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Respira: La nueva ciencia de un arte olvidado

Respira: La nueva ciencia de un arte olvidado

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  • Author：James Nestor
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Summary

¿Sabías que de las 5。400 especies de mamíferos somos la única que tiene los dientes torcidos？ Hace 150 años el ser humano dejó de masticar， y con ello no solo se inició un proceso de deformación de nuestras mandíbulas， sino que empezamos a respirar por la boca en lugar de por la nariz。

En este apasionante libro， que ya ha seducido a millones de lectores en todo el mundo， descubriremos que los humanos llevamos cerca de dos siglos involucionando y las graves consecuencias que ello tiene en nuestra salud física y mental。 Aprenderemos cómo podemos revertir esta situación y acabar para siempre con los problemas de sueño， ronquidos y dolor de espalda， reducir el estrés， disfrutar más del sexo y prevenir el envejecimiento。

No importa lo que comas ni cuánto ejercicio hagas; da igual que seas joven， fuerte e inteligente。 Tu salud depende esencialmente de la manera en que respiras。 Y lo estás haciendo mal。

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Reviews

Susan Rogers ，

A very interesting and useful book。 Practicing the techniques of breathing can do no harm and may well be beneficial。

Ann ，

Probably a bit on the pop-sciencey side， but I really loved reading it。

Becca ，

Good， pretty outlandish in many of its claims （breathing can cure cancer， huh？）， but overall good reminder to breathe more consciously。

Amy Haden ，

If you enjoy learning about natural health options this is a very informative with so much research and data to back it up。 Then there are instructional techniques given at the end。

Najat Alheela ，

“القلق” و “ثاني أكسيد الكربون” هما الموضوعان الأكثر إثارة بالنسبة لي في هذا الكتاب الرائع وعلاقتهما بتقنيات التنفس。لقد استحوذت علينا نحن البشر عشوائية التنفّس بالفم؛ والتي تسبّبت بالمحصلة الكثير من الجوع للهواء، والمزيد من القلق والتوتر。 الكثير من تراكمات المشاكل الصحية: الجسدية والنفسية。ربما تبدأ المشكلة من هنا。。 \التنفّس\ 。。 الذي يشكل الخطّ الفاصل بين الحياة والموت。لي عودة للتفصيل…

Ben ，

This book was absolutely mind-blowing。 I had no idea how breathing could be such a misunderstood action。 Each chapter was full of new information and insights showing how we are breathing wrong and how we might be able to overcome many nagging ailments by learning to breathe correctly。 I plan to try my best to implement some of the strategies in this book （such as not mouthbreathing） in order to live a little healthier。 Overall， this was a fantastic short book with practical advice in a topic ve This book was absolutely mind-blowing。 I had no idea how breathing could be such a misunderstood action。 Each chapter was full of new information and insights showing how we are breathing wrong and how we might be able to overcome many nagging ailments by learning to breathe correctly。 I plan to try my best to implement some of the strategies in this book （such as not mouthbreathing） in order to live a little healthier。 Overall， this was a fantastic short book with practical advice in a topic very infrequently talked about。 。。。more

Robyn Brooks ，

Well written， informative， and thought-provoking

Sj ，

He presents information that supports the idea that proper breathing improves human health and that many of current diseases are due to poor breathing techique。

yenni m ，

Very interesting。 This scientific， explorative approach to breathing revealed a certain style to my learning techniques and their connection with my spiritual learnings too。Certainly more mindful of my breath which I'm grateful for。 Particularly like the societal history and health info of snoring， narrower faces and quickened breath。 Breath out your nose， breath slower。 Okay， can do。A star less for sensational stories and surely-true beliefs。 Very interesting。 This scientific， explorative approach to breathing revealed a certain style to my learning techniques and their connection with my spiritual learnings too。Certainly more mindful of my breath which I'm grateful for。 Particularly like the societal history and health info of snoring， narrower faces and quickened breath。 Breath out your nose， breath slower。 Okay， can do。A star less for sensational stories and surely-true beliefs。 。。。more

Sass Frass ，

Little hard to get through （it's boring） but good intel。 Little hard to get through （it's boring） but good intel。 。。。more

Bex ，

Found this book really interesting for learning about how the way we breath can impact our health。 Would recommend listening to the audiobook for the breathing exercises at the end。

Adina ，

I would give this more 3。5 than a four。 I did really enjoy this book and thought it offered insightful information， but it felt lacking in evidence at times。 This may be because not much research is being done in this area， but I feel as if I need to do further research to gather more background information on the individual cases he talks about。 While I definitely believe using different breathing techniques can be beneficial， the author often doesn’t consider or address other factors。 Overall， I would give this more 3。5 than a four。 I did really enjoy this book and thought it offered insightful information， but it felt lacking in evidence at times。 This may be because not much research is being done in this area， but I feel as if I need to do further research to gather more background information on the individual cases he talks about。 While I definitely believe using different breathing techniques can be beneficial， the author often doesn’t consider or address other factors。 Overall， it’s still intriguing with sprinkles of indisputable science and I will certainly try some of the breathing techniques and work on my breathing in general after reading this。 。。。more

Cathleen ，

Who knew that such a small， simple， no-cost thing like breathing through your nose instead of your mouth would make such a difference。 （Wise people living 5000 years ago maybe :） ） As I read the book， I could not help noticing and shaping my breath - and instantly I felt better。

Jenni ，

Interesting ideas but I would like a version of this book written by a doctor or specialist。 It was mostly written as a book of anecdotes without documentation or footnotes， which made me wonder how many of the claims were specious。 Everyone should probably stop mouth-breathing though。

YesIReadThat ，

Interesting book， but it seems like there is a lot of pseudoscience （the author even mentions himself， that the people he quotes were accused of pseudoscience multiple times）。 It's still an interesting read。 Interesting book， but it seems like there is a lot of pseudoscience （the author even mentions himself， that the people he quotes were accused of pseudoscience multiple times）。 It's still an interesting read。 。。。more

Emily ，

"Breathing is the missing pillar of health。" Such an interesting book on how badly we breath。 Close your mouth and breath through your nose！ Definitely worth reading and lots that I will incorporate into my own life。 "Breathing is the missing pillar of health。" Such an interesting book on how badly we breath。 Close your mouth and breath through your nose！ Definitely worth reading and lots that I will incorporate into my own life。 。。。more

Hannah Peacock ，

A book about the lost art of breathing。 I have a new appreciation for my nose， as well as how important breathing really is。 I appreciated that the author does point out that improved breathing works in conjunction with modern medicine， not in place of it。

Chandra Sekhar ，

A gamechanger。 A guidebook to a simple but often ignored superpower。 The common secret behind improved endurance for runners， intense workouts or to even pull yourself out of a panic attack: Breathe！

Lara ，

Interesting but I quit reading part way through but saved the breathing techniques at the end。

Rodrigo Pimentel ，

Não curti o formato， além do que quase nem base cientifica muita coisa que está lá。。。

Leslie ，

Really enjoyed this and learned a TON！ Breathing doesn't get enough credit for how much it influences our day to day lives and health。 Really enjoyed this and learned a TON！ Breathing doesn't get enough credit for how much it influences our day to day lives and health。 。。。more

Gail ，

An online friend with excellent book taste spent the past year touting this book on her social media—enough times that one of her boasts coincided with the window of opportunity of my latest audiobook credit becoming available。 I hit purchase but felt a bit skeptical—was I really going to spend the next 7 hours and 18 minutes entertained by some dude talking about the act of …。 breathing？ Turns out， yes， absolutely， I was。 With each chapter of “Breath”， author James Nestor approaches the topic o An online friend with excellent book taste spent the past year touting this book on her social media—enough times that one of her boasts coincided with the window of opportunity of my latest audiobook credit becoming available。 I hit purchase but felt a bit skeptical—was I really going to spend the next 7 hours and 18 minutes entertained by some dude talking about the act of …。 breathing？ Turns out， yes， absolutely， I was。 With each chapter of “Breath”， author James Nestor approaches the topic of health， breath， and the idea of how and why we breathe， from angles I never saw coming。 His decade-long quest to investigate the history of breathing took him to places as far-flung as the the streets of Sao Paulo to the secret catacombs of Paris， where he examines the skulls of a whole lotta dead people to explore how the food we eat today （softer， mushier） has changed the shapes of our faces and made breathing more difficult than it was for our ancestors。 Nestor’s curiosity also leads him to learn more about the women and men who were pioneers in studying the art of breathing。 One of those individuals was Katharina Schroth， a German woman who straightened her severely scoliotic spine by repeatedly inhaling into one lung。 Another “pulmonaut” （Nestor’s term for people who explore the bounds of human lung capacity） was Carl Stough， a New Jersey choral conductor who， in the 1950s， developed a deep form of breathing that helped singers improve the resonance of their voices and members of the US men’s track team break a bunch of records at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968。 As a yogi， I was also fascinated to learn about the Indus Valley Civilization， a Bronze Age civilization in what today would be Afghanistan/Pakistan/India that is believed to be the first to practice yoga and yogic breathing。Along with the history of breathing， Nestor examines the topic from a wellness perspective， too。 Perhaps the biggest takeaway？ Breathing through your mouth is bad for you。 Like， so bad for you it takes years off your life！Overall， I found this book to be the perfect combination of non-fiction that reads somewhat like a novel—engaging and informative in a way that reminds me of the work of the brilliant Mary Roach （so if you like her books， you’d love this）。My final kudos （for the audiobook， at least） is that Nestor invites renowned Swedish breathing expert Anders Olson （a pulmonaut who joins him for an intense， weeks-long study to compare mouth vs nose breathing that he writes about in detail in the book） to lead listeners through a series of breathing exercises。 I made notes for each of the styles of breathing， and fully intend to make future use of them！ 。。。more

Jon Fulkerson ，

A little more gonzo journalism than I was expecting， and I quit about 3/4 through。 I'm intrigued by the ideas about breathing， but this wasn't the book for me on it。 A little more gonzo journalism than I was expecting， and I quit about 3/4 through。 I'm intrigued by the ideas about breathing， but this wasn't the book for me on it。 。。。more

Lauren Thomas ，

I rarely re-read books but I have a feeling I will revisit this one。 Excellent interweaving of facts and storytelling to relay the science of breathing。 I listened to the audible and the author was engaging！

Brooke Fradd ，

I abandoned this one after 100 pages。 Lots of anecdotal stories， lots of "you're to blame for your breathing issues"， without solutions to help。 Perhaps he saved that for the end， but I just couldn't keep going with it。 I abandoned this one after 100 pages。 Lots of anecdotal stories， lots of "you're to blame for your breathing issues"， without solutions to help。 Perhaps he saved that for the end， but I just couldn't keep going with it。 。。。more

Sumukh ，

"No matter what we eat， how much we exercise， how resilient our genes are， how skinny of young or wise we are — none of it will matter unless we’re breathing correctly。 That’s what these researchers discovered。 The missing pillar in health is breath。 It all starts there。" That's the core message James Nestor tries to get across throughout this book。 The book itself covers a few things about human breathing， including the evolutionary perspective， scientific papers studying nasal breathing， fun f "No matter what we eat， how much we exercise， how resilient our genes are， how skinny of young or wise we are — none of it will matter unless we’re breathing correctly。 That’s what these researchers discovered。 The missing pillar in health is breath。 It all starts there。" That's the core message James Nestor tries to get across throughout this book。 The book itself covers a few things about human breathing， including the evolutionary perspective， scientific papers studying nasal breathing， fun facts （did you know that noses get erections？！）， and the impact chewing has on breathing to name a few。 There were a large amount of yogic breathing and other ancient techniques that Nestor cites in the final third of the book that don't have much scientific explanations yet。 I wish they did， but this is one of those cases where research is still behind despite the techniques having been with humans since early civilization。 Nestor hasn't fully convinced me to drop everything and become a full-time pulmonaut， but I'll be sure to be more mindful of my breathing。 Always nasal。 5。5 seconds in， 5。5 seconds out。 5。5 cycles per minute for 5。5 liters of air。 。。。more

Sivachandran Paramasivam ，

As a person with chronic vasomotor rhinitis， I am always on a look out to understand and manage my condition better。 I had high expectation for the book and the book didn't disappoint me。The book starts by describing the various condition/illness due to improper breathing。 Then it describes the stories of various people who devised different ways to improve breathing and manage the condition better。 Finally， for quick reference， the book summaries various breathing techniques and the benefits of As a person with chronic vasomotor rhinitis， I am always on a look out to understand and manage my condition better。 I had high expectation for the book and the book didn't disappoint me。The book starts by describing the various condition/illness due to improper breathing。 Then it describes the stories of various people who devised different ways to improve breathing and manage the condition better。 Finally， for quick reference， the book summaries various breathing techniques and the benefits of them。Though I'm yet to try out all the breathing technique described in the book， I'm already inspired by the book to practice breathing techniques everyday。 The book also educated me about the downside of some of surgical procedures which I was considering for myself。 。。。more

Christine ，

Another book that probably isn’t for everyone， but I found really interesting。 I’ll credit that， in part， to making my way back to yoga after a COVID-driven hiatus。 Yoga and breathing are so intertwined so I picked up this book hoping I’d uncover something to help me with my practice。 I found so much more。First off， I should caveat that I have not yet gone through the breathing exercises at the end of the book。 I’ll report back if my feelings drastically change though。 What I did learn though wa Another book that probably isn’t for everyone， but I found really interesting。 I’ll credit that， in part， to making my way back to yoga after a COVID-driven hiatus。 Yoga and breathing are so intertwined so I picked up this book hoping I’d uncover something to help me with my practice。 I found so much more。First off， I should caveat that I have not yet gone through the breathing exercises at the end of the book。 I’ll report back if my feelings drastically change though。 What I did learn though was just how fascinating and important breathing is。I will forever thank my lucky stars that I am not a mouth breather。 The number one take away from this book is that you need to be breathing through your nose， not your mouth。 Your nose is responsible for cleaning， heating， and moistening the air we breathe in。 Nose breathing has significant benefits to our health， endurance， and mental well-being。 Your partner that snores？ They are mouth breathers。 Look up sleep taping if you want to get them to change that behavior。I learned that the greatest indicator of longevity is lung capacity。 That evolution has fucked us when it comes to breathing。 The foods we eat， all those teeth we have had extracted – we are evolving to be worse off when it comes to breathing。 I have felt a difference in my sinuses since getting my wisdom teeth removed this past July and now I know why。I’m super excited to try to introduce more breathing techniques into my day-to-day life， but to summarize the ideal breathing rhythm: inhale in for 5。5 seconds and exhale out for 5。5 seconds。 That gives us the most perfect balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide。 It’s as simple as that。 Even a few dedicated minutes of this each day has huge benefits。 。。。more

Timothy Phillips ，

This book was a recommendation from an accomplished European opera singer。 Alright， her voice is splendid so she is obviously doing something right with her breathing。 I wonder whether one time she had been afflicted with being a mouth-breather or whether she breathes too much with insufficient focus on the outbreath。 Perhaps there is information in this book which has struck a chord with her， if you will pardon the pun。I suppose it is comforting to know that I breathe comparatively well as a na This book was a recommendation from an accomplished European opera singer。 Alright， her voice is splendid so she is obviously doing something right with her breathing。 I wonder whether one time she had been afflicted with being a mouth-breather or whether she breathes too much with insufficient focus on the outbreath。 Perhaps there is information in this book which has struck a chord with her， if you will pardon the pun。I suppose it is comforting to know that I breathe comparatively well as a nasal breather but， as a medical professional， I was hoping in this book for a little more science rather than largely anecdotal information。 The author seems to skirt around what passes for fact and I am wondering what I can or cannot believe。 I still don't know how much of this book is hypothesis。The delivery of the content is a little off putting:"I'm done， declares Olsson， with the same smirk on his face。 He walks down the hallway one last time and goes back across the street。 And one last time， I'm left alone in the clutter， where I eat the same dinner I had ten days ago。The last supper: a bowl of pasta， leftover spinach， a few soggy croutons。 I take a seat at the kitchen table in front of the same unread pile of the Sunday New York Times， pour a little olive oil and salt into the bowl， and take a bite。"Sorry about the clutter！ I'm really starting to wonder whether I am reading material from a want-to-be novel writer intent on describing a rather dysfunctional， impecunious lifestyle rather than a scientific treatise on a vitally important subject matter。Yes， breathing is important and it gives us our vitality。 I would hazard a guess that many of us do not breathe well。 Even my yoga teacher has reminded me to breath when trying to sustain a difficult yoga pose。 When something is painful either physically or emotionally， we tend not to breathe。 I know this intimately but I suppose that with this book I was looking for something more。 I am not going to say that I disagree with the premise of the book and I am sure that some may find subtle but life changing counsel within the pages。 。。。more

Isabel ，

I actually stopped snoring， my friends were all amazeded。

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