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Did you know your nose has its very own built in filtration system? And, if you are a smoker it won’t work as well as it should? 👃 As many healthcare workers are chasing their own tails looking for masks, those of us in quarantine and not saving lives can also save on masks if we simply learn to nose breathe. 👃 Of course, the mask has the added safety shield, and you can get away with talking and not risk infecting others. However, there is still benefit to learning how to breathe with your mouth closed, including: 📌 Nose breathing adds moisture to the air coming in to prevent dryness in the lungs and bronchial tubes. 📌 Breathing through the nose warms up cold air to body temperature before it gets to your lungs. 📌 Nose breathing adds resistance to the air stream which increases oxygen uptake by maintaining elasticity in the lungs. 📌Acting as a barrier against intruders, nose breathing traps large particles with the nose hairs and small particles via mucous membranes. 📌Nose breathing ensures correct activation of the #diaphragm muscle. 👃 On the contrary, mouth breathing has long been known to raise #cortisol levels in the body as human physiology makes open mouth breathing happen through the active “flight and flight” #sympatheticnervoussystem rather than #nosebreathing which is carried out physiologically by the passive and relaxed #parasympathetic nervous system. 👃 Breathing through the mouth most of the time is not the way humans are built to breathe. Many studies have shown that chronic mouth breathing results in a number of adverse health consequences, such as: #sleepapnea #dentaldecay #gumdisease and unnecessary trauma to soft airway tissue. 🍬 Chronic gum chewers beware 👉 you are all chronic mouth breathers! 👃 So, what are we gonna do? Learn how to effectively breathe through the nose. Even if it just starts with 5 breaths in and out for 5 seconds each 2-3 times per day. Once you feel the benefits — I’m sure you’ll become addicted to the effects rather than the ill effects of smoking and gum chewing! 👃 #onesmallthing2020 Join my challenge and feel the difference one small thing daily can do for you❤️ #healthnavigator #kinesiolgist #healthcoach

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