Book · recommended on 6 episodes
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor ISBN 9780241289075
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James Nestor ISBN 9780241289075
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This book by James Nestor has come up 6 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. 5 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Dr. Staci Whitman, Graham Linehan, Kelly Starrett, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-03-08 and the most recent from 2025-09-30. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.
“I suggest everybody get the book, by the way. I mean, this is uh we're going to talk about a lot of different aspects of of breathing”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is James Nestor: Journalist and author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, who has spent years researching breathing science, breath work, and respiratory health. James Nestor on breathing as a foundational health function: nasal breathing, mouth taping, CO2 air quality, and coherent breathing.
“Nester. Yes. He's got a great book called Breathe. For anybody who's fascinated by breathing techniques and how much it can help you”— Graham Linehan
The guest here is Graham Linehan: Irish comedy writer behind hit British sitcoms Father Ted, Black Books and The IT Crowd, winner of several BAFTAs. Now a controversial gender-critical activist who says his career collapsed after he spoke out on women's rights and trans issues. Comedy writer Graham Linehan tells Joe how the gender-ideology backlash destroyed his career, then they roam from AI to Kubrick.
“there's two books three I'd recommend if you're very interested in this since it impacts so many people certainly Breath by James Nester”— Dr. Staci Whitman
The guest here is Dr. Staci Whitman: A functional and pediatric dentist who treats oral health as a pillar of whole-body health, focusing on the oral microbiome, airway and breathing, and the links between gum disease and systemic conditions. She runs salivary and oral microbiome testing in her practice and is an outspoken critic of water fluoridation. A functional dentist explains why most oral-care habits damage your microbiome, and how teeth, breathing, and gum health drive brain, heart, and fertility outcomes.
“look James Nester wrote a great book on it if you look at Lauren chaitau if you look at all the Masters”— Kelly Starrett
The guest here is Dr. Kelly Starrett: Doctor of physical therapy, performance coach, and co-founder of The Ready State (formerly MobilityWOD) with wife Juliet; NYT-bestselling author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run, and Built to Move; works with NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB athletes, Olympic medalists and elite military. Mobility coach Kelly Starrett gives Tim Ferriss simple at-home vital signs and base camp habits that build a durable, mobile body for life.
“there's the recent book "Breath" by James Nestor, which is an excellent book that describes some of the positive effects of nasal breathing”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical tools. Huberman breaks down how smell, taste, and human chemical signaling secretly control alertness, learning, cravings, and even hormones.
“there's a plethora of information out there now because of James Nestor's book, "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art," which came out this last year. Excellent book.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical, science-based tools. Huberman reframes stress as a generic, useful biological system and teaches real-time tools to dial it up or down on demand.
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