Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

how each inhaled breath provides us with new energy and each exhale releases old, stale energy.

Vitamins and minerals, he discovered, work in symbiosis; one needs the others to be effective. This explained why supplements could be useless unless they’re in the presence of other supplements. We needed all these nutrients to develop strong bones throughout the body,

During the deepest, most restful stages of sleep, the pituitary gland, a pea-size ball at the base of the brain, secretes hormones that control the release of adrenaline, endorphins, growth hormone, and other substances, including vasopressin, which communicates with cells to store more water.

pulmonauts exploring novel therapies in breathing,

The ancient Chinese were onto it as well. “The breath inhaled through the mouth is called ‘Ni Ch’i, adverse breath,’ which is extremely harmful,” states a passage from the Tao.27 “Be careful not to

Busting out a hundred pushups may be great for one person but harmful to another.

All this suggests that for the past hundred years psychologists may have been treating chronic fears, and all the anxieties that come with them, in the wrong way. Fears weren’t just a mental problem, and they couldn’t be treated by simply getting patients to think differently. Fears and anxiety had a physical manifestation, too. They could be gener

nobody knows how quickly the damage comes on, or how severe it might become.

Harvold’s monkeys recovered, too.