#51 How Breathing Efficiently Can Improve Menopause with Dr Louise Oliver

If you suffer with daytime sleepiness, unsatisfactory sleep or have been told that you  snore, then there is a  good chance that how you breathe isn't as efficient as it could be.  This is important because how we breathe affects our health and well-being and can particularly affect us during perimenopause and menopause.Studies show that the menopausal transition is significantly associated with an increased likelihood of having sleep-disordered breathing as hormones affect how we breathe.   So I was delighted to be joined this week by Dr Louise Oliver, a GP of 20 years, a  functional breathing practitioner and therapeutic life coach.Louise has had an interest in women's health and menopause for many years and now incorporates her skills as a functional breathing practitioner to help women breathe more efficiently.Join us in this conversation where we discuss:  🎙️ How breathing is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to managing peri/menopause🎙️ What sparked Louise's interest in learning more about breathing 🎙️ What effective and efficient breathing is🎙️ What happens when we’re not breathing properly 🎙️ How hormones affect our breathing 🎙️ How to know if you’re not breathing effectively at night 🎙️ The importance of nasal breathing 🎙️ What you can do to help yourself breathe more efficiently 🎙️ The power of the autonomic nervous system and how the way we breathe affects it🎙️ How disordered breathing can affect weight gain These are the useful links we discussed:Mr Vik Veer Throat exercises for snoring & sleep apnoea:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nq8YjWIIUIDr Louise's website:https://www.drlouiseolivertherapeuticlifecoaching.com/menopause This is the page with detailed information for those that want to take action to improve their breathing:https://www.drlouiseolivertherapeuticlifecoaching.com/podcast-informationhttps://www.instagram.com/drlouiseolivertlc/Download 15 Breaths to Calm Anxiety - a FREE 5 minute audio to calm you down in real time.Download The Breath Check-Up - your FREE guide to understanding how well you're breathing right now.Download my energising 5 Minute Morning Practice to get your day started in the best way possible.To find out more about my membership The Inner Space go to:  https://www.pollywarren.com/theinnerspaceEmail me at:  [email protected]://www.pollywarren.com/https://www.instagram.com/pollywarrencoaching/