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280: The connection between breath & weight loss | Tanya G.K. Bentley, Ph.D.

280: The connection between breath & weight loss | Tanya G.K. Bentley, Ph.D.

Tanya G.K. Bentley, Ph.D., discusses how your breath impacts weight loss and how to improve your CO2 tolerance.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

February 3, 202152m 35s

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Show Notes

Tanya G.K. Bentley, Ph.D.: "People lose weight, but where is it going? Actually, it's getting excreted as carbon dioxide by breathing out.” 

Bentley, a breathing expert and co-founder and CEO of the Health and Human Performance Foundation, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how your breath impacts weight loss, plus:

*How breathing impacts your gut microbiome*

*Low-lift breathwork practices for in-the-moment anxiety*

*How to teach your kids breathwork practices that really work*

*Why hyperventilating on purpose can help stop panic attacks*

*How to improve your CO2 tolerance & why it matters*


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References:

*Bentley's microbiome, performance & stress research: https://www.hhp-foundation.org/research

*Ruben Meerman, Ph.D.'s paper on breath & weight loss: https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7257

*Michael Ristow, M.D.'s research on antioxidants & exercise: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2680430/

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