Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2146 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes speech pathologist Sarah Sweeney to discuss the importance of better breathing and speech, thumb-sucking, posture, therapies for kids and adults, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/better-breathing-speech-with-sarah-sweeny-episode-2146 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods BETTER BREATHING & SPEECH Vinnie welcomes Sarah and they chat a bit about how Vinnie came to hear about Sarah. (3:30) They also chat about the early days of the podcast as Sarah has been a listener for about 10 years. (9:00) Vinnie gives Sarah a bit of background about his speech issues as well as what he was told about them previously. (12:50) They also discuss how an issue like thumb sucking in young children is usually a sign of an "airway issue".(32:02) This can have a range of effects on structure, growth, and breathing. A common issue Sarah deals with is a child who is "tongue-tied". She then describes in detail the issu