According to a neuroscientist, there’s something specific that Brits are doing that’s changing their face.
Looking good isn’t easy and there’s a certain level of work that is usually done if you want to ‘glow up’. From skincare routines to TikTok trends, there’s always something people are claiming will fix your face.
However, there’s actually one thing you could stop doing right now that will naturally alter your appearance and you’ll be glad to know it doesn’t cost a penny.
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A neuroscientist has claimed that humanity is 'getting uglier' and has suggested that a lot of us are doing one thing that’s ruining our faces, even compared images of two groups of people to prove it.
What’s this terrible thing we’re doing?
Mouth breathing.
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So, a lot of people may not be able to stop this quickly if they have things like sleep apnoea, a deviated septum and so on.
But breathing through your mouth instead of your nose is supposedly changing your looks.
He shared that if you breathe this way, you could get a receding jaw line, a hump on your nose, eye bags and crooked teeth as a result.
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Apparently, this is all down to opening your mouth, which drags your tongue down and pulls your chin back.
It also pulls down more of your facial features, which can have a lasting effect.
While you might think this is a lie, American neuroscientist, Dr Andrew Huberman says it’s true.
He said to the Modern Wisdom podcast: “People, and in particular children, who over-use mouth breathing as opposed to nasal breathing have changes in the structure of the face that makes them far more unattractive than if they were to mouth breathe.”
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He added: “The characteristic change in the face when one over-does mouth breathing is that the chin starts to move back towards the neck and the eyes become droopy because there is less use of the sinuses.”
While it’s hard to control while you’re asleep, you could actually train yourself to breathe through your nose during the day to help yourself out.
He said: “Deliberately nasal breathing through most of your cardiovascular training will help dilate the sinuses which leads to better air flow which makes nasal breathing easier.”
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There’s also the risk that you could be making yourself ill just by opening your mouth to breathe.
James Nestor, a San Francisco-based science journalist, told MailOnline: “We should breathe the way we have naturally evolved to breathe.
“There is nothing really fancy about it, just look at a healthy infant breathing into its belly and through the nose in a slow-paced rhythm.”
He also shared that there’s around 60 per cent of people who breath with their mouths open while they sleep, and this could dry out your gums and the tissue that lines your mouth.
While some people say that mouth tape can be a great way to stop this, it’s not a great idea if you have a medical issue which makes it hard to breath nasally.
So, just think about doing it in the day instead.
Britt Jones