10 Eat These Foods For Healthy Lungs And Better Breathing

By Divya Sharma on May 23, 2019

These Foods For Healthy Lungs And Better Breathing

Air pollution these days is on a high and this causes many respiratory diseases in older people and even in the younger ones. This causes difficulty in breathing and diseases like asthma.

These Foods For Healthy Lungs And Better Breathing

Healthy Food

In spite of popping medicines, it is a good idea to eat health foods that will help in easing off toxins from your body and give your lungs a new life for easy breathing.

1# Apples

Apples are rich in antioxidants and petrochemicals that helps in fighting from free radicals and reduces the risk of asthma, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Eat a bowl full of apple everyday to cure respiratory diseases and to keep lungs healthy.

2# Spinach

Spinach is loaded with fiber and antioxidants along with vitamins and minerals that helps in preventing oxidative damage and renews cells in the body. Spinach also helps in reducing inflammation and fighting cancer.

Spinach

3# Ginger

Ginger has a bioactive compound called gingerol that is anti-inflammatory in nature and helps in preventing asthma, cold and allergy in our body. Take little bit of ginger and crush it in the mortar. Add this to a glass of water and mix well. Strain this in another glass and drink it on an empty stomach in the morning. This helps in flushing out toxins from the body and keeps your lungs healthy.

4# Garlic

Garlic contains allicin that has antimicrobial, anticancer properties and it brings down blood pressure as well. Garlic helps in removing the toxins from the body and also keeps gastro diseases at bay. It keeps lungs healthy and prevents respiratory diseases. Eat I clove of garlic on an empty stomach with water in the morning and your day will go happy and healthy.

Garlic

5# Broccoli

Broccoli is very healthy as it contains lot of fiber, folate, iron and is anti-inflammatory in nature. It also helps in preventing lung cancer along with stomach and breast cancer. You can blanch or grill the broccoli every alternate day to keep your lungs clean and healthy.

6# Grapefruit

Grapefruit is a citrus fruit that is rich in vitamin C, folic acid and magnesium. It also contains bio active Lavonne that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Consuming the juice of half a grapefruit helps in flushing out toxins from the body and also reduces the inflammation in the respiratory system.

Grapefruit

7# Turmeric

Turmeric contains curcumin that has anti-inflammatory properties that treats inflammation and pain in the body. It is also good for treating inflammatory diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer as well. Consume turmeric water or turmeric milk everyday or add it in curries, vegetables or smoothies to prevent respiratory diseases.

8# Red Bell Pepper

Red bell peppers contain lycopene and vitamin C that keeps the body away from various viral and bacterial attacks. The are rich in antioxidants and helps in neutralizing free radicals that helps in renewing the cells in the body. It helps in keeping the lungs clean and healthy when eaten in cooked or raw form. You can add them in salads or saute them and add them in your sandwich.

9# Avocado

Avocado is very rich in vitamin E, K and niacin that helps in keeping the body safe from free radicals. It has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that keeps inflammation of the joints at bay and also helps in cleaning up the toxins from the body. Eat 1 avocado on regular basis to stay healthy and to keep your lungs healthy.

Avocado

10# Apricot

Apricot contains vitamin C and E along with beta-carotene and lycopene. This helps in keeping the lungs healthy and it also helps in eradicating free radicals from our body. Add them to salads or smoothies or eat them raw and they will help in making our breathing easy and healthy as well.

Reference:

https://sunwarrior.com/blogs/health-hub/foods-for-lung-health

https://www.powerbreathe.com/blog/2013/01/16/foods-for-keeping-your-lungs-healthy/

Mrs. Divya Sharma is an avid writer with a vast experience of almost 15 years in writing career. She did her MA in English from IGNOU along with Diploma course in Journalism from YMCA, New Delhi. She has worked as a Content Manager with Times Of India, Noida for 10 years. Writing is her passion and she tries to give her best every time she writes on any given topic. Writing articles on home remedies is her area of interest and she has gained immense knowledge by writing and researching a lot in this field.

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