“Discover the Surprising Habit Top Neuroscientists Blame for Today’s Declining Beauty—Are You Guilty?”

As the new year rolls in, many of us find ourselves scribbling down resolutions that we might abandon by the time we finish our morning coffee. But what if I told you that one tiny tweak to your daily habit could actually kickstart a glow-up for 2025? Whether it’s a fresh take on your love life, a career boost, or simply wanting to look your best—who doesn’t love a little self-improvement? Here’s a curious thought: is it possible that a habit we often overlook—like breathing—might be holding us back from achieving that radiant look we desire? According to neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman, the way we breathe might just be the secret culprit behind why we’re “getting uglier.” Intrigued? You should be! Dive into this article to discover the surprising effects of mouth breathing and how a simple change could help elevate your appearance in the new year. LEARN MORE

If you’re spending the day making a list of resolutions for 2025 (even if you’re not going to bother sticking to them by next week), here’s something you might consider adding.

Perhaps you’re wanting a bit of a glow up in this new year – whether it’s a relationship glow up or a career glow up, a health or any other one, there’s really nothing wrong with that. You’ve got to do what you want to do.

So, if it’s the way you look that matters to you, there’s a habit you might want to avoid as a top neuroscientist labelled it as a reason behind why people are ‘getting uglier’.

What you might think is a pretty common, innocent habit, could be the free way of getting your 2025 glow up going.

Apparently it’s making us uglier. (Getty Stock)

The habit

Dr Andrew Huberman has claimed that humanity is ‘getting uglier’ and suggested that mouth breathing is one of the ways that we’re ruining our own faces.

It’s worth bearing in mind that, for some, this is less of a habit and more of a way of life if they have things like sleep apnoea, a deviated septum and so on.

The doc claimed 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.

Apparently, it’s 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 all a myth, the American neuroscientist Huberman insists it’s true.

It’s recommended to try training yourself during the day. (Getty Stock)

He claimed on the Modern Wisdom podcast that those over-using mouth breathing ‘have changes in the structure of the face that makes them far more unattractive than if they were to mouth breathe’.

Huberman 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.”

How to avoid it

Of course, it’s pretty hard to control while sleeping, but you can apparently train yourself to breathe through your nose during the day.

The neuroscientist 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.”

While some people may have taken to using mouth tape overnight to stop them from mouth breathing in their sleep, it’s not always a good idea as you may have a medical issue that makes it hard to breath nasally as well it disrupting sleep.

So, focus on trying to do it during the day instead.