A naturopathic doctor has revealed a bizarre secret that she says can help you live longer – and it’s quite surprising.
The information was shared in a new video posted to TikTok this week by Dr. Janine Bowring, a Canada-based expert who has over 25 years of experience and clinical research under her belt.
She revealed that taking fewer breaths may actually be the secret to a longer life.
‘The average adult takes about 15 to 20 breaths per minute, which is actually far too much,’ Dr. Bowring claimed.
‘If you can slow your breathing down to about five point five breaths per minute, that is related now to longevity,’ she continued.
The doctor then started to compare human beings to other animals, like dolphins and whales, who take fewer breaths and live ‘much longer’ than humans.
She said that these mammals only take three to five breaths per minute.
‘Whereas, a mouse takes 90 to 250 breaths per minute, and they only live two to seven years,’ she explained.
The information was shared in a new video posted to TikTok this week by Dr. Janine Bowring , a Canada-based expert who has over 25 years of experience and clinical research under her belt
‘Stress, as we know, when we’re stressed out, we breathe more quickly, and we know that stress is definitely correlated with a shorter life, so my tip here is to consciously breathe, slowing down the breath,’ the doctor continued.
‘This is one of the reasons why meditation and yoga can be really powerful and helping you to live longer,’ she concluded.
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And, it looks like Bowring could be on to something here.
According to Earth.com, a study performed on mice by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital last year showed that those kept in areas with lower oxygen levels lived longer.
They reported that the mice who were exposed to 11 percent oxygen levels lived ’50 percent longer’ as compared to their counterparts who were kept with oxygen levels of 21 percent.
‘The theory is that less oxygen reduces cellular damage and stimulates cells to clear out and recycle damaged components more efficiently, thereby slowing down the aging process,’ the outlet wrote.
However, the study has not been recreated in humans, so it’s unclear how it would effect us.
‘It is premature to speculate on the implication of these findings for human aging,’ Pulmonologist Dr. Roger Roberts, the lead researcher of the study, told the outlet.
The doctor then started to compare human beings to other animals, like dolphins and whales, who take fewer breaths and live ‘much longer’ than humans (stock image)
‘But there are several interesting clues from epidemiological research that living at high altitude where there is a lower oxygen concentration might increase median lifespan and reduce the burden of age-related diseases,’ Dr. Roberts continued.
Taking fewer breaths is not the only naturopathic tip that Dr. Bowring has shared with viewers in recent months.
In December, she shared three tips that will help you to go to the bathroom every morning.
The first piece of advice that she offered to stimulate a bowel movement was to drink something hot when you first wake up in the morning.
‘This is going to help to stimulate your colon to release its contents,’ Dr. Bowring explained.
Her last two tips had to do with circadian rhythm.