Learn to breathe through your nose — even if you have to tape your mouth shut

A visit to the dentist becomes a lesson in the vital importance of proper breathing — which many of us aren't doing. Who knew?

20 February 2022 - 00:03

Every year as I approach the end of February I get that mildly sinking feeling that comes from recognising that perhaps the grand resolutions I made may not be panning out quite as successfully as anticipated in the alcohol-fuelled daze of January 1. Perhaps you too know this feeling as you recognise that certain undertakings made so brightly on that first day of the new year might still be firmly lodged on the to-do list around February 29. I’m not alone. Apparently research shows that more than half of the resolutions made, fail. To break this cycle of despond I decided that this year I should rather reset as opposed to resolve. How, you ask? By starting with the basics...

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