The body was magnificently designed to detox every day. The problem is that no body was ever built to withstand the onslaught we all face today. Consequently, there is a rise in asthma and other chronic lung fatigue issues as our body burden of toxins increase. People tell me ‘I’ll die anyway, let me eat what I want and do what I want’ but the point is in truly living and breathing and embracing life to its fullest while we are here. Quality of life over quantity…but if you are mindful of doing daily detoxing and eating a healthy mostly raw organic plant-based lifestyle, then you will end up with both quantity and quality! ♥
There are both active (exercises) and passive (pill popping) ways to detox and assists the lungs to do their job better and longer. We are not merely bystanders, our health is not genetically writ but something we own by at least 90-95%. Only 5-10% of your chances of getting cancer are genetic. While your family tree and how your forefathers ate does affect the gene pool and make it stronger or weaker, you still have an amazing amount of control here. I just want to drive this point home because so many folks say well, our family has asthma, or cancer, or high blood pressure, triple bypasses, diabetes or we are prone to be fat and just stop for a second and take a real hard look at how your beloved lived prior to getting their disease issues. Don’t pass the buck here, eat better, stop smoking, detox your daily lifestyle.
Sorry I tend to get on a rant. So the lungs… unless you are very careful to use only organic and natural cleaning agents, and environmentally friendly and toxin free furnishings, the average home contains about 10 gallons of synthetic chemical products.
From cigarette smoke, to pesticides, from paints to household cleaners, to candles and incense or other air fresheners – all can distribute toxins throughout the home. One of the first lines of defense is purifying your air. I recommend Rabbit room air purifiers. They are not cheap but they are the sleekest I’ve seen on the market with a 5 stage filtration, plus the customization is great! I have owned some ugly air filtration systems in my day and am thankful now that I no longer feel the need to sacrifice style for health. Rabbit offers the Artists Series featuring images by Gustav Klimt, Katsushika Hokusai and original designs by Rabbit Air’s creative team, to offer you a sophisticated answer to stale air.
I leave mine on auto so that they automatically adjust the fan speed high or low as needed to filter the air in the entire room as much as twice an hour.
The Minus A2 – SPA 780 filters as much as 815 square feet while the Minus A2 -SPA 700A, filters as much as 700 square feet. The unit stands on its own base or you can opt to wall mount it.
I totally dig the mood light, the LED lighting may be turned on so that it provides a soft mellow glow of soothing colours. It automatically senses when it is dark or ‘nap time’ so I like to read in bed, then turn the light out for bed, watch the colours for a bit while I get myself organized and poof, it goes out a few moments later. Perfect!
There are six stages of air purification and you can customize, as noted earlier, for Toxin absorbing, Pet allergy, odor, germs. Many people who keep birds choose this filtration system since birds are very sensitive to bad air.
In our home, we really don’t have any place to ‘hide’ things like air purifiers or litter boxes. It’s a modern home and not large. These units are gorgeous! We have people over and they comment on the filters because they present themselves as art. As it is something that needs to blend in and look great and something I will see each time I enter the room, I am happy to fork over the cash for it. We have our filters on auto ship as well.
Driving can be very dirty business, as can sitting in a dusty cubicle. Working from home is such blessing but I recently found myself driving into the office far more than I planned and coughing due to the detritus level. I wanted something for the car and the office that was easily transportable, nice looking and with Hepa filtration. The Tecool air purifier USB plugs into your car or laptop for easy peasy transition and comes in a soft white or black. A coworker was chronically coughing one morning so I unplugged my purifier and plugged it into her laptop so she could breathe some fresh air. Within minutes her coughing grew quieter and then stopped all together. For $32.99 it’s a great deal.
If you are saddled with some lung congestion, such as from construction or just general pollution, while you work on clearing the air, I recommend Hyland Phosphorus as a natural homeopathic aid for cough or chest congestion. It works fast too! I am never without this or Fenu-Thyme capsules which have two fabulous lung healing herbs to boost your lung’s ability to clear itself out.
Folks, as we age, the lungs take a real beating. Support your lungs by cleaning your air, minimizing dirty environments and taking natural supplements to support them.
I originally purchased my Himalayan Salt Inhaler at Whole Foods. It was over $50.00 when I left the store. This is a steal. The salt lasts at least 3 years and is a great detox as you sit back and watch a movie. Do for 30 minutes at a time. Feel the difference in your lungs. This is great for preventing infections or when you have an infection.
Yoga is magical. Its one of the rare modalities of exercise that join the body, the mind and the spirit, stacking the bones, aligning the body and mind, creating calm and ability to live in the present. To ease allergies and asthma, try Shining Skull Breathing. Yogic breathwork significantly improves lung function as it works to calm the nervous system. For Shining Skull Breathing, inhale deeply through the nose and on the exhale, breathe out short powerful bursts, one every second for ten seconds. That is your first set. Do 3 and gradually work yourself up to more sets. FYI, this breathwork will temporarily increase your heart rate. Another yogic breath is to simply breath in deeply, counting to ten (or 4 or whatever you can personally do as you slowly and deeply inhale) hold for the same amount of seconds, then exhale for the same amount of seconds to even out the breath.