How To Get Cleaner Lungs
Do you smoke, do you have recurrent lung problems or do you just want cleaner lungs and be able to breathe better? Read on here for three indispensable tips to do it in an easy and natural way.
If you learn to breathe properly, improve the ventilation in your home and remove mucus, then you will see results in no time.
Do you know what a healthy steam room is? This means taking deep breaths of steam from medicinal plants that benefit the lungs. It is an excellent method of curing respiratory diseases in children and it also helps to cleanse the lungs, especially in those who smoke.
Boil two liters of water with medicinal herbs such as pine, thyme, eucalyptus, chamomile or oregano. After boiling the water for 5 to 10 minutes you will see that it releases aromatic vapors. Remove from the heat, cover your head with a towel and lean over the container (Be careful not to burn yourself on the steam). Inhale deeply through mouth and next. Alternatively, you can alternately close each nostril.
It is normal to wake up in the morning with a feeling of excess mucus, and at times this mucus can cause congestion or blockage of the bronchi. To avoid excess mucus, follow these two simple and easy tips:
Wash the nasal canal using a nasal rinse as explained in this article, especially when there is constant mucus in the nasal cavity.
Keep in mind that there are foods that increase the amount of mucus and they should be removed from your diet until you feel better. Here are some products to avoid:
- Milk and milk products, especially cow’s milk. Replace with plant-based dairy products.
- Mel. Eat bread based on dextrins, which is healthier in this case.
Often we do not breathe properly at all… Because we forget it! We only breathe just enough to survive, which not only affects our lungs, which get used to working at reduced capacity, but it makes it more difficult to supply oxygen to all parts of the body.
The most effective way is to start with exercises in yoga, meditation or Tai Chi, which always focus on the breath, and even teach us to do it with different parts of our body: the abdomen, the diaphragm and the chest.
On average, we usually sleep 8 hours a night, or a third of our day. That is why it is important that we make sure that our bedroom is completely clean and with healthy air.
- Air out your home every day, and if you like it, leave the window ajar at night.
- If you can not ventilate properly, at least try to leave your bedroom door ajar.
- Acquire oxygen-generating plants for your bedroom such as pothos. Having one or two of these standing in the bedroom will help renew the air we breathe.
- Avoid moisture and odors in the home. Use dehumidifiers and electric diffusers.
For those who often or chronically suffer from respiratory illnesses, it can be helpful to know that there is a psychosomatic link between illness and a persistent feeling of sadness.
Therefore, any treatment must take into account the emotional element, which can be treated naturally with homeopathic remedies, such as the Bach flower, and with the professional help of a psychiatrist.
