Breathing Trick DIALS DOWN Blood Pressure
You know that what you eat impacts your heart health. And, of course, how much you move and whether or not you smoke do, too.
But did you know that your breathing also impacts your heart risk?
Some folks are nose-breathers, while others tend to breathe through their mouths.
Take a second to consider which one you are… and then keep reading to discover if YOU’RE at risk.
Research reveals that more than half of U.S. adults are mouth-breathers—which could be a BIG problem.
In a recent study, researchers asked volunteers to breathe through their nose or mouth, at rest and during exercise.
Folks who breathed through their noses had modest but significantly lower average and diastolic blood pressure while at rest (not exercising). Plus, they were also more relaxed overall.
And there’s no real mystery why. Our cardiovascular and respiratory systems are linked.
Breathing through your nose…
- relaxes your airways
- and improves how efficiently you breathe.
And, of course, reducing blood pressure lowers one of the primary risk factors for heart disease.
Studies like this reveal that even the smallest changes can have BIG impacts on your health.
P.S. Breathe easier with THIS potent vitamin.
SOURCE:
“Acute nasal breathing lowers diastolic blood pressure and increases parasympathetic contributions to heart rate variability in young adults,” American Journal of Physiology, Volume 325, Issue 6, December 2023, Pages R797-R808, doi. org /10.1152 /ajpregu. 00148.2023
