Respiratory Rate as a Marker of Cognitive Load
When we engage in mentally demanding tasks, something changes almost immediately in our physiology. Long before we become…
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Breathing your way to lower blood pressure: what we learned with CHASKi
High blood pressure affects roughly one in three adults around the world, making it one of the most…
Breathe to Heal: How Slow Breathing Naturally Reduces Blood Pressure
For years, hypertension has been known as the silent killer, a chronic rise in blood pressure that increases cardiovascular…
Your Breathing, Your Identity: The Science of Respiratory Fingerprints
A new study published in Current Biology reveals that each of us has a unique nasal respiratory fingerprint, an individually specific…
Why VO₂max Is the Health Metric Everyone Should Track—Not Just Athletes
In the world of endurance sports, VO₂max—the maximal rate of oxygen consumption during intense exercise—has long been used to…