Science says eating just one meal per day can improve your health. Learn more at https://highintensityhealth.com/OMAD ----- Welcome to episode #146 with Sarah Hornsby, RDH. We talk about the importance of nose- breathing for the health of the oral and gut microbiome and preventing sleep apnea. ➢ Connect with Sarah: http://www.myfaceology.com/myofunctional-therapy/ ➢ Read the Interview Transcript: http://highintensityhealth.com/ ➢ Listen to the Audio in iTunes: http://highintensityhealth.com/itunes -----------------------------------------Lets Connect-------------------------------------- ➢ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metabolic_mike ➢ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MikeMutzelMS --------------------------------------Key Takeaways---------------------------------- 02:34 Myofunctional Therapy: 03:27 Open Mouth/Low Tongue: 04:46 Issues with an Open Mouth: Our noses are meant to moisten, warm and clean air. Nitric oxide helps with the microbiome within our noses. Mouth breathing lowers nitric oxide levels. When we breathe through our mouths, we bypass these benefits. Chronic mouth breathing is a cause of sleep apnea. If you are mouth breathing during the day, you will be mouth breathing during the night. That leads to snoring. Snoring leads to upper airway resistance syndrome. It is a precursor to sleep apnea 07:17 Small Airways and Sleep Dysfunction: 09:12 Contributors to Small Airways 12:08 Enlarged Adenoids and Tonsils in Children: