James Nestor

Broschiertes Buch

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

Beschreibung

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

AS HEARD ON STEVEN BARTLETT'S 'DIARY OF A CEO'

'Who would have thought something as simple as changing the way we breathe could be so revolutionary for our health, from snoring to allergies to immunity? A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations' Dr Rangan Chatterjee

There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can:

- improve our exercise techniques
- restore healthy sleep patterns and minimise snoring
- halt allergies, asthma and even autoimmune disease

Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge studies, Breath is full of revelations, turning what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.

You will never breathe the same again.

Autor

James Nestor has written for Scientific American, Outside Magazine, Men's Journal, National Public Radio, The New York Times, and more. His book, Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What The Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves, was a finalist for the PEN American Center Best Sports Book of the Year and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Nestor has appeared on dozens of national radio and television shows, including ABC's Nightline, the CBS Morning News and NPR. He lives and breathes in San Francisco. More at mrjamesnestor.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books UK / Penguin Life
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 438566
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780241289129
• ISBN-10: 0241289122
• Artikelnr.: 60089128

Rezensionen

'If there's one book you read this year, make it this one' Chris Evans

A transformative book that changes how you think about your body and mind. Joshua Foer, The New York Times bestselling author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Breath is an utterly fascinating journey into the ways we are wired. No matter who you are, you ll want to read this. Po Bronson, The New York Times bestselling author of What Should I Do with My Life? and coauthor of NurtureShock

An eye-opening, epic journey of human devolution that explains why so many of us are sick and tired. A must-read book that exposes what our health care system doesn t see. Dr. Steven Y. Park, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, author of

Sleep, Interrupted

I don t say this often, but when I do I mean it: This book changed my life. Breath is part scientific quest, part historical insight, part Hero s Journey, full of groundbreaking ideas, and a rollicking good read. I had no idea that the simple and intuitive act of inhaling and exhaling has taken such an evolutionary hit. As a result, I figured out why I sleep so badly and why my breathing feels so often out of sync. With a few simple tweaks, I fixed my breathing and fixed myself. A transformational book! Caroline Paul, bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl

If you breathe, you need this book. When we undervalue anything, including something so basic as breathing, bad things always happen and Nestor makes it clear how awful it s gotten. But he also provides a clear airway back to better, deeper, stronger respirations. Wallace J. Nichols, PhD, The New York Times bestselling author of Blue Mind

Breath shows us just how extraordinary the act of breathing is and why so much depends on how we do it. An enthralling, surprising, and often funny adventure into our most overlooked and undervalued function. Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We Swim and American Chinatown

A welcome, invigorating user s manual for the respiratory system." Kirkus Reviews

Although we all breathe, there is an art and science to breathing correctly. . . . Full of fascinating information an compelling arguments, this eye-opening (or more aptly a mouth-closing and nostril-opening) work is highly recommended. Library Journal