‘How’ you breathe impacts your health
We rarely think about how we breathe but there is a difference between ‘just breathing’ and ‘breathing well’ and it can change your life for the better.
Article by: Dr Lewis Ehrlich
Inflammation can affect many aspects of health
Dysfunctional breathing (including mouth breathing at night) can cause stress-related issues in the mouth. People who mouth breathe are more likely to have gum disease which contributes to increased inflammation in the body.
The flow-on effect of poor breathing habits is increased susceptibility to a range of inflammatory conditions linked to gum disease like heart problems and diabetes.
Talk to us about your breathing and your health
If you aren’t breathing well, especially during sleep, you won’t be well-rested and can have lower energy during the day. Your overall health can be impacted.
The risk of anxiety and depression also increases with poor breathing habits during sleep.
Mouth breathers are more likely to have dental decay because they dry out the saliva which has a protective effect for the teeth and gums. Mouth breathing also enlarges the tonsils, makes the sinuses more inflamed, and leaves you more susceptible to snoring, sleep-disordered breathing and sleep apnea. This is a vicious cycle as these conditions make you more stressed e.g. via an increase in blood pressure while you sleep.
Now you can recycle your oral care products and packaging at SHDC
How to help save ‘Planet A’
SHDC has partnered with TerraCycle and Colgate® in this free recycling program for your oral care product packaging.
Simply bring in your used oral care products and packaging and we will send it off for responsible recycling into quality outdoor furniture!
your product, please note that it must be completely dry.
Program accepted waste:
Toothpaste tubes and caps, manual toothbrushes, electric toothbrush heads, toothbrush and toothpaste tube plastic packaging, floss containers.
Note: In order to recycle this waste properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. leftover toothpaste or floss). Additionally, if you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry.
