Be Humble, Tape Your Mouth at Night, and Your Work Isn’t Your Life

Hi Folks! Connor and Nick here from Healthy Living With Nick and Connor. Thanks again for being on our email list, it means a lot, and we are excited to share our weekly email with you. We hope you enjoy it! Here is what we hope you take away from this one: 

1. But first, humility

2. Tape Your Mouth at Night, Sounds Crazy but it Works

3. Don’t forget to spend time doing the things you enjoy. If you are too busy to remember what those things are, take a moment to figure it out.  

Starter Mindset Tip: The Utility of Being Humble

The quickest way to stagnate in life is to deny yourself the utility of being humble. Humility is simply the recognition that there are always ways in which to grow and improve, no matter how skilled you are. It does not mean you need to undervalue the person you are today. The humble mindset will afford you being comfortable with who you are, while also creating the best foundation for good living. It liberates you to have more fun pursuing new things, and to gain the most from them. To practice humility, simply acknowledge that there is always as much yet to learn as there is what we already know.

Health Recipe: Tape Your Mouth at Night - Sounds Crazy, But It Works

Timing: 5 seconds to put tape on 

Level of Difficulty: Hard at first, easier each time you do it   

Serving Size: Try it every night for a few weeks

Spice Level: Fiery for your nose at first, gets milder      

INGREDIENTS

You and your breath

A postage-stamp-sized piece of medical tape 

REASONING AND BENEFITS

First off, we have had a lot of people say to us, “They didn’t tape their mouths while they slept 300 years ago; how come we should try this now?” Short answer is, they didn’t have to. People historically breathed through their noses, and we currently do not. You won’t have to tape your mouth for the rest of your life. Breathe through your nose during the day, tape your mouth at night for a few months , and your body will relearn how to breathe through your nose all the time and you won’t have to tape your mouth anymore. You can improve your overall health by sticking a little piece of tape on your mouth for a few months out of your entire life. Hopefully that sounds doable now! Mouth taping at night will unlock the benefits of nasal breathing for the 7 to 9 hours you’re asleep. That’s a huge percentage of your day!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Buy some plastic medical tape and put it in your bathroom or bedside table.

2. Take a few gentle easy breaths through your nose when you get into bed.

3. Tear off a postage-stamp-sized piece of medical tape and place it over the middle of your top and bottom lip. Don’t worry: you will still be able to breathe out the side of your mouth if you have to.

4. Continue taking slow easy breaths through your nose while you fall asleep, ideally on your side to let your airways open up fully. Sleeping on your back blocks your airway the most.

5. When you wake up in the morning, take the tape off.

6. Repeat each night until you are naturally breathing through your nose. Aim for a few months.

PRO TIP: We know, this sounds crazy! When you try this recipe and tell people that you are taping your mouth at night, they will also think it sounds crazy. But you know what? Just own it and unlock those 7 to 9 hours of optimal nasal breathing! This will set you up well for the rest of your life.

* If you don’t like how sticky the tape makes your lips, throw a little lip chap or vaseline on first.

** Try taping your mouth during the day, if the moment allows for it, to further reinforce nasal breathing. And the art of listening!

*** If your nose is stuffed up before bed, try the Say Goodbye to Nasal Congestion recipe on the next page.

Dessert Quote:  

“It isn't easy for a man to force himself into a discipline of idleness, but it is essential. Life is not work: to work without stopping sends a man mad. Remember that. And to want to do so is a bad sign: those of your colleagues who could not stop working were by no means the best.” — Charles De Gaulle

Now we want to hear from YOU! Please let us know what you think of today’s newsletter, and send us an example of how you applied the health recipe to your life! We would love to share how you introduced this week’s recipe into your life’s unique menu. Thanks and have a great Sunday!

Sources:

Learn more about how to optimize your sleep:

Nestor, J. (2020). Breath: The new science of a lost art. Penguin.