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Andrew Schultz trying his hardest not to breath through his mouth during this interview.

I'm south african (Half South African English White & Zulu) and I rarely come across people from my region/state that didn't have beautiful, straight, white teeth. We grew up chewing on sugar cane which needed one to chew until your jaws literally began to hurt. We also grew up eating pap, "inyama yenhloko (cow's head)", inhlabathi (some kind of edible clay), freshly grown veggies and other foods that were pretty difficult to chew. I was also an incredibly healthy until the city lifestyle : constantly making instant porridge and cereals. But I truly do believe that sugar cane has got something to do with my tribe people in Northern KwaZulu-Natal usually have great set of teeth. Great video guys!

I used to have sore throats during the winter. My grandfather told me to breath through my nose. Instant relief.

EDIT: I just wanna make it abundantly clear to everyone. Mewing is a fad. Mike Mew likely had his license revoked for a good reason. It’s just good oral posture. It’s natural and it’s the way things should be. It can help jaw development during your childhood. However, keep in mind that genetics play a roll as well and just because you have a jaw misalignment or don’t look like a Greek god doesn’t necessarily mean its your fault. Ideal forward projection of the upper and lower jaw isn’t naturally in the cards for everyone, no matter what you do. My upper jaw is fantastic and I have extremely sharp and forward projecting high cheekbones and a super strong jawline (I genuinely look AI generated according to anyone who’s seen a picture of me online) and my teeth still grew in weird enough that I had to get my wisdom teeth taken out. There is nuance here, guys. Regardless, if a jaw misalignment is bad enough, there’s no shame in jaw surgery. Stay strong guys. There’s tons of misinformation out there, and especially in this comment section, and around the topic of looks maxing in general. Body dysmorphia is a killer, and lots of things are in your head. Don’t overthink things, but follow the path you want to follow. Also, thanks for all the likes. 😎 --------------- It’s so strange how nobody ever tells you these things. Not your parents, not your teachers, not your doctors or dentists. Nobody. Yet it’s so important, and if you don’t catch on at a young age, it can permanently screw your facial structure and completely derail your genetic potential. Edit: mouth breathing is technically something that is addressed by orthodontists. I had just never heard of it as a concept or something to avoid. (Also, no I was not a mouth breather and MY face is fine.)

Breastfeeding - from the breast- for the first 12 months of an infants life is incredibly important in supporting optimal cranio-facial development.

*This conversation was insightful! I'm so glad we all shared our knowledge and insights. I'm pumped to adapt some of the practices mentioned in the video into my daily routine. This is going to be a great for me!*

Meditation helps with low belly nasal breathing. The sleep discussion was eye opening to me. That 30-60 degree angle does make all the difference! Crazy! I’m thinking of trying to tape my mouth shut, but not too excited about it.

I'm so happy to hear someone agree with me on fillers. I'm an esthetician and can not understand why people want to look like everyone else. It's getting creepy. I have to get this book Jaws. I've heard of facial yoga, but to chisel your face naturally is a game changer.

I've been using mouth tape for 2 years or so. Anxiety has improved remarkably as well as overall physical and mental health. It wasn't the only change I've made but I believe it's been a huge cornerstone in my self-saving effort.

I started using a CPAP machine and it’s improved my life a lot, physical health, mental health, and as result my relationships around me.

I was a mouth breather for the first 18 years of my life, and now I'm 21 and awaiting double jaw surgery because of how abnormal my lower and upper jaw are. I met with one of the top jaw surgeons in Washington, and he said my lower jaw is recessed an entire inch. I cannot wait for the transformation, to have the face I was supposed to develop.

Breathing out my nose like a mad man right now

Great advise! I often breathe through both because I feel a bit of conjestion in my nose. I just did a brisk 15 minute walk and focused on keeping my mouth shut. By the end of the walk I found breathing through my nose much easier as the congestion cleared. I’ll keep this up for sure.

I’m 26 with obstructive sleep apnea. I’m a 5 year recovering/recovered drug addict. I’m aware it is a consequence of my past choices. My sinuses have damage and it makes breathing through my nose, especially in my sleep, constantly cause a stuffy nose that I believe is how I now naturally react in my sleep by blocking things(air) from going through. That is only an uneducated theory I have, but I do everything I can to not breathe through my mouth. But it is so hard to breathe through my nose, especially during the day when I don’t have the moisture/humidity that my CPAP machine provides during my sleep. It’s really frustrating.

4:18 the cut to Andrew was comedic genius. Andrew is realizing him been a mouth breather his entire life has affected his facial shape and we get to see exactly what AH is talking about

It's like everything that's difficult in life, from getting bullied to chewing hard foods, is meant to help you in the long run

I was always a mouth breather as a kid because of allergies that caused the inside of my nose to be swollen. I snored like a fat old man my whole childhood into young adulthood. Because of this my facial structure is like how the pictures are. If you're reading this and you're going through puberty, get your mouth breathing fixed asap if you have it.

Yup! I do skin gym on my face at home. I noticed two weeks later how much more fit my jaw and cheek area looked! I also breathe through my nose and hate breathing through my mouth. And I love crunchy foods or things where I gotta chew, which works out the jaw.

I've actually done a research paper on the effects of violin and viola playing on facial development. Basically holding the instrument on one side creates imbalances and asymmetry in the face and can even lead to jaw problems!

I've had my nose broken more times than I can remember and Ive had multiple surgeries. I had to purposely retrain my breathing and it made a big difference

I love Dr. Mike Mew’s videos on how to do this!

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 😮 *Mouth breathing can lead to anxiety due to inadequate CO2 elimination during sleep.* 00:27 👃 *Nasal breathing, even using athletic tape on the mouth, is advocated for better health.* 00:42 🍎 *Dietary differences, like soft foods vs. hard foods, significantly impact jaw structure.* 01:25 💪 *Jaw exercises and avoiding mouth breathing can enhance facial structure in a few months.* 02:21 💆‍♀️ *Facial muscles and jaw exercises can notably influence facial appearance.* 03:46 🦷 *Chewing hard foods is beneficial for jaw, teeth,and facial structure.* 04:14 👄 *Nasal breathers are considered more attractive than mouth breathers historically.* 06:21 🦠 *Dental care, flossing, and proper chewing impact overall health and facial structure.* Made with HARPA AI

It's fascinating how much our breathing can affect our physical and mental health, and how we are never really taught how to do it. Apparently, the average human breathes with only 15-20% of their lungs' capacity. People often focus on stretching tight hamstrings but seldom think of stretching a tight/restricted diaphragm or intercostals, which move the ribcage. But when you do the results are amazing. If you are a swimmer, singer, horn player, or whatever you'll notice a huge difference. Considering how much stress there is these days, knowing how to breathe can very quickly take you from your sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) into your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest). Here are some tips to do it anytime: -Breathe in and out through your nose -Make your exhalations longer than your inhalations -Narrow the passage at the back of your throat so that you can hear and feel your breath there -Hum -Move your diaphragm up and down as much as possible, with your slowest deepest breath (this is great to do any time of day for five mins when you feel stressed, and before bed if you have trouble switching off)

Fantastic life-changing advice good sir. From now on, I will breathe, and I will chew my food instead of swallowing it whole. Attractiveness. Here I come

Childhood asthma made me prone to mouth breathing so I’m thankful that it took me til adulthood to break my habit of compulsively chewing on my ink pens.

Fear is at the root of mine, Thank you for the awareness around this

Started mewing when I was 21 and been doing it for 4 years now and it's nice to see the improvement of your own jaw being more defined and sharp, tougher jaw muscles, slightly taller nose and more distinct brow ride

This so true I deal with sinus disease and that stuff is real nasal breathing is very important it also produces nitrogen naturally

When I was 21, I had a wisdom tooth removed because it suddenly started pushing against stuff and causing constant pain. Its roots had a really bent shape, and it took the dentist 15 mins of prying to take it out. He said I had two more like it clearly visible in the scan, and they'd need removal in a few years. I started mewing shortly after that, and it quickly became second nature. I'm almost 28 now and I had zero issues with the other two wisdom teeth.

thanks for making this video! I now chew on bones daily. yet to get my own supply so I have to share with the dog but I'm really seeing some development in my chin area! who knew it was this easy to look so good! :3

All of a sudden this guy knows EVERYTHING

Andrew Huberman's podcasts are so enriching and git me hooked for last 2 months.

Yep. Dr mew was a pioneer in this work. Glad, people are finally catching up.

When I was a kid I was terrified of eating spiders in my sleep so I'd force myself to keep my mouth shut and breathe through my nose. Little did I know there were more benefits than avoiding eating spiders lol.

Speaking from years of nose breathing: check for allergies! Pollen, dust mites and food allergies are common. Your colon and your mouth-nasal area are made up of similar cells, that's why you can get a blocked nose from food you cannot digest well. It can happen with wheat, milk, and other things. People are different so you have to be aware of your symptoms and remember what you ate or did

I thought I was the only one thinking of this. Most the males in my family and some older women breathe with their mouths. I too mouth breathe when I sleep after a physically exhausting day. I noticed a few things with mouth breathing: 1)breath smells bad, 2)snoring when sleeping and 3)lack of fitness is visually apparent (which makes you unattractive).

When I worked in the oilsands, common slang for a goofball/idiot was “mouth breather.” When lining up for buses to go back to camp after a work day, all the mouth breathers would aggressively try to get to the front of the line. Then they would stand there, jaws agape, mouth breathing away. I noticed they all had a weird similar facial structure despite being obviously a wide range of face styles. This explains a lot.

Free hacks are so underrated. Thanks for the awesome info!

It is wonderful that there is a way to overcome the negative results of mouth breathing on physical features! Allergies can lead to this, even when one takes antihistamines and/or decongestants. As for sleep, a bad bed or uncomfortable temperature can interfere with sleep. Unfortunately, beds cost money. I regret having had sinus surgery at 38 (didn't really need it and doctor should have known this but it was a teaching hospital where I worked.... Post op, when I took a deep breath through my nose, my nostrils clamped shut! No air! Took me years of exercise to overcome this somewhat. Then, when I received an inheritance at age 48 I had my teeth straightened (by the way, teeth continually move forward---that's why teeth get crowded eventually). Just before the braces came off, my entire mouth caved inward----a plaster cast showed a narrow mouth similar to a chimp! This was because I ate caramels as a kid and had every tooth filled with (black) mercury-silver fillings, so each tooth was an empty shell. In addition, I have allergies. Mouth breathing due to allergies is common. Given the clamped-shut nostrils effect of my surgery, it is a good thing that no one decided to tape my mouth!

As an older man of 64, I remember when I started boxing as a youngster, my trainer told me to chew hard gum, to strengthen your jaws. But strengthening your jaws was a known subject for fighters, for obvious reasons, which I'm sure still is.

After getting one year of braces. My jaws got better and i started breathing from my nose. A lot has changed mostly physical performance in sports. So it is real that beauty can indicate heath

I love how Andrew lays down all of this knowledge and this one dude listens literally with the open mouth

One of the most interesting interviews I have ever seen.

I've had a deviated septum for the last 12ish years due to a punch to the nose. My doctor said it would be costly to fix, if it was even possible. He never said what the negative affects of a deviated septum were, so I left it. I've had sleep apnea ever since. On good days I can breathe through my left nostril, but almost never my right nostril. Most of the time I'm forced to breathe through my mouth. Now that I'm aware just how much that's been affecting me, I think it's time to see a specialist and get this fixed.

I don't know about the chewing your food argument, I think that's more related to developing the facial muscles, but I definitely noticed a correlation between mouth breathers and poor bone development (including myself)

This is a great subject Liked and subbed. Cheers 🍻

It’s a shame I’m 24 and I’m stuck with this underbite, i was sure I needed braces as a child. My sister got them but I didn’t and my teeth are far more crooked than hers. My biggest insecurity and stops me from being confidant all the time is my teeth, knowing that it could have been fixed is quite annoying.

I actually about 2 years ago adapted constantly having my tongue to the roof of my mouth when my mouth is closed because of that exact jawline study and this reminded me of that because It feels so natural to do now and i had forgotten i even set out to change that ha Pretty crazy how you can train something subconscious like that. For those who do try the tongue thing though, when you try to sleep or rest, be sure to relax your tongue a little bit. Having it pressed to the roof of your mouth I believe also can signal stress of sorts on your brain so it won't shut off as easily because it's having to work still. I do catch myself sometimes clenching my jaw down constantly from pushing my tongue to the roof of my mouth for prolonged periods of time. Therefor give it a rest when possible. I could be wrong but I think i read something like that somewhere and i it works for me from experience. Just my 2 cents ✌️

I had this problem growing up. Deviated septum, enlarged tonsils, enlarged adenoids, dental crowding. It ruined my entire childhood, I was sick 8 months out of the year, had braces for 4 years, 6 teeth removed, suffered in school. Things only started to change after getting surgery.

He's right about everything besides jawsrsize. Don't use it as hard chewing on something that isn't food is a sympathetic response and could also worsen your face. Over long term use it could also damage your teeth. Mewing, proper tongue and neck posture is what you need to restore proper breathing and make more space for the airway which will tilt the maxilla backwards and that's what you need. Compensations can also start all the way down from the feet through the diaphragm and to the tongue.

I discovered late on to breathe through the nose and I retrained myself to exercise and work out (mainly boxing) and running by breathing through the nose and now I never tire. People come up to me and ask how can I hit the bags or the double end bag for 20 minutes straight without pausing or dropping my levels... It's all in breathing through the nose and learning breath control.

accidentally discovered this when i was 14, realized i was a mouth breather and looked better breathing with my mouth closed. I had an underbite and weak chin but over time my facial structure changed and now i have features that adhere to the male standard

Thankfully my parents, specially my dad, would always correct me whenever he would hear me breathing from my nose. I learned at an early age to do salt water nose cleaning. What you do is mix a 16oz glass with a full tea spoon of salt (a bit more if you can), then mix it and finally inhale little by little this solution thru your nose. You will be amazed how much green mucus comes out and then just regular mucus. This practice kept me breathing normally and also prevent/cure colds, etc.

This guy is really good at making catchy thumbnails!!

Ok just to clarify , the hard food are not meat or bones (it is stupid to think that people were chewing bones, they were only breaking the bone with something, after having cooked the animal, and drink the broth from the middle of the bone) , but the hard foods are raw vegetables and fruits. Chew your beetle-root, your carrots, not cook them, chew your dense dark (whole grain ) bread, chew your leafy green vegetables, that is the majority of your hard foods, you do not want to do anything stupid that will destroy your enamel.

The answer to the question at the end is: nutritional value of the food has decreased - in part due to the way we process for today, not just because of the way it's grown. Read "Cure tooth decay" for really good info on that. Solutions are there as well.

Another tip is to just chew sugar free gum everyday… 1) keeps your mouth fresh 2) you are always exercising your jaw muscles 3) gum is cheap and easy to get (make sure it’s sugar free tho so it doesn’t ruin your teeth)

Deviated septum here. I’ve had surgery and they said it may close up again. It’s been 4 years now and it’s damn near impossible to breathe through my nose unless I’m exercising hard. I ski 6 days a week so I get a lot of nose breathing in.

Breathing in through the nose with the tongue located between the top of the incisors and the palate has been known in Chinese medicine and Qigong exercises for centuries. I add an "unknown" supplement: Exhalation must be done through the mouth AND the nose accompanied by a slight push from the throat to exhale. By getting used to doing it, it quickly becomes your natural breath... Thx my Sifu.

Pretty sure the book Jaws is included with an Audible subscription in case anybody has one and is interested.

Wow, didn’t know you can regain “model-esque” looks! Always nice to be less ugly. I have seen this before related to nasal breathing. It showed mouth breathers faces over time and they started to get paralysis looks on one side or both sides of there face. This is incredible news!

I breathe through nose and I've chewed a lot of pretty tough chewing gum over the years and I think I'm all set for success

The only time I’ve ever spent time in a hospital was when I contracted a bacterial infection likely from a teeth cleaning. Was there for 3 days on IV antibiotics.

I saw a study that 50% of people with Sleep Apnea actually had a deviated septum. Insurance usually covered a CPAP machine not the surgery. So no fix. Telling them to tape mouth closed if truly not get enough air would bring on ailments that would take most of life to compound would happen very quick.

A simple thing that helps your jaw is ... chewing gum through the day , more pieces = harder to chew 👍

This is crazy, but has made complete sense to me, as I was addicted to cocaine for 15 years and I realized my face had sunk in and looked weak, but I've been clean for 3 years and my face structure has has changed to improve my looks with my jaw line much stronger, I put it down to breathing through my mouth with my nose being blocked all the time

My mother said our great grandfather chewed pine sap (which is quite hard as well as anti bacterial) and he had his own teeth until he passed away in his mid-90s...now it makes sense.

Man how we have softened ourselves and confused ourselves because of it. The symmetry behind sexual attraction cross sex , piggy backing off of this jaw building , face sculpting fact is so crazily aligned.

I was a big mouth breather when I was a kid, nowadays I'm very much aware about how that's unhealthy

Weston A Price, DDS, "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration." Phenominal explanation on the impact of modern food (non native) and teeth/jaw structure. Directly connected and continues thru several generations!

Wow I have horrific adhd chewing gum obnoxiously, but quietly w mouth closed over 20+ years it was actually suggested by a therapist b/c it provides sensory input that helps calm the mind when ur using a major muscle. I look younger than my siblings 14+ yrs younger than me I’m 47 it’s crazy idk why bc other than that I’m not even good at skin care regimen…now I know why

I was born with the most horrible allergies, nothing worked. Yet many years later I learned how you can use in acupressure technique to open your nasal passages place your thumbs at your C3 part of your spine where the spine meets the occiput of the head press into that area on both sides simultaneously it works very well for me

Andrew falling asleep mid conversation is priceless

In graduate school there was a doctor that attributes this to the massive parental education plan to prevent SIDS. Taught to sleep on on back.

This explains why my German Shepherd was so handsome. His jaw muscles could chew through an engine block.

Ive heard this before but my main issue is that my allergies are so damn bad that my nose is nearly always congested and i'm ultimately forced to mouth breathe in my sleep, what are work arounds for this

I've always envied people that can breathe through their nose like normal. Ever since I was little, my nose is usually stopped up on one side, partially both sides, or completely on both sides. I've been on every type of allergy nose spray and pill, nothing ever cleared it up completely. Stacking at least 2 meds a pill and nose spray for the past few years lets me at least get enough air to breathe through my nose, but it's never completely cleared.

I need to hire this guy as my everyday, all day life coach

Actually there are dentist that recommend to AVOID flossing (you are always cutting into the gums, constant injuries). But if you have inflammation in your gums, it is a problem if a person needs heart surgery. It is a low key strain on the immune system.

wow, this was so good. Short story. In the 90s I was a boxer (made fame as a sparring partner for some big names). Anyways, my nose got mangled, so did my bottom front teeth. I stopped boxing too. Then my jaw started to change over 5 to 10 years. I went from a models jaw to a face that looked like I got hit in the jaw by a truck. This explains everything.

Try face yoga. I started it about 1 year ago. Results are amazing. Train yourself to sleep with your mouth closed. I also use facial massage tools with oils to moisturize the skin.

My jaw definition transformation is wild after being aware of nose breathing.

I had problems sleeping and i know its directly causing my ED and anxiety. This was helpful. I'll try medical tape. The sleep machines didn't work for me.

Really great information..

I wonder if anybody has ever studied the possible effects on facial structure caused by beatboxing. I've been beatboxig for 14 years, and the last 4/5 have been pretty intense. When we (beatboxers) practice, it can get pretty intense regarding face muscles , so I think that maybe it may have some actual effects. The one I'm sure of is related to breathing: I'm not a mouth-breather anymore. To become a decent beatboxer you have to control your breathing, so I got used to breath through my nose, so I can keep on doing sounds not involving air with my mout.

When he mentions the bog man he's talking about the Lindow Man (Lindow Pete) that was found in my home town and my head is fried as to why he knows about Lindow Pete hahaha

My grandma died 76 years old with all her teeth. She told me that as a child her family cleaned their teeth my chewing a stick that created suds in their mouth and made their teeth white and strong, the called it chew stick.

This is a really good example of correlation doesn't equal causation. I'm sure in terms of not getting sick as often or sleep quality, breathing through your nose is better. However in the case of facial structure, it's much more likely that it determines people's natural breathing habits, and not the other way around.

All the drill Sargents in basic training called us mouth breathers all the time. It makes sense to breathe through your nose because it has little hairs that trap bad stuff like dirt and expel it from your body

Wow this is so interesting! I have been mouth taping and trying to always breath through my nose. Find hostage tape works best for me!

I don't trust anyone who turns red just from sitting there and speaking.

I have massive jaw muscles. Honestly, I had a fairly varied diet, still North American, growing up. But I chewed gum a lot. What is lost in a lot of these studies is that you have two things, a massive amount of allergies, which make nasal breathing next to impossible for some people. The other thing is that it isn't so much the hardness of the food as it is the chewing action itself. In the "old times", everyone was chewing, almost all the time. The proverbial piece of straw stuck in the mouth meme, or the chew stick, but mostly people were CHEWING fibers to prepare them for use as flax or more commonly, nettles. You'd be at your work, chewing on some nettles, while up to something else, later you'd put those aside and chew some more while braiding previously prepared nettle fibers into cordage, because there was no hardware store to buy from. Everyone made cordage, everyone, well Nobles not withstanding. But the constant need for expendable cordage lead to a lot of chewing. Prior to the more modern eras where sugars were common, people's teeth health was better, and it had to do with all this chewing, at least in part. I've noted that kids these days don't chew gum like we did in the late 70s, early 80s, and yes, by the 90s the general jaw structure WAS changing. More to the point, the gum was also different. As you chewed it, the gum would get "tougher" over time. So you were literally working out your jaw. To the point that I got a bit of clicking jaw from doing it so much. Point being. Maybe an easy way to get your kids jaws working besides starving them into eating better (which, if they are like I was a kid, I would starve myself for 5 days at a time rather than eat something I didn't want to, as I had the will power to resist and endure discomfort and challenge, something that has lasted into adulthood). Go chew some natural gum kids, you will also tend to breath through your nose while doing so. For thousands of years the human jaw has a been a fiber processing machine of choice for humanity. Put it back to work.

Imagine finding out the reason you never had hard food was for an experiment.

It is interesting if you are willing to go past the part when he says he runs once a week it is a long run and he only nose breathe. It’s a quite inefficient breathing method when running and would make your heart rate climb, which is not very great to optimize running potential and breathing / heart rate efficiency.

I mean I watched some jawsercize videos and I don't know if I can trust the pictures. The after pics are definitely instagrammed compared to the before where the tone and structure of the face are improved as one would see these days on any selfies. I'd believe it if the quality and conditions of the before and after photos are equal.

Have breathed through my nose for 2 years. Hasn’t noticeably changed 1 thing.

I have AFib, Doctor said my echocardiogram was normal, i sometimes feel dizzy / light headed and fatigued. 2 questions 1) can I still exercise and 2) will that improve my health a little bit or should I do other tests?

Confidence is a must too!

I’ve tried so many times to become a nose breather but every time I eventually just go to mostly mouth breathing bc I’m too self conscious of the noise you make when you breathe through your nose. No matter how clear your nose is people can hear you breathing through your nose much louder than mouth breathing. Weird reason but some other anxious folks can prob relate