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“Franz Kafka observed that “the truth is always an abyss. One must—as in a swimming pool—dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order later to rise again—laughing and fighting for breath—to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.”
― Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim

“•  Mouth-breathing children are at greater risk of developing forward head posture, and reduced respiratory strength. •  Breathing through the mouth contributes to general dehydration (mouth breathing during sleep results in waking up with a dry mouth). •  A dry mouth also increases acidification of the mouth and results in more dental cavities and gum disease. •  Mouth breathing causes bad breath due to altered bacterial flora. •  Breathing through the mouth has been proven to significantly increase the number of occurrences of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.”
― Patrick McKeown, The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster and Fitter—Improve Your Health and Fitness with Efficient Breathing Techniques

“Seawater is so similar in mineral content to human blood plasma that our white blood cells can survive and function in it for some time. I delight in my mental picture of this, the not-so-fanciful notion that we have seawater circulating in our veins.”
― Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim

“Important, too, is the pride we feel in the well-exercised body. “The fuller sense of self we have,” Young once told an interviewer, “the more responsibility we take for it.”
― Bonnie Tsui, Why We Swim