020
Well researched
This work is impressive in its comprehensiveness. It pulls together a lot of recent research in breath work and adds much that is new. Excellent
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- Caroline O'Toole
- 19-04-2021
Must. Breath.
The modern snoring stress head needs the awareness brought forward in this book.
The take away- Keep your mouth shut!
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