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The right way to breathe during the coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by Louis J. Ignarro, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
imageBreathing in through the nose is an integral part of meditation and delivers virus-fighting gases to the lungs.triloks / Getty Images

Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. It’s not just something you do in yoga class – breathing this way actually provides a powerful medical benefit that can help the body fight viral...

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