Breathing Differently Can Change How You Look - Andrew Huberman 

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I started breathing through my nose instead of my mouth and within six weeks I had developed the ability to walk through walls and shoot laser beams from my eyes.

One thing I find is interesting about nasal breathing is that it's normal to have one side more blocked than the other all the time, this is apparently by design, it's called the nasal cycle and happens automatically to give each nasal passage a rest. The vast majority of the time we aren't even aware of it, but even when we are suffering from congestion the congestion switches from side to side to give our passages a break. Cool.

When my son was 6 or 7 his dentist noticed his mouth breathing and warned me of facial and jaw changes if he continued. So I would give him a dime every time I “caught” him breathing through his nose. I did this for quite a while and it worked!

Okay but the thumbnail pic is wild 😂

Fascinating conversation here. My grandparents would prompt us quietly when we were small: "close your mouth." i.e. practicing the piano or sitting with a book or a project. My grandmother would say, "breathe through your nose, darling." And then the dinner table, "chew your food." (I believe thorough chewing is known as fletcherism...my grandfather graduated from Harvard in the 1920s and he had a concise word for every thing.) We ate every single meal with utensils. Diners now seem more comfortable eating out of wrappers and bags and straws...table manners...a seemingly minor topic but one that reveals a lack of parental participation and attention.

I swear I nasal breathed through this whole video 🌝

To breathe through ones nose, takes a daily conscious effort. Every day I have to make myself aware to breathe this way. (68 years of wrong breathing)😊

This guy is speaking the truth. I have been a mouth breather all my life. It increases bad bacteria in the mouth/throat and creates horrible breath. I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea because my jaw drops open and tongue falls back during sleep and obstructs air flow.

What has always worked for me when congested is to lay my head back, focus on slow steady mouth breaths, while simultaneously trying to allow the air to flow through my nose without directly forcing it through. Within a few minutes you will feel the nostrils unclog immediately. I discovered this as a kid and it has worked since.

I was a mouth breather well into my 20s. I still struggle with it. Parents, don't let your kids be mouth breathers! Dr. Huberman, as usual, is completely correct!

The value of this conversation is so very under appreciated. As an oral health professional practicing myofunctional therapy these are principles we teach everyday. It’s about preventing orthodontic problems but more importantly teaching life long skills that improve all aspects of healthy living.

00:00 🗣 Mouth breathing versus nasal breathing significantly impacts facial structure, potentially affecting attractiveness and development. 01:16 🍽 Chewing hard foods aids craniofacial development and oral health, vital for children's growth and overall health. 02:28 🦷 Orthodontic treatments might stem from poor breathing habits and soft food consumption, emphasizing the significance of proper craniofacial development. 04:22 💨 Mouth breathing reduces oxygen intake, impacting brain function, sinuses, and overall health during both sleep and wakeful states. 05:43 🦠 Nasal breathing aids in filtering and destroying viruses and bacteria, making it a healthier option compared to mouth breathing. 06:12 👶 Chewing tough foods in childhood can significantly influence facial development, leading to distinct differences in attractiveness and dental health. 07:36 🥗 Chewing food thoroughly, breathing through the nose, and avoiding calorie-dense liquid intake contribute to better health and facial development.

The desire for improving ones looks aside, I just ‘breathe that much better’ when I push my tongue to rest on the roof of my mouth. I notice a big difference in the ‘ease’ of breathing. Especially when I’m sleeping. I am very conscious of trying maintaining this posture at all times. 😌👍🏽

Easily one of the BEST RU-vid channels!!! 💯🔥🤟

Dr Mike and John mew have been talking about this for decades now. They deserve way more recognition

F***! Life's already hard enough, now I have to constantly focus on what hole I breath through on top of everything else.... :(

Try mouth taping! I use 3M Nexcare tape. 1 roll lasts over a month. I tried to change to nasal breathing a few years ago at 40. I tried mewing and it helped a little, but the taping at night really made the difference. My palate has widened and my tongue more fits on the roof of my mouth even though those changes are supposed to be unlikely past about 25. I went through a couple of weeks of soreness around my cheeks and sinuses, but it was well worth it. My breathing and sleep has improved immensely!

Healthy breath work is so important, I’ve always had terrible sleep and now I am trying to work on tongue posture at sleep and I am seeing a difference.

My dad was a Royal Marine for 9 years and talked about being able to breath thru his nose while running.

I had crippling indigestion problems for years then I mastered the mewing nasal breathing especially when I slept my airways opened up and my indigestion problems almost completely went away but its constant work its a real work in progress you gotta stay with it forever which is kinda fun if you're a pro active type person.

I've been a mouth breather for a long time. I have a very deviated septum and always have issues with breathing, sleep, sinus infections etc. Had septoplasty to correct this a few days ago, looking forward to seeing some benefits and finally being able to breathe out my nose

I want to say that a life-changing book for me was "Shut Your Mouth." It included information on nasal breathing, and explained what over breathing causes in respectto asthma. I went from being on two medications at the top strength to living many years with no medication, exceptfor extra help at times with bad colds or triggers. I do still have some exercise-induced asthma. Minor colds can go to my lungs more quickly than average person. Doctors can hear that I do definitely still have asthma. But I'm not on the high doses of steroids that were making my face round in appearance. A huge reason that this healing happened was me reading the book "Shut Your Mouth," and learning to not over breathe, especially through the mouth. I think it's always important for each person to remember that they have an individual body. So everything they listen to must be filtered and we must try them for ourselves. An example of this, is that while many people here tape their mouths shut and find success with sleeping, teeth grinders can have a harder time with a closed mouth. So while I learned to practice nose breathing in the day, at night I not only wanted to open my mouth but purposefully open and relax it. I did not have sleep breathing problems before or after this habit. But opening my mouth and relaxing my jaw just before sleep greatly decreased my clenching and TMJ. So for me I did intentional nose breathing throughout the day and then at night would open my mouth, breathe in from my nose and out the mouth. I would say a gentle "aw" sound exhaling until my jaw was completely purposefully relaxed. The way that I set my jaw at night greatly improved the clenching through the night.

Dude I’m SO happy he mentioned the jawsercise thing. I saw that clip as straight up marketing and assumed Andrew was in on it, and it made me think less of his advice. I’m glad that is cleared up

Fascinating. I have always breathed via my nose as I am afraid of allowing unwanted flying or floating things into my mouth. I even sleep with my fist under my jaw to keep my mouth closed when I sleep.

My story is relatively simple. I was like 18, when I needed to have a nerve deleted in my teeth and I was extremely uncomfortable with my mouth open because being a mouth breather, I couldn't properly breathe. My dentist told me to start breathing using my nose and the second visit was way easier. Actually it took me about a few days to start breathing through my nose and this habit is still with me five years later.

I have an inflammatory condition which make my nasal cavity obstructed so I'm a mouth breather. I get all the signs and symptoms that you guys talked about since I've been very young. It's a neverending cycle. More infections, more inflammation, more mouth breathing, stiffer jaw muscle...

Yay!!! Super good and needed info!!!❤❤

as a life long allergy and asthma sufferer, from a young age struggling to breath, I essentially am alive because I became a mouth breather. The only times in life it feels like I'm able to get a full breath in is while yawning or deep chest mouth breathing. I am a pretty good looking guy though so I must of lucked out that way, but I think some of my dental issues are related to that. In the past years as an older person ive tried to transition to breathing through the nose, which I do a good amount of now, but whenever I have a histamine reaction and my nose is clogged, mouth breathing it is.

This is the best looking podcast out there. The set, lighting, camera angles, all 🤌🤌

Deviated Septum surgery greatly changed my life and breathing. I could never breathe properly from one side of my nose. In my early 20’s, I had the surgery performed and as soon as I could take the bandages off and breathe unobstructedly, I remember it felt like a big gush of wind going into my body and lungs that I never had ever experienced before. I always struggled with sinus infections up until the surgery and afterwards, I rarely ever had sinus infections. It is amazing and if you always feel tired, congested, constantly with sinus infections, consider getting a consultation.

3 days into nose breathing (taping my mouth close when i sleep) and i already feel that im much more relaxed and have a deeper, inner calm because of it. Thanks for the tipp ❤

I 100% believe the brave I wore as I kid ruined my face. Before the braces I was not a mouth breather. They pulled my lower jaw back and because I had a palette expander for almost 2 year and braces for 5, I've experience major decay because of the glue. That was even confirmed by my dentist.

I have a deviated septum, allergies and asthma. Doctor told me the septum isn’t bad enough to warrant surgery, but it does cause issues when my allergies and /or asthma kicks in. If my mouth is gagged at those times I’d probably suffocate. 🤬

So now I finally know why I'm ugly.

My sinus was clogged until I started using curcumin at 50, since then breathing through my nose.

I’ve been sleep mouth breathing my entire life. I’ve been mouth taping while sleeping for 3 months. It has changed my life. I’ve never felt so rested as I have the last few months. No mid day crash. I used to hit a wall around 3 everyday. That’s is gone

Dr Huberman's main superpower is being able to distil a vast number of technical subjects into simple instructions for the masses so we can all live happier, healthier lives

I had bad allergies growing up, so most of the time my nose was completely blocked. So I mouth breathed a ton. I'm sure I also didn't eat a lot of hard foods either. I ended up with a terrible overbite and an underdeveloped lower jaw. I ended up having to get braces and double jaw surgery (upper and lower) to correct everything. Insurance paid for it because it was considered a "deformation." I wish I knew this stuff when I was younger. But then again, with my allergies, I don't know if I could've nose-breathed if I wanted to most of the time (especially at night).

Thanks guys!!

I'm a twin and started chewing/nasal breathing 15 years ago. Stopped snoring, overcame asthma, improved VO2 and diet. My twin suffers, had wisdom teeth pulled and snores in his sleep. I'm trying to convince him to try this. The health improvement is undeniable.

Chris, you should have Mike Mew on your show, to talk about mewing, mouthbreading, and face development. Jaws can i recomment. It makes so much sence. Every parent should read this book.

Breathe is a good book on the topic. Very accessible, many interesting examples and stories of testing

I was waiting to hear Mr Mew’s name mentioned!!!! Love this!

Just wanted to say that taping my mouth shut at night has made big changes in my life. Face shape is just one benefit

If you want a snack, have a raw carrot. I started doing this because of the trim healthy mama sisters and the first time I really noticed how laborious getting through it was. Junk food is created to reach the "bliss point" which usually means maximum effect for minimum effort in chewing because that sells so well. Real food isn't like that.

Wow. So true. Thanks.

Pranayama...for deviated septum...my nose was broken in a domestic violence incident...I've been struggling with breathing...thanks for this❤

I was born with a hair lip and had two surgeries as a child; one at one month old to detach the lip from the nose a form the upper lip and mid section as best as they could; this was in 1948. Then a second surgery at 13 to improve the mid section and upper lip. I can remember vividly like I’m that small child, being put to bed and lying there breathing through my mouth and not being able to breath through my mouth; my nasal l passages were blocked; I didn’t know that that was an issue; never thought to ask my mother about it. (The kicker was that my mother was a nurse and her last position was working for a ears, nose, and throat doctor. No thought to check my nasal passages.) Decades later I had rhinoplasty; my nose was way off center, and I had a deviated septum! A world of difference in my breathing. Too bad my mother never had a clue to link my difficult breathing with a deviated septum. Multiple times, especially at night trying to go to sleep, and have cleared the passages, I remember those difficult nights trying to go to sleep.

no joke, when i'm being midful about my tongue posture it literally brings me flashes of mental clarity throughout the day. it's wild.

There’s a book called breath, that is all about breathing and the importance of nasal breathing for so much. These is also great information that I didn’t know

Wow! Amazing 🤩!

I started mewing in 2021 and my back pain was immediately fixed. I bought a Luminessa brace in September and became a nasal breather. My jaw is almost at place and i look even better then before. But the health benefits which makes it worth it❤i am 31

My mom used to tell my brother and I to keep our mouths closed. As a SLP I think we both had significant tongue thrust which would have resulted in articulation errors id allowed to continue. Thanks for nagging us mom!

I eat a lot of red meat and lean foods requiring full chewing exercising. When I I asked my dentist about Jawzrsizer (sp?), she said my diet and jaw strength is more than enough, and strengthening further could damage jaw or teeth from chewing with too much strength. Would definitely use those with caution

I grew up in a cool climate near the coast, about high 50s f- high 60s f and foggy all day. I always had a stuffed up nose. I moved inland where it is much warmer and can breath through my nose now.

So are we saying something like chewing gum is good for our facial development?

My lower jaw is simply too small- the teeth are crowded- and no amount of nasal breathing or tongue positioning will fix it so I shall always be considered 'ugly' as you so kindly put it. It's a family feature. Over the years I have learned to jut out my jaw to help somewhat which then makes me look aggressive :( I have found a happy medium with a huge smile, and then along comes a reminder that I am considered ugly. Way to go guys.

I looked exactly like the photo on the right. Underdeveloped chin and large nose. Once I got them fixed (plastic surgery) my life changed so much. Did a 1-80.

James Nestor. Best book about nose breathing.

I wonder what studies have been done on mewing and whether andrew approves

For thousands of years in Asia mediation was taught with 'in through the nose, out through the mouth'

This guy is onto something. Was always taught nose-breathing and chewing as a child/adoescent, both for aesthetics and general health. 52 years old, great teeth (if not 100% a American/Hollywood set of pearly whites) and really does help health.

Ible sinus infections as a child and as a result breathed thru my mouth a lot. My nose and face became long and my chin receded.

I was mostly a mouth breather, especially at night, until I got braces 2 years ago while in my 50s. Having braces changed my facial structure so that now, I can breathe through my nose without issue.

I'm basically simply not able to nose breathe, because my nose is always blocked (sinuses deformed badly), it's since my childhood and i'm 50 now, but i think i have a pretty normal face.

I’m a dentist in Denmark treating kids and adults using these principles, and great that this is becoming more widespread. But a small correction you should not breathe through your mouth while eating and speaking, of course air comes out when you speak but still inhale through the nose, and if you mouth breathe while eating you are at risk of aspirating or choking, these are tell tale signs of being a mouthbreater.

Very interesting!

Read Breath by James Nestor. He was on Rogan some years back. He covered all of this. Fantastic book/podcast.

I grew up grinding my teeth in my sleep but I guess good cheek bones are the silver lining.

Its not just allergies but also being "tongue tied" that causes the same effect. The tongue can be limited in its movement by the lingual frenulum in some people. In this case the tongue typically rests on the bottom and touching the front teeth. An oral surgeon can fix that and notice it versus an orthodontist who's focus tend to be mainly on just aligning the teeth.

It's so normal and natural to breath through the nose that I would never even think to do otherwise - unless I have a cold and my nose is clogged for a few days. And I bicycle with nasal breathing - okay, that's conscious: this way I get filtered and warmed air into my lungs. Having performed outside a lot, also in winter temperatures, I learned to inhale through my nose even when SINGING.

This has been known for quite a while, popularized by mike mew, this is only a part of the "mewing" method. Your tongue posture is central to all of this, not just chewing and keeping your mouth closed. It's like 15% of the answer and won't get you very far.

I don't know why some people are upset by what he's saying. It's true. The position of your tongue in your mouth determines the shape of your jaw and face. If your tongue is properly positioned on the roof of your mouth you will breath through your nose and your palate/jaw will be wider. I had to have 2 pretty extensive jaw surgeries as an adult to correct my extremely high and narrow palate and align my jaw. This is because I didn't have proper tounge placement. I do have a long face, but I wouldn't consider myself ugly.

I was a mouth breather until 7 when I had my tonsils & adenoids removed. The doc said they were too big for my head. I wonder how many other children have this issue.

I was a mouthbreather since I was a todler until about 10 months ago. It took me two weeks before it was easy to breath to my nose, because then my nose opened. I often sleep with mouthtape.

That's just great, I'm german, and all we need is another perfection on how to live the perfect modern human life. We german men, are commonly referred to as "sitzpisser" because we sit down to pee, maybe you should have a show on that next time, how it helps your bladder better, get fully empty by sitting down more...

I was trained by running laps with a mouth full of water that you couldn't swallow... Its a old and easy training aid.

Ever hear of the Melocchi lower larynx singing method . Quickly disappearing as evidenced by the disappearance of big voiced resonant singing.

The last few years I’ve been practicing breathing through my nose.. I started to do that because at night my mouth would become really dry. I thought I was going to suffocate when I first started. My nose was so clogged up. But the more I did it the less clogged my nose became.. now I just do it out of habit, and I don’t have to be so conscious about it

I’m not a mouth breather it’s just my face 😬🤣🤣🤣

Mike Mew is the most important doctor since Weston Price imo

I always was mostly nasal breather until about 4 years ago . I have had sinus issues do to allergies and when I had to wear N95 during Covid era ( I work in hospital ) it seems I turned into mouth breather .. I had some ongoing issues with receding gums from grinding and clenching teeth and it treatment for that was when I discovered I had become mouth breather . We don’t have to wear those tight fitting masks anymore and I really have to concentrate not to continue this habit . I can tell you that my gum recession and sinus issues have become much worse since mouth breathing .. yoga breathing helps as does sinus irritation with Neti

Just learned what mewing was, been doing this for years after reading the book “Six Foot Tiger, Three Foot Cage” and learning about the importance of the tongue as a muscle

What’s a good mouth tape to buy???

If I try to breathe through my nose I suffocate. I haven't been able to breathe through my nose enough to actually survive for my entire life. I'm not really sure why. But it's not an option for me. Sometimes my sinuses close off so much that barely any air gets through. I can Sometimes nose breathe when I'm sitting absolutely still but even that isn't very often. I wish I could nose breathe!

A whole new meaning for Mouth Breather

I quit breathing Jan 1st. It was difficult at first but I don't miss it now and life is great. All my buddies are like "wow you finally quit".

Mike Mew's been on about this for decades

Me on a spinning bike with 180bpm trying to nose breath😂

Is it possible to reverse it?

I always thought that nose hairs were the key to filtering bacteria and preventing me from getting ill, didn't realise it was an entire system. I used to have great difficulty breathing through my nose, it was always congested and I got nosebleeds constantly when I was young and had to get it cauterized, but I spent my mid-to-later teens and adulthood really forcing myself to breath through my nose. Whenever I'm in a place with a particularly bad smell, or in a heavily populated public place, I always consciously breathe through my nose because smells are generally created by particles in the air. So even if something smells bad I would probably retch from the thought of breathing those particles in through my mouth. I feel like I tend to get less ill due to this, I wouldn't say I've had a cold in a few years, not to jinx it, and I am lucky enough to have avoided the big C virus completely so far.

I tried both methods. No change. Still ugly.

He makes a compelling case for chewing gum

Talk about shovel shaped teeth and the whys and hows of this evolutionary adaptation. I have them and my dentist had no idea what I was talking about. Sad. Just sad. Yes, please talk about this under-understood of for hours; because we love this and will listen to Huberman for as long as he can speak. lol ❤

I am a dentist and learned this from Dr John Mew in the 1990’s. Look at his case photos of orthotropic remedies.

Wow, and I thought I was just getting uglier with age 🤣

I wear mouth tape at night it’s helped me loads I was snoring very badly this has worked wonders

As a kid-young adult we heated with a woodstove most of my life and I mouth breathed especially at night all the time. It also dried out my mouth which I think effected my teeth and gums. After watching this I’m gunna try to focus more on nose breathing as I do have a deviated septum and a fairly recessed jaw.

I am agree 100%