Your lungs are an important part of your body, and like you, they also age with time. As they age, they lose their flexibility and strength, making it difficult to breathe. Modifying your lifestyle habits can help you keep your lungs healthy.
Follow these daily lifestyle modifications to boost the health of your lungs:
Quit activities that affect your lungs - especially smoking
Smoking cigarettes is the major cause of lung cancer, and also chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking narrows the air passages in the lungs, making it more difficult to breathe. It also causes chronic inflammation or lung swelling that can then lead to chronic bronchitis.
Prevent infections
Frequent cold and respiratory infections can turn into serious lung issues. Protect yourself against infections by following good body hygiene practices. Keep your hands clean - wash them frequently with soap and water. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers when you don’t have access to the water/washing area. Keep yourself hydrated with water, and consume fresh fruits and seasonal vegetables.
Have a daily exercise regime
Exercising helps in keeping your lungs healthy. Exercising increases your heart beat and makes your lungs work harder. To fuel your muscles, your body needs to make more oxygen. When you exercise, your lungs work harder to supply that oxygen and at the same time removes the additional carbon dioxide.
Avoid exposure to pollution
Pollutants, whether indoor or outdoor, can damage your lungs. Avoid being exposed to chemical fumes, secondhand smoke, and air pollution.
Get regular full body health checkups
Health checkups help in early detection, therefore preventing diseases. They help in detecting diseases that keep developing without signs, even when you don’t feel sick. Lung diseases mostly go undetected until they become serious. Book your complete body health checkup now.
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