Keeping your lungs healthy and clean is extremely essential, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, tremendously high levels of air pollution, unhealthy lifestyle, smoking habits, etc. All these factors can contribute to inflammation, congestion, mucus build-up and infection of the lungs.
Here are some excellent ways to naturally cleanse your lungs by reducing the amount of irritants, microbes and mucus that might have entered your lungs.
Steam Inhalation assists in opening the airways and also helps the lungs drain the mucus. It may enhance the breathing process and aid in loosening the mucus inside the respiratory tract and lungs. Steam inhalation can also provide temporary relief from congestion, allowing you to breathe easily.
Workout or Exercise forces the muscles to work harder, in turn increasing the oxygen demand and breathing rate. This way the body boosts the lung power and naturally cleanses the airways. Breathing exercises such as diaphragmatic breathing, deep breathing, etc. also help to maintain and increase lung capacity, making it easier to keep your lungs healthy and clean.
Foods that exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic properties can greatly help in cleansing your lungs naturally. Consumption of plenty of fruits & vegetables is a great way to detox your lungs. Foods and supplements comprising Vitamin C, Zinc, N-Acetyl Cysteine, Flavonoids, Carotenoids etc. have shown extremely beneficial effects. Here are some foods that can assist in naturally boosting your lung health:-
Coughing is a natural act of getting rid of the toxic substances entrapped in the mucus present in our lungs & airways. Controlled coughing loosens the mucus present in the lungs, sending it up through the airways and out through the oral cavity.
Doctors recommend COPD patients to perform this exercise to clean their lungs of the excess mucus.
The 7 simple steps to follow for controlled coughing are as follows:
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