The health of our lungs is essential to have a good quality of life. The majority of problems associated these organs are related to tobacco, and with contaminants environmental which can seriously affect our well-being. We suggest you navigate a series of simple natural tips to help to take care of your lungs.
The need to maintain adequate pulmonary health
According to statistical data of the journals of medicine, much of visits to the doctor are due to lung and breathing problems. We think that this category is for example asthma, COPD, the problems associated with tobacco, viral respiratory infections, pneumonia, lung cancer, or breathing disorders during sleep.It is clear that as we grow older we will be suffering from such problems, but eye, we do not associate it only to this factor. The age factor. The problems associated with tobacco can reach us because 30 years with asthma, we also think that overweight also causes many risks in our life... and a fact to keep in mind: every time are higher cases of childhood asthma. Is it perhaps to environmental pollution? To pollution? There are many investigations which are underway and, little by little will clarify us this reality. Let's go while taking into account the following tips:
1. simple cardiovascular exercises
No need to go out every day to run a marathon. It is not going to the gym to lift weights and take a beating with various machines. At all. Doctors advise us that you just half an hour a day: walk quick - step without running - go by bike, a little swimming... it is simply do work our respiratory system and cardiovascular. Walk a bit, climbing stairs... aerobics, simple things that every day will make your lungs become accustomed to breathe normally, to fill oxygen, debugged, to get a little stronger. Remember only half an hour every day!
2. What if we stop smoking?
If you're that still keeps the habit of cigarette, keep in mind one thing: your pulmonary health deteriorates with each puff of tobacco that you breathe. Every day will be sick, until the moment that the damage done to your lungs (or other organs), is irreparable. Is it worth it? Certainly not. You have to raise yourself, take sufficient will to abandon the tobacco that you are removing years of life.
3 get used to breathing through the nose
I may seem silly to you, but in reality, it is essential. Of our nose hairs act as filter with air that we take, that mode reaches our lungs much more clean and free of toxic elements. There are people that without realizing it, usually take a breath through the mouth and not by the nose, and this, in the long run, brings consequences. remember it!
4. an ideal food: broccoli
Do you like broccoli? With a little oil and vinegar, or even baked au gratin with cheese delicious! But it may surprise you to know just how cunning are for our lungs. Scientists Americans have found that broccoli have a component that helps us to eliminate harmful bacteria that affect the lungs. It is sulforaphane, a chemical that reduces infections of these organs. So, it is worthwhile to include at least two days a week in our diet.
5. careful what you inhale
May have a job where you see forced / to having to breathe certain chemicals. If so use adequate protection for your job, such as masks. It is important. Keep in mind also these everyday elements that can hurt our lungs, notes:
- The escape of gasoline cars
- Tobacco smoke - be careful because passive smoking can also suffer serious problems-.
- Paints, enamels...
- Talcum powder and baby powder: contains microscopic particles of rock that is trapped in your lungs.
- Fiber glass, or ceramic...
6. the importance of drinking two liters of water a day
It is very important that we drink water, we consume lots of fluids throughout the day. Have recommended it to many times in our space: clean our organism, facilitates the work of the kidneys, liver, we eliminate toxins... but how it helps the water to our lungs? Well, the simple act of drink between 6 and 8 glasses of liquid a day helps us to lower the chance of viral infections such as flu, colds, bacterial infections. Also helpful for asthmatics, since water manages to moisturize the mucosal lining of our nose, throat, bronchi and lungs.
To conclude, it is worth follow these simple tips to care for the health of our lungs. You know that it is essential, if this is your case, let as soon as possible the tobacco habit. And it is highly recommended to do a little exercise every day. Simple habits that take care of our health.
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