Good Foods for Lung Health

A part of a home remedy to detox lungs is a change of diet to incorporate a few extra foodstuffs that have been proven to really help in fighting tar and mucus along with invigorating your health all over!

Here is a quick list of what should be in your shopping basket if you are worried about the state of your lungs.

• Water - While you don't need to by water having a water purifier dose help. Drinking lots of water helps hydrate yourself and the body will flush out old stale fluids with toxins in it for newer fresher water.
• Garlic - Also onions and Ginger are very good for lung health and detoxification
  
• Rosemary - Helps open up the bronchial tubes and is good for clearing mucus
  
• Alkaline Foods - Keeping your body slightly in the Alkaline side of PH neutral has been found to deliver many health benefits which boost your immune system. Click here to find out more on this.
• Green Tea - Green tea is full of antioxidants which should be included in any sort of detox

Thre are also some things you want to stay away from:

• Dairy foods - Milk, cheese, cream and so on cause mucus which is not good for your lung health and breathing.
• Corn Wheat & Soy - Can all cause mucus as well and should be eaten in moderation
• Processed food - The additives in these foods are not healthy and can cause mucus building that drains fluid and toxins into the lungs.

For more on how to clean out your lungs click below.

Lung Detoxification Program

How Long to Get Cigarette Tar to Out of the Lungs?

Getting cigarette tar out of the lungs is a process that does happen naturally but how long this actually takes is a matter of debate amongst many people.

The reason for this perhaps is that it depend on how long you have smoked for, how heavy a smoker you were and if during this time you took any steps to clean out your lungs and exercise them too.

If you are or were a light smoker and have not been smoking too long and lead a healthy lifestyle you may still be in for a few years wait while your body cleans up your lungs. If you are a heavy smoker or have been for a long time then this can become a lot worse with up to 20 years of your body struggling to overcome those polluted lungs.

As you can see tar is an awful substance that the body has a very difficult time dealing with.

While your lungs are still coated with tar you can have many problems including lung cancer, emphysema and Bronchitis so if your body takes a long time to get rid of this tar you have more chance of suffering some horrendous health problems.

A Lung Detox will help your body speed this tar removal time up exponentially however so you can breathe easier and know you have cut your chances of lung disease by a huge amount.

Discover more information on a lung detoxification program.