Abdominal Obesity Reduces Lung Function | Diet for Healthy Respiratory System

Abdomen Obesity and Respiration Problems:

Not only is a large abdominal girth associated with a host of lifestyle disorders like hypertension, high cholesterol levels, heart diseases, and diabetes, but, also, lots of fat around the belly, puts a huge load on the lungs, and reduces lung function.
Natalie Leone, a co-author of the study is from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research.
The experts have found a positive, independent connection between abdominal obesity and lung function impairment.

This was after taking in to account age, sex, BMI, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and cardiovascular disorders.

Tips for Healthy Respiratory System:

• 1 teaspoon of the following: cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, and ginger powder mixed with honey, helps check almost all respiratory tract complaints at the very outset.

Home Remedies for Healthy Respiratory Tract:

• Honey helps tone up the respiratory tract and keeps the air way mucus free. It makes breathing easier and deeper.
  It soothes an inflamed throat and aids in expectoration.
• Lemon is a great fruit that treats cold, coughs, and asthmatic breathing and wheezing. 1 lime diluted in ½ a glass of warm water is ideal.
• Fresh ginger juice to which a dollop of honey is added, or a fenugreek tea (boil a handful of fenugreek seeds in a cupful of water) with loads of honey makes a very good expectorant.
• Turmeric, an anti-septic, added to boiling milk, fights chest infections with speed.
• Garlic cloves (also an anti-septic) boiled in milk, is a good remedy for asthma and chronic coughs.

Pranayama for Controlled Breathing:

Shitali (the cool breath):

• Start this technique by taking deep breaths. Let your body become still and relaxed. Take about 10 to 12 deep breaths.
• Now pull your tongue out, and roll it from both sides, so that the tongue becomes like a cylinder.
• Inhale through the tongue. After the inhalation, close the mouth and draw the tongue in.
• Hold the breath for a few seconds, and then exhale through the nose.
• Repeat 4 to 5 times.

Benefits of Pranayama:

• This pranayama technique makes breathing easier. It reduces the rate at which we inhale and exhale.
• It cools the entire body. The tongue causes the breath that enters to cool. And consequently, the whole body cools down.
• Also, this breathing technique, fights anger and makes you a lot more calm and composed.
• Homoeopathy medication to handle allergic rhinitis:
• Allergic rhinitis is a condition, where, an allergen (pollen, fur, hair, animal dander, smoke, dust), could trigger off an attack of incessant sneezing and nasal irritation.
• It is quite a stubborn disorder, and fairly recurrent episodes are seen.

Allium cepa:

• Allium cepa is especially indicated when there is constant sneezing, watery discharge from the nose, and irritation in the nose and throat.
• Along with the nasal symptoms, there is lachrymation (watering of the eyes)
• Colds come on in damp cold weather conditions.
• Laryngeal symptoms are present and the breathing becomes oppressed.
• Allium cepa, brings about miraculously instant cure, preventing recurrences. It builds immunity and strengthens the body against the causative allergens.

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