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Breath

James Nestor

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'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

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. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can:

- improve our exercise techniques - restore healthy sleep patterns and minimise snoring - halt allergies, asthma and even autoimmune disease

Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge studies, Breath is full of revelations, turning what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.

You will never breathe the same again.

GenresBreathing exercisesRespirationPopular works

304 pages, 6 editions

English edition · First published 2020 by Penguin Books · ISBN 9780241289099

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Editions

6 editions

English

  • Breath · Penguin Books · 2020 · ISBN 9780241289099 This page
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art · Riverhead Books · 2025 · ISBN 9780735213623
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor · MARBLE SKY CORPORATION · 2023 · ISBN 9798994758694
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art · Penguin USA · 2021 · ISBN 9780593420218
  • Breath · Riverhead Books · 2020 · ISBN 9780593191354

Other (sp)

  • Breath · Planeta · 2021 · ISBN 9788408237228

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