Thread by @craigbrockie

50% of all adults breathe through their mouth.

Mouth breathing is wrecking your health, deforming your face, and ruining your smile.

It's even crippling your brain.

Here's how mouth breathing affects your health (and how to fix it): 🧵

The "mouth breather" face look is unmistakable once you know what to see:

• Elongated, narrow face structure
• Recessed or weak chin
• Perpetual dark circles
• Habitually open mouth posture

This has nothing to do with genetics.

Here's the brutal developmental mechanism that orthodontists see daily:

When children breathe through their mouths, their tongues drop from the roof of the mouth where they belong.

Without tongue support, the upper palate narrows, rises high, and the jaw recedes.

The tragedy is that mouth breathing permanently alters facial development in children, creating changes that are difficult to reverse in adulthood.

It's like building a house with a weak foundation, everything that develops afterward is compromised.

Dr. John Mew's research proved this decades ago.

When researchers blocked young monkeys' noses, forcing mouth breathing, the monkeys developed severe facial deformities and dental crowding.

The same pattern occurs in human children who can't breathe through their noses.

Mouth breathers suffer from oxygen deprivation.

Mouth breathing delivers less oxygen to your bloodstream compared to nasal breathing.

Your nose produces nitric oxide that dilates blood vessels and improves oxygen delivery.

Mouth breathing bypasses this entirely.

Think of your nose as a sophisticated HVAC system that filters, warms, and humidifies incoming air.

Mouth breathing is like ripping out your home's air conditioning and just opening windows year-round.

Technically, air gets in, but it's unprocessed and inadequate.

Mouth breathing makes you dumber and ruins your sleep.

Studies using MRI show nasal breathing creates more brain activity during memory tasks, while mouth breathing leads to less brain activation.

And an open mouth also collapses your airway, leading to snoring and sleep apnea.

This creates a vicious cycle: fragmented sleep from airway collapse leads to chronic fatigue and brain fog.

Many children get misdiagnosed with ADHD when the real problem is sleep disruption from mouth breathing and other correctable factors related to diet and toxicity.

I suffered from mouth breathing, sleep apnea, and snoring for years.

In chapter 7 of my book, "Ultimate Health" I explain in how I got rid of these issues permanently.

I'll share some helpful strategies below in this thread though.
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Your immune system takes a massive hit too.

Your nose filters out 80% of harmful particles, bacteria, and viruses before they reach your lungs.

Mouth breathing allows pathogens direct access to your respiratory system.

It's like removing all air filters from your home.

But here's the encouraging part: you can fix this with the right approach.

1) Address nasal obstructions.

Environmental allergens and food sensitivities can cause sinus congestion.

Identify them with IMUPRO or similar tests and avoid them.

A bedroom HEPA filter can help.

Some have success sleeping with nasal breathing strips and/or mouth tape.

Neurocranial Restructuring (NCR) or Balloon Sinuplasty can help open sinuses.

NCR also routinely corrects facial asymmetry and other issues.

An ENT doctor may also be able to correct a deviated septum.

2) Practice conscious nasal breathing throughout the day.

Keep your tongue pressed gently against the roof of your mouth, this is proper "tongue posture."

If this feels difficult, you might be tongue-tied like I was.

It also contributed to me having a lisp.

If you too are tongue-tied, consider having your "frenulum" trimmed.

It's a very simple and quick procedure that a dentist can perform.

I wish I'd had this done as a baby, as my tongue tie prevented me from breast-feeding and contributed to other issues covered in this thread.

3) Consider "Mewing" and myofunctional therapy.

It's like physical therapy for your mouth and face.

These exercises strengthen tongue and facial muscles while retraining proper positioning.

Many report improvements in sleep apnea and jaw pain from this approach alone.

If you start implementing these now, here's what the transformation would look like:

• Better sleep within 1-2 weeks
• Fewer respiratory infections in a month
• Improved facial muscle tone within 6-8 weeks
• For younger people, gradual facial improvements over 6-12 months

Adults likely won't reverse decades of structural damage, but can optimize function.

VIVOS and HOMEOBLOCK devices help expand your upper jaw to open airways, raise cheekbones, and give you a wider smile.

The improvements in energy, sleep, and overall health can be dramatic.

A bit about me:

30 years ago, I was in chronic pain, with crippling anxiety, and a broken immune system.

Since then, I’ve invested 7-figures researching the best health and performance-enhancing methods worldwide.

This account exists to help people live their best lives.

Thanks for reading!

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