Recently, we’ve all become acutely aware of how important respiratory health is.  With this in mind, the growing trend of conversation about the health benefits of nasal breathing could not have come at a better time.
And while breathing through your nose appears to explicitly beneficial, the alternative — being a chronic mouth breather — could actually be harmful to your health.
Increase Oxygen Uptake in Your Body by 20 Percent With This Simple Trick
According to a 2015 clinical review published in the peer-reviewed Irish journal Nursing in General Practice, breathing through the nose creates an increase in airway resistance by up to 50 percent.  Since airflow resistance during inhalation helps maintain the elasticity and volume of the lungs, the result is a net 10 to 20 percent increase in oxygen uptake in the body.  Breathing through the nose is also likely to improve oxygenation in the body because once inside the nasal passageway, the air is exposed to a network of arteries, veins, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels….