Ever Thought About How You Breathe While You Sleep? Probably not. Most of us don’t. But it turns out that something as automatic as breathing can actually affect how rested, healthy, and energized we feel each day. The big question: Are you breathing through your nose or your mouth at night? It matters more than you’d think. Nose breathing is how the body is designed to function. It filters, warms, and humidifies the air we breathe. It even helps regulate oxygen intake more efficiently. Mouth breathing skips all of that. It can lead to dry mouth, snoring, and poor sleep. Over time, it might even affect your posture or facial structure. If you’re waking up feeling groggy or congested, it might not be your bedtime — it might be how you’re breathing. Worth paying attention to, right? Sleep is when the body heals. Breathe the way you’re meant to, and the healing gets even better. — Just a thought. Stay curious ✨

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Make a conscious effort to breathe through your 👃 nose today. Not only is it better for your health, but it also helps to keep your senses sharp. #breathing #nosebreathing #health #keepfloating #float #breathwork #dailyreminder (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoCIKclu-CS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

POOR ORAL POSTURE LEADS TO MOUTH BREATHING Mouth breathing will quickly dry out the mouth and lips, decreasing saliva production. Saliva is important to: ✅ Neutralizes acid in the mouth ✅ Washes away bacteria ❌ Fighting tooth decay - without, the chances of tooth decay increases Dry mouth is one of the main causes of gum disease, cavities and inflamed gums, that can advance to periodontitis. Mary Otto(Book: Teeth) says that keeping the mouth open dries out the mouth – less saliva = more cavities. SOLUTION? No fancy devices. Nose 👃🏻 breathe. . . #mouthbreathing #nosebreathing #shutyourmouth #thyroidhealth #cavities #drymouth #toothdecay #nostrilbreathing #gumdisease #lackofsaliva #periodontitis #eastwesthealing #restorationthyroidnutrition #realfoodgangstas https://www.instagram.com/p/Bza1J48ACo9/?igshid=kdk3briw8aal

A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO LOWER HIGH CORTISOL No supplement 💊, no food required. In fact, this is a tool that is with you all day ‪24/7‬ and when accessed more consciously throughout your day can have a powerful effect on your healing process– your breath. “Studies show that you can reduce your heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol levels by up to 20% through Heart Coherence." -Dan Brule. When we 👃🏻 breathe and slow the breath down, we are able to support the ❤️ , increase HRV (heart rate variability) and improve our ability to handle stress. You can effect "heart resonance" with mantras, yoga, qi gong, meditation, exercise, through love affection and goodwill BUT, the easiest and fastest way is through your breath. Heart Coherence is achieved when we are breathing 4-6x per minute (a physiological resonance point). It is not a matter of effort or reasoning but a natural and reflex-like phenomenon. When we are able to get out of the way, and simply allow the breath to come we can have a major impact on the state of the nervous system and therefore the overall state of our physiology. This is another way that individuals with hypothyroidism, asthma, sleep apnea, anxiety, high cortisol/adrenaline, etc will be able to regulate their nervous system to create a foundation for healing.  . . #breathwork #heartresonance #heartcoherence #nosebreathing #highcortisol #heartratevariability #handlestress #hypothyroidism #regulateheartrate #lowerbloodpressure #eastwesthealing #restorationthyroidnutrition #realfoodgangstas     https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGMFWsg5v5/?igshid=lpqry53f5pr5

STRUCTURE GOVERNS FUNCTION The mouth 👄 has teeth 🦷 and was meant for eating. The nose 👃🏻 was meant for breathing. Mouth breathing stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and increases the heart rate. Air coming into the mouth is cold 🥶 and does not get warmed causing constriction and inflammation of the airways. As well as dryness of the lips, mouth, and airways leading to dehydration. The nose has cilia, it removes toxins and warms 🔥 the air before entering the body. It actually increases circulating NITRIC OXIDE (NO), retention of CO2 and strengthens our vagal tone – parasympathetic nervous system. NO’s important functions in the body include: 👉🏻Powerful vasodilator relaxing the blood vessels, lowering BP, HR and brining the oxygen we breath to our lungs. 👉🏻Protects the liver by increasing blood supply 👉🏻Improves communication between nerve cells in the brain 👉🏻Assists the immune system at fighting of bacteria and viruses 👉🏻Reduces inflammation 👉🏻Increases strength and endurance . . #thyroidhealing #eastwesthealing #thyroidhealing #realfoodgangstas #restorationthyroidnutrition #nosebreathing #nosebreath #mouthbreather #mouthbreathing #nervoussystemregulation #hyperventilation #shutyourmouthandsaveyourlife #noseisforbreathing #mouthisforeating #stressedstate https://www.instagram.com/p/ByF0WEbg5n9/?igshid=158vk6lnf6zf0

MOUTH BREATHING AND DEHYDRATION ▫️ Studies 📖 have shown that you can lose up to 42% more water exhaling through the mouth 👄 vs the nose 👃🏻 resulting in: ✔️Dry mouth and dry skin ✔️A slowed metabolism and lower blood sugar ✔️Dehydration ✔️Nasal obstruction and difficulty breathing- which can be heavily exacerbated during the night and a vicious perpetuating cycle. ▫️ When breathing 💨 pathways are being obstructed (ie. allergies, polyps, deviated septum, enlarged adenoids, and enlarged turbinates) there is a tendency to mouth 👄 breathe which results in the loss of more water 💦 and heat. ▫️ What’s the solution? ✅Nose breathing - will prevent water and heat loss, increase nitric oxide (vasodilation), improve hydration 💦and unblock the nose. ✅Nose breathing alone throughout the day and night are a great way to regulate any of the above and can be a very powerful tool to unblock the nasal pathways and restore proper breathing. ✅Breath holds are a bit more advanced but they are also a great way to work on nasal obstruction. ▫️ Below are a couple of holds you can try: 👉🏻3-6-3 (inhale-hold-exhale) for 5 min or 👉🏻3-6-3 (inhale-exhale-hold) for 5min ▫️ In the examples you will notice a difference in the placement of the breath hold. This is because we are all in different physiological states and what “revs” one person up might slow another person down. ▫️ Try each one, play with the tempos (2-4-2 or 4-8-4, etc) and find which one works for you best. . . #mouthbreathing #nosebreathing #nosebreathe #shutyourmouthandsaveyourlife #dehydration #nosepolyps #largeadenoids #breathingtechniques #dryskin #breathholds #mouthbreathingmonday #respiration #thyroidhealth #realfoodgangstas #eastwesthealing https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvb6llUAQlg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qcjsewnuoiv8