Are You a Mouth Breather? Here Are the Surprising Benefits of Making the Switch to Breathing Through Your Nose

Conservative News DailyJanuary 18, 2023

Recently, we’ve all become acutely aware of how important respiratory health is. The growing conversation about the health benefits associated with nasal breathing couldn’t have come at a better moment.

While breathing through your nose appears to explicitly beneficial, the alternative — being a chronic mouth breather — could actually be harmful to your health.

This easy trick can increase oxygen uptake in your body by 20 percent

According to a 2015 clinical review published in the peer-reviewed Irish journal Nursing in General Practice, The resistance to airflow can be increased by as much as 50% when you breathe through your nose. The net result is an increase of 10-20% in oxygen uptake by the body due to increased airflow resistance. Because the nasal passageway is open to the air, oxygenation is likely to be improved.

Natural slowing of the respiratory rate occurs when the nose is open. It’s exactly this sort of slow deep breathing that can stimulate the vagus nerve, which plays a central role in facilitating the parasympathetic nervous system-mediated relaxation response, as noted by a 2018 paper in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. People recommend that you take deep, slow breaths to calm your body.

Another benefit to nose breathing is its ability to promote the production of Nitric Ox, which is a compound that almost all cells in your body produce. “potent bronchodilator and vasodilator. Therefore,” According to the 2015 clinical review author, “it helps lower blood pressure and significantly increases the lungs’ oxygen-absorbing capacity. It is also known to be antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial.”

Also, nasal breathing has been proven to be:

Improve air moisture
Provide a natural filtration system by trapping airborne debris in nose hairs and mucous
Potentially prevent or alleviate common colds, allergies, and hay fever
Support appropriate action of the diaphragm
Supports straightening teeth by ensuring that the tongue is aligned with the upper palate.

As for the alternative, predominantly breathing through the mouth — done by about 30 to 50 percent of the population — is suggested to be linked to an increased risk of gum disease, bad breath, dental decay, snoring, sleep apnea, jaw joint dysfunction, inefficient upper-chest breathing, teeth malocclusion, speech and swallowing problems, and enlarged tonsils and adenoids.

These three tips will help you break the mouth-breathing habit

Not everyone can breathe People with deviated septums, history of facial trauma or other issues that restrict their nasal passages can easily breathe through their noses. But to the extent that you’re able to breathe through your nose, a growing number of health experts say that you should make an effort to create a habit out of it. Traditional cultures all over the globe support nasal breathing over mouth breath.

These are three easy strategies to improve your nose breathing skills:

To monitor your breathing, set reminders (such a phone alarm that is periodic)
Allow yourself a few minutes each day to practice breathing exercises such as diaphragmatic and alternate nostril breathing.
Tape your mouth while you sleep at night. You can buy tape made especially for this purpose — but please be aware that this technique is not appropriate for some people, including people who struggle to breathe through their nose, have severely chapped lips, are obese, consume alcohol or sedatives before bed, have heart or blood pressure problems, or are currently affected by a cold, allergy, or sinus problem.

And, finally, if you have chronic congestion (making it difficult to breathe) … you should look into changing your diet to reduce mucous buildup. You should consider reducing dairy products, especially those of the conventional variety, as well as simple sugars and flour products. For additional help, consult an integrative healthcare provider.

It is possible to breathe easier if you make lifestyle changes that are healthy.

Republished from NaturalHealth365