Good Food To Make Your Lungs healthy

Lungs are the major part of the respiratory system. We need to take care for that. Doctors always advice to quit smoking as a active and passive smoker. Active smoker are those who smoke and passive smoker are those who inhale smoke in presence of active smoker. So please avoid being active or passive smoker. 

Today, we discuss about Healthy Foods to keep your lungs healthy. It is important to breath in a fresh environment so that more oxygen you can inhale and do some breathing exercises like yoga or pranayam.

Good Foods For Your Lungs

Apples

Here's one more reason to put apples on your list of foods to eat everyday. A British study found that even after controlling for other factors, people who reported eating two to five apples a week had a 32% lower risk of asthma than people who ate less. Any amount less than that didn't seem to make a difference one way or the other.


Cantaloupe

Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant that may ward off lung damage by fighting free radicals. One study of preschool children in Japan found that those with the highest intake of vitamin C were less likely to suffer from asthma than those with lower intake.

Although vitamin C can be found in most fruits and vegetables, they are super-abundant in citrus fruits such as orange and grapefruit, kiwi fruit, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and tomatoes.


Carrots

Carrots are famous for containing beta-carotene, another antioxidant. Preliminary studies suggest that beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body, may reduce the incidence of exercise-induced asthma.

The pigment is also essential to keep your eyes and immune system in top shape and may even help with heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.

Look for beta-carotene not only in carrots but other vibrantly colored fruits and vegetable such as apricots, green peppers and sweet potatoes.


Coffee

It seems that every week there's a new headline on how caffeine might—or might not—affect your health. With regards to asthma, at least, caffeine is emerging as a good guy.

One review of seven previously published trials found that caffeinated coffee might modestly improve airway function for up to four hours after it is consumed, when compared with drinking decaf Joe.

"Caffeine is a bronchodilator that may improve airflow," says Dr. Graham. For the same reason, black tea might be beneficial as well.



Flax seeds

Flax seeds are high in omega-3 fatty acids as well as magnesium. Some research suggests that omega-3s, abundant in salmon and other oily fish, have a beneficial effect on asthma, but that research is still preliminary.

Magnesium may be another helpful ingredient as it relaxes the muscles surrounding the bronchi, the airways, and so keeps them open, says Dr. Graham. Constriction of the bronchi is what triggers an asthma attack.


Garlic

According to studies, garlic has anti-inflammatory properties. Certainly centuries of folklore has put garlic at the top of the list as a remedy for any number of ailments from hemorrhoids to viral infections.

But garlic does contain allicin, an exceptionally powerful antioxidant. A 2009 study revealed that as allicin decays in the body, it produces an acid that destroys free radicals.


Regular intake of these foods can help you to maintain your lungs healthy. Asthma patients can also find some help. Please share this post if you like.