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Why nasal Breathe?

We broke it down for you.

THe Three Pillars

Dysfunctional breathing is an often overlooked hurdle to achieving peak performance, adequate recovery and optimal health.

  • BUILD CO2 TOLERANCE

    INCREASE VO2 MAX

    INCREASE ENDURANCE

    REDUCE EXCESS LACTIC ACID

    NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION

    ACCELERATE FLOW STATE

    INJURY PREVENTION

    PREVENT DEHYDRATION

    IMPROVE HRV METRICS

    IMPROVE NEURILOGICAL FUNCTION

  • IMPROVE RESPIRATORY HEALTH

    IMPROVE CELLULAR HEALTH

    IMPROVE IMMUNE FUNCTION

    IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH

    IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH

    PREVENT SLEEP DISORDERS

    REDUCE HEART RATE

    LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

  • IMPROVE REM & RESTORATIVE SLEEP

    REDUCE SNORING & SLEEP APNEA

    REDUCE CORTISOL

    REDUCE OXIDATIVE STRESS

    REDUCE ANXIETY

    REDUCE CHRONIC INFLATION

    IMPROVE MENTAL CLARITY

    ACTIVATE PARASYMPATHETIC

    NERVOUS SYSTEM & VAGUS NERVE

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References

  • Breath The New Science Of Lost Art. By James Nestor 

  • The Oxygen Advantage. By Pactric McKeown

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  • Bernardi, Luciano. “Slow breathing, so simple – so complex.” Folkhälsan Research Center, University of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Miyamura M, Yamashina T, Honda Y, Ventilatory responses to CO2 rebreathing at rest and during exercise in untrained subjects and athletes. The Japanese Journal of Physiology 1976; 26: 245-54

  • Saibene, Franco, Piero Mognoni, Claudio L. Lafortuna, and Richard Mostardi. “Oronasal breathing during exercise.” Pflügers Archiv 378, no. 1 (1978): 65-69.

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