“Scientific studies have shown that slow breathing can help “almost” everything!”
Nick Heath, Ph.D.
In this conversation, Nick and I discuss his breath of origin story, the epigenetics of joy, how slow breathing improves “almost” everything, changing the internal environment within us, attention versus intentional bias, Nick’s top scientific studies and books on breathing along with his nighttime breathing routine.
REFERENCED STUDIES:
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Oxygen-induced impairment in arterial function is corrected by slow breathing in patients with type 1 diabetes (this is the 2017 slow breathing & diabetes study in Nature)
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Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Improves Emotional and Physical Health and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis (this the “slow breathing basically helps everything” study)
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Heart rate variability biofeedback in chronic disease management: A systematic review (this is the slow breathing and chronic disease one)
ABOUT NICK:
Nick Heath is a type-1 diabetic, researcher, and writer. He is the creator of The Breathing Diabetic. Nick has spent the last 5 years studying, teaching, and applying breathing practices in his own life. He is a certified Oxygen Advantage® coach and a member of the Global Wellness BREATHE Initiative.
CONTACT MATT:
INSTAGRAM: @thebreathingdiabetic
WEBSITE: www.thebreathingdiabetic.com
Live with intention. Move with gratitude. Breathe with purpose.
