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AN UPDATED EDITION OF 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, a book that has changed countless lives, James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices, discovering that if we make even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale, we can:
- Jump-start athletic performance- Reduce anxiety and stress, and boost productivity- Halt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease- Ease headaches and sinus problemsNone of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head.

You will never breathe the same again.



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Editions (6)

ISBN9780241289129
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd (UK)
Publication Date07/08/21
Pages368

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  • 3.0

    Pleasant, easy read overall. The book included many interesting stories and facets that piqued my interest, whether to try and experiment or to deepen my understanding. Unfortunately, most of the time the book was too shallow to satisfy the curiosity it caused and adequately explain what it was mentioning. Instead of going more in depth at times, providing more contextualisation, more detailed assessment, more reflection, a large portion was taken up by anecdotal storytelling. This was perfectly fine at the beginning but incredibly frustrating as the book went on. The duality and lack of (?) balance reminded me a bit about having an interesting, if casual, conversation at a dinner party but every time it gets interesting, some health bro keeps butting in. I’m glad I read it. I picked out some things to maybe follow up on and try just for fun. I would hesitate to recommend the whole book and am unlikely to read it again.

    Apr 19, 2026

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    4.0

    Great insight knowledge, but lost my interest half way a bit.

    Nov 24, 2024

  • 2.0

    1.5/5.0 I absolutely love the cover but I didn't like the book at all and I am highly disappointed as the premise soounded great. I found the story mostly boring and not entertaining or even thrilling at all. I didn't care for the characters either, maybe the different pov's made this difficult, I don't know.

    Sep 7, 2022

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