Wellness Pillar #1- Nasal Breathing
How you breathe has more impact on your wellbeing than anything else because it directly affects your nervous system.
Breathe through your nose to increase the amount of Oxygen in your blood by up to 20%.
Inhale slowly through your nose to release Nitric Oxide, a gas made in the nasal passages. NO is a vasodilator which lowers your blood pressure and heart rate.
Breathe smoothly and deeply through your nose to send a message to your parasympathetic nervous system via the Vagus nerve to relax and stay calm under pressure.
The effects on your day to day mental and emotional state are huge when you simply decide to start consciously breathing through your nose.