The physiology of breath, and its life-changing effects, with James Nestor

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Ben speaks with James Nestor, one of the world leaders in understanding the physiology of our breath and how it can impact our lives, our minds and bodies, and our resilience. In this info-packed episode you'll learn tangible ways to easily incorporate simple ideas and techniques that can have a dramatic impact on your mental state and clarity, anxiety levels, sleep, fitness, and more. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, The Atlantic</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and more. His latest book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">was an instant</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">bestseller. Nestor’s first book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, was published in 2014 and was a finalist for the 2015 PEN/ESPN Award For Literary Sports Writing, an Amazon Best Science Book of 2014, and more. You can find out more about James and his work at</span> <a href= "https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmrjamesnestor.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> mrjamesnestor.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you to our awesome show sponsor, makers of my favorite grassfed collagen and powdered MCT: BUBS, a company making just a few extremely high-quality products and giving back a whopping 10% of their sales to charity. I use their powdered collagen and MCT in my coffee every morning. Use the code BEN for a full 20% off your purchase at</span> <a href= "https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbubsnaturals.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bubsnaturals