How Your Breath Affects The Way You Burn Fat, The Importance Of A Daily 45 Minute Walk (With Your Mouth Shut!), The Pros And Cons Of Nasal Breathing & The Five Gear Breathing System That Will Transform The Way You Handle Stress with Brian Mackenzie #547

Hey guys, how are you doing? Hope you're having a good week so far. My name is Dr. Rongan Chatterjee and this is my podcast, Feel Better, Live More. Your breath is intimately linked with every aspect of your health, from how you respond to stress to how efficiently your body burns fat.

But very few of us pay enough attention to this automatic yet transformative process. Today's returning guest is the wonderful Brian Mackenzie, founder and creative director of Shift, president of the Health and Human Performance Foundation, and a world-renowned human performance specialist who combines breathing techniques, movement practices, and stress adaptation training to enhance physical. and mental performance. Brian's methods have been used by Olympic athletes, professional sports teams, and military special forces, and his work has undergone rigorous scientific training at institutions including Stanford University School of Medicine and San Francisco State University. He's also the author of several books, including Unbreakable Runner, Power Speed Endurance, and Unplugged.

In this fascinating conversation, which we recorded a few months back when I was in LA, we explore why breathing is the remote control to the nervous system and how becoming aware of our breathing patterns can instantaneously regulate our stress response. We also discussed the pros and cons of nasal breathing, the benefits of a daily 45 minute walk whilst only breathing through your nose. The relationship between the way that you breathe and your ability to burn fat, the three stages of our stress response cycle, the five-gear breathing system that matches your breathing patterns to your activity levels, the benefits of establishing healthy boundaries, and the importance of being able to find joy and presence in daily activities like washing the dishes. Brian is a remarkable and quite unique individual with an enviable track record of transforming the well-being and performance of a wide range of individuals, and this conversation is full

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