Helping Yourself Breathe: 7 Ways To Improve Lung Function
How well our tissues and organs are supplied with oxygen depends on the work of the lungs. There are a number of factors that harm your lungs, but you can take preventive action.
Dr. Natalie
1. Avoid smoking and vaping
People who smoke more often than others suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and pneumonia, and are more susceptible to respiratory infections. Smoking causes changes in the lungs, making them unable to do their job. During a puff of a cigarette, combustion products and tar release about 6,000 chemical compounds, of which about 80 are recognized as carcinogenic and can cause lung cancer.
Doctors say that it is never too late to quit smoking — six months after quitting, the lungs return to normal. Many who try to quit smoking cigarettes try vaping with e-cigarettes. While they do not have carcinogens, they do cause a number of other health p...
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