# Nasal breathing ### Summary **Mouth breathing:** Dries out upper airways, leating to infammation, narrowing of airways **Nasal breathing:** Slows down your breath, activates diaphramatic breathing, lowers heart rate, 10-20% better update of oxygen **Nitric oxide:** Only produced in the nasal passages anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, increases oxygen uptake in the blood. --- ### Nose breathing benefits

- Nose slows down your breathing and helps pick up more nitric oxide - **Nose breathing**: activated diaphram breathing, slows down breathing, lowereing stress, 10-20% better uptake of oxygen, filters the air, reduces heart rate - **Mouth breathing:** activates the chest, more speech problems, bad breath - **Nitric Oxide**: Sterolizes the air as it comes in --- ### The Benefits of Nasal Breathing

- The nose is the only organ that conditions, moistens and regulates breathing volume, which protects the upper exercise - Still better to breath with your nose during rest, exercise and sleep - **Mouth breathing**: dries out upper airways leading to inflammation, norrowing of airways, contributes to bad breath and poor dental health - **Nitric oxide:** Antiviral, antibacterial and helps redistribute the blood throughout the lungs, increasing oxygen updake in the blood - **Nasal breathing:** Recovery post exercise is better, less expired oxygen, meaning your body utilizes oxygen more efficiently