Dangers and Fatality of Being a Smoker
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 6 million people are killed by tobacco each year, with 600,000 deaths from exposure to second-hand smoke. There are more than 7,000 highly dangerous and toxic chemicals, including 60 carcinogens that are known to cause cancer in tobacco smoke. The tobacco leaves used in cigarette production contain radioactive materials that can build up over time and predispose a smoker to higher chances of cancer.
Replace your Smoking with These 5 Steps
1: Exercise is key in strengthening and cleansing the muscles of the lungs. Exercise that requires deep breaths with workouts such as running, swimming, walking along the beach, and up & down hills. Yoga is a great support to improve the overall health & capacity of your lungs.
2: Slow, deep breathing is extremely beneficial when it comes to improving the capacity of your lungs. Moves air that has been trapped within your lungs, replacing this with fresh oxygenated air. So refreshing you will feel the difference immediately.
3: It is important to sit somewhere where you have fresh, air that is well oxygenated. Sit outside in your garden, in the park, or at the beach. Then take in a deep, slow breath moving it toward your stomach, hold it for as long as you can, and exhale very slowly from your stomach, through your lungs to your nose and mouth. Do this for 5–10 minutes.
4: It is also advisable to avoid certain mucous-producing foods throughout the lung cleanse. Foods containing gluten, dairy products, and animal protein, especially red meat, avoid any packaged, processed, or frozen foods or meals.
5: It is important to include fresh foods, vegetables, and fruits each day. An alkalizing diet, that foods that have an alkalizing effect on your body will assist this process enormously. Incorporate citrus fruits such as lemons, grapefruit, and oranges, as well as berries and kiwi fruit. Herbal teas are great such as licorice tea, lemon and ginger tea, and peppermint tea.
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