Top Breathing Techniques for Better Health

The two biggest breathing mistakes many people make are mouth breathing and over-breathing.

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• The way you breathe — fast or slow, shallow or deep — sends messages to your body that affect your mood, stress level, blood pressure, immune function and more

• One of the most basic of all breathing techniques is to make sure you’re always breathing through your nose. Mouth breathing decreases tissue oxygenation, elevates your heart rate…