Breathing is a process that we do not notice, but we cannot do without it. He althy lungs easily provide the flow of oxygen necessary for the life of the body, causing its endurance and activity. The lungs of a smoker with an experience (from several months) work with difficulty and become vulnerable to serious diseases.
Long duration of smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked per day exacerbate the damaging effects. The lungs are covered with poisonous resin, soot, heavy metals (lead, cadmium, chromium) accumulate inside them, which mix with the liquid of the mucous membrane of the alveoli and acquire the consistency of molten lead. With each cigarette, about 4,000 harmful substances enter the human body, most of which are carcinogenic.
Photographs of the lungs of a long-term smoker can shock an unprepared person, as a he althy human organ turns into something lifeless, unnaturally shiny, dark gray, completely mottled with black dots.
Each successive puff puts a smoker's lungs under extreme stress. Constant exposure to toxic smoke leads to increased productionthick mucus that clogs the bronchi. Lung tissues lose their elasticity, ventilation is disturbed, as a result of which the normal course of breathing changes, shortness of breath appears. Unable to cope with the resin deposited on the mucous membrane, the body connects a protective system in the form of a cough. In this way, he tries to get rid of harmful substances, but self-protection decreases with every year of smoking.
The most common diseases of smokers (bronchitis, inflammation and emphysema) become chronic. An x-ray of a smoker's lungs clearly demonstrates changes in them. Unfortunately, this diagnosis is not always accurate.
Until recently, doctors were confident that x-rays were a reliable way to look at a smoker's lungs for cancer. Now scientists in many countries have come to the conclusion that the early stages of the disease are not visible, as evidenced by the increase in the death rate of smokers. To clarify the diagnosis, computed tomography or bronchoscopy is performed.
Because chronic diseases greatly undermine he alth, smokers need to periodically clear their lungs. As such therapy, doctors recommend a plentiful warm drink in combination with mucolytic drugs that promote mucus discharge. Herbal preparations containing elecampane, coltsfoot, wild rosemary and licorice have a similar effect. They can be taken as a decoction or inhaled.
Excellent effect gives the use of garlic, horseradish or ginger immediately after smoking. contained in themsubstances dissolve harmful mucus and remove it from the body. To strengthen the work of the lungs, you can do breathing exercises that improve their ventilation and blood circulation.
But the best way to clear a smoker's lungs is to stop smoking. In this case, for several months, a natural cleansing of the body occurs through coughing and mucus separation. The respiratory system then returns to normal.
