Better Breathing for a Strong Heart and Healthy Life
A lot of people think that a healthy heart is dependent solely on exercise and diet. Breathing is rarely a part of the conversation. Yet breathing affects how fast your heart beats, how hard it works, and how well it recovers. This article focuses on better breathing for a strong heart because breathing has a […]
How Poor Oxygen Delivery to the Brain Is Affecting You Now
Many people deal with mildly poor oxygen delivery to the brain every day and never realize it. They often blame stress, poor sleep, or getting older. Yet in many cases, the issue starts with how they breathe. When breathing is shallow, fast, or happens through the mouth, oxygen delivery becomes less efficient—even when everything else […]
Tongue Exercises To Look Younger and Breathe Better
A few years ago, I started paying more attention to my breathing. It wasn’t great—especially at night when I’d wake up feeling stuffy and groggy, switching to mouth breathing throughout the evening. One simple change I tried that helped me breathe better involved resting my tongue on the roof of my mouth. I read about […]
Breathing as a Daily Practice to Best Support Change
Life is about change. Some changes are good, some not so much. Learning to effectively handle these swings is made easier if you know how. No matter the challenge, whether personal loss or gain, better breathing can help you handle what’s thrown at you. By practicing better breathing as a daily practice you arm yourself […]
How to Improve Confidence with Functional Breathing
Even though we all want to be confident, forcing yourself to be that way doesn’t really work. You may try to fake it till you make it but you very seldom make it happen on its own. In order to improve confidence in a real sense you need to begin with taking control of your […]
How to Stop Mental Distractions: Breathing for Better Focus
Mental distractions are common. You sit down to work, but within minutes, your thoughts drift to emails, worries, or small tasks that don’t matter. It feels like your mind is in a battle to stop mental distractions. This constant pull isn’t about having enough willpower — it’s how the brain works. A network called […]
Better Focus and Flow Start with Light, Quiet Breathing
There are times when everything just clicks. You lose track of time, you stop overthinking and you move, speak, or work almost without effort. That is where you achieve better focus and flow. You may experience flow state for a few minutes or a few hours at a time. Breathing plays a direct role […]
Your BOLT Score: What it is and How to Improve It
We are all concerned with unfavorable blood pressure or cholesterol reading but people look at you blankly when asked “what is your BOLT score” . This breathing test measures how well your body uses oxygen and how well you tolerate carbon dioxide. It reflects how well you recover from stress, your fitness level, how well/quickly […]
CO₂ Tolerance: What Happens When You Improve It?
When we think about breathing we usually only think about the oxygen your body needs to survive. Most people don’t know that the amount of CO₂ you have in your blood has a significant impact on how much oxygen your body can use. CO₂ tolerance impacts your stamina, your focus, how calm you are, and […]
How Better Hormone Health is Supported by Nasal Breathing
There’s much more to breathing than moving air in and out of your lungs. It has a direct impact on how your body manages hormones like testosterone, cortisol, and melatonin and indirectly impacts others. These hormones control energy, stress, recovery, and sleep. Nasal breathing supports better hormone health. In the sections ahead, we’ll take […]