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All I Need Is The Air I Can’t Breathe
It seems like a major design flaw that we’re supposed to breathe out of two tiny holes in our face.
Even dolphins have large-ish blowholes [citation needed¹] and they live under the water. So one assumes they’re basically okay with not breathing for extended periods of time.
“But Bev,” I hear you say, “what about mouths? Aren’t those basically blowholes?”
The problem is that breathing through your mouth is bad.
Apparently, your nostrils release nitric oxide which, as we inhale, relaxes the body’s smooth muscles, like the heart and blood vessels, which in turn decreases blood pressure and calms the nervous system and all this other great stuff that I really, really need.
This is a fascinating article about the benefits of breathing through your nose, even though it’s an advertisement for (*actually reading the article*) something you can use to tape your mouth shut.
Okay.
See, that’s a thing now, taping your mouth shut. And like most things trending on TikTok, it’s kinda dangerous.
Am I thinking about taping my mouth shut? Of course I’m thinking about taping my mouth…
