Scientific literature provides evidence that the way we breathe influences neural areas related to attention, memory, smell, ...

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner talks about why breathing through your nose is better than breathing through your mouth. QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, Have ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first appeared in the March-April 1983 issue of Yoga Journal.

Breathe in for five, breathe out for five. We’ve all heard those simple instructions when we’ve felt anxious, nervous or stressed. It’s a familiar refrain: “a few deep breaths and you’ll be fine”. But ...

New research suggests that the natural rhythm of breathing plays an important role in organizing the brain activity required for human memory. The study indicates that successful memory retrieval is ...

Breathing effectively and efficiently is not only vital in swimming but also in everyday life. On a daily basis, we involuntarily inhale and exhale between 17,000 and 23,000 times. That’s a lot of ...

You arrive for a difficulty-breathing emergency. The patient is alert and oriented and complaining of difficulty breathing. The patient appears to be mildly distressed and slightly anxious, but vitals ...