Kate Womersley

We all breathe – 25,000 times a day – so why aren’t we better at it?

Circulation, obesity, mood swings and sexual function are all linked to the way we breathe, and James Nestor has some useful tips

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  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

    James Nestor

    Penguin, pp. 304, £16

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