4 FOODS TO KEEP YOUR LUNGS HEALTHY

While the toxins in air have been affecting our respiratory system menacingly, it’s kind of important for everyone to understand that the extent to which air pollution has reached in the Delhi city is a threat to mankind. A lot has already been said and written on how to protect you from the ill-effects of the antigenic poison in the air.

However, eventually, one part of your body tormented is your lungs. Once the body is exposed to the polluted air, abundant polluted particles and toxins enter your respiratory tract when you inhale. Hence, at such scathing point, it is very essential to have a healthy respiratory system to avoid diseases and inflammation.


Besides being susceptible to increased risks of asthma and bronchitis, one can also develop severe cancer symptoms. Diet indeed plays an important role in balancing the harmful effects of pollution and keeping our body healthy and fit.  We have listed 4 foods that will filter out the toxins from your body naturally and cleanse lungs.

1.     Green Tea


Lung inflammation majorly is the downfall when you inhale prolonged smoke. Drinking green tea regularly will detox all the toxins from your gut and help in reducing the inflammation caused by smoke inhalation. The green tea has innate properties of killing pathogens and bacteria which are accumulated in the form of mucus stuck in your throat.

2.     Water


Water is the key therapy for every health problem you have. The two elements of water have the strongest power to cleanse and flush out all the toxins. It is very important to increase the number of glasses of water you drink in such environmental conditions when all your body wants is water to wash down the dirt and toxins from your gut.

3.     Turmeric


This is an age-old remedy for cold and cough congestion because of its anti-inflammatory properties. This home remedy found in the kitchen cabinet helps reduce inflammation in the lungs and break down mucus formation.

4.     Ginger


Another a home remedy that helps soothe throat and ease inhalation and exhalation by clearing out cough and mucus formed around the lungs. This major remedy reduces inflammation big time in the airways and nasal cavity.  

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