This is not actually true. Decent doctors have a steady flow of reading and research, they don’t rely on annual conferences for things. I seriously doubt that most of them even bother to attend annual conferences on a regular basis.
That could have some merit.
Tons of content in this thread. And I’d like to add even more:
This dude James Nestor was on Joe Rogan recently, and he has a lot of insights into sleep apnea and breathing:
He’s also got a book which I’ve read half of so far.
His theory is that a lot of illnesses are caused by mouth breathing. And breathing through your nose exclusively opens up your nasal passageways after some time and makes it super easy to breath efficiently. Its hard to do, especially when working out, but apparently it gets easier over time. The main problem is you cant keep your mouth closed while you sleep. So he suggests putting a little bit of tape on your lips while you sleep to prevent your mouth from opening. I’ve tried it for a few days so far, and it seems to work pretty well. Theres also head straps you can get to obtain the same effect.
Theres a lot more content in what he advises, including slow breathing and exhaling completely. But overall its super interesting, especially since I’ve never heard of it until a few days ago. Rogan added a few of his own insights into it too. In the vid, he mentions having had a broken nose all his life, and noticed an improvement in quality of life soon as he got surgery to fix it.
My brother’s been doing slow breathing while exercising for a few years now, and he can do cardio for hours when he wants to. I’ve tried but I’ve never succeeded with it, but maybe nose breathing is the secret to get there too. It seems like a reasonable claim.
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