Lately, it seems like breathing — more or better or in certain ways — is prescribed to help with everything from anxiety and depression to reducing blood pressure and risk of disease to improving ...

We breathe in and out around 25,000 times a day and most of us don’t think about it at all. Getting air in and out of your lungs seems like the most straightforward activity imaginable. Our brain ...

Covid-19 has been a wake up call for all us, especially those who have trouble breathing. As we don masks and worry about anyone breathing too close, what do we know about the science of breathing and ...

Many people misunderstand how our bodies produce energy, says James Nestor, a science journalist and author of "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art." "We get most of our energy from our breath, not ...

The old Benjamin Franklin adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” can be applied to an action people perform more than 25,000 times a day — breathing. Research conducted by author and ...

James Nestor is the author of the book "Breath: the New Science of a Lost Art." He's written for many publications including The New York Times, National Public Radio, and Scientific American. For the ...

“Take a deep breath.” This is some of the most common advice for dealing with stressful situations. But how exactly does taking a deep breath help us? And what really is a perfect deep breath anyway?

Scrolling social media, amid frantic election-related posts and news of escalating COVID-19 cases, you may have come across a friend reminding everyone to just breathe. In Greater Good’s advice for ...

Many people misunderstand how our bodies produce energy, says James Nestor, a science journalist and author of "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art." "We get most of our energy from our breath, not ...