Should I use a probiotic?

The beneficial bacteria and yeasts in your body serve as the basis for probiotics. There is always a balance of beneficial and harmful microorganisms throughout your body. Infections throw your body’s sensitive microbial balance off because of the influx of harmful bacteria. Good bacteria aid in the reduction of excessive bad bacteria, restoring equilibrium. Taking…

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Help Prevent Exercise-induced Asthma with Nose-only Breathing

Many studies, such as this one, that compare nasal to oral breathing deduce that, during exercise, oral breathing tends to be favorable because not enough air can be inhaled through the nose. Even for those of us with physiologically “perfect” noses, nasal breathing during exercise (especially without a nasal dilator) has to be practiced in…

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Balance Your Hydration Level and Body Temperature by Adjusting the Way You Breathe

Our noses evolved to be our body’s air conditioners: our nasal passages humidify air and filter out particulates so that the air we inhale into our lungs is as non-irritating as possible. The internal nose alone provides 90% of the respiratory system’s air-conditioning requirement. This means that your lungs and throat have to nearly double…

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