Category: Lifestyle
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Popcorn Lung: The Disease that Affects Vapers, Smokers, and Popcorn Fans
Vaping has been on the rise for a few years now, with many who stand outside blowing out massive vapour clouds saying the switch from smoking has made them feel better. However, the phrase ‘popcorn lung’ has been lurking around for a while, and it’s never been clear if the disease is real, or simply…
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10 Best Exercises to Increase Lung Capacity
Oxygen is critical for your body’s survival. Keeping the organ that distributes oxygen to your body healthy should be of utmost importance. Your lungs have the arduous task of delivering oxygen to every part of your body. Keeping up and improving lung function is something that everyone should be thinking about. Without proper lung function,…
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3 Tips to Increase Lung Capacity
In our previous article, we talked about how to increase your lung capacity. Here are three tips you could use in conjunction with those exercises. Breathe Deeply If you learn to take slow, deep breaths and keep your breathing steady, your lung capacity will improve in a relatively short amount of time. Until you can…
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How to Increase Lung Capacity
Increasing your lung capacity is one of the best things you can do for you health. There are a number of activities and exercises you can engage in to help increase your lung capacity. These exercises will not only help increase the amount of oxygen you can breathe in but also increase the efficiency of your…
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What’s The Risk of Lung Cancer After You Quit Smoking?
We all know the risks of smoking and how cancer and cigarettes are directly related. John Hopkins medical has reported that 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. But are you still at risk if you quit smoking long ago? The answer to the above question is yes. Research has shown that even after…
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10 Reasons to Quit Smoking
Anyone who smokes would have suffered their fair share of nagging from family and friends begging them to quit. Almost every smoker is aware of the long-term risks of smoking. He or she knows that smoking can cause heart diseases, lung diseases, stroke, bronchitis, and even cancer. However, knowing these risks may not be enough…
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3 Reasons Why Non-Smokers Get Cancer
November is lung cancer awareness month. This month is all about educating ourselves about one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer. Most often, lung cancer is associated with smoking. However, according to the American Cancer Society, 20 percent or more of the people who die from the disease every year, have never used…
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Ghost Pepper Rips Hole In Man’s Esophagus, Collapses His Lung
Spicy food and chili pepper challenges are all the rage in 2016. Thus, it is no surprise that many restaurants and eateries have embraced this trend, creating food challenges for their patrons. Most of these challenges feature foods infused with a variety of the world’s hottest peppers. However, many have hailed these “pepper masters” as…
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15 Natural Ways to Clean Nicotine and Tar From Your Lungs
Everybody knows that cigarettes are terrible for your lungs. Tobacco is one of the deadliest killers around the globe, killing 480,000 people in the United States alone. Tobacco use is also the highest cause of preventable deaths in the United States and around the world. This article will act as a guide to help you…
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3 Healing Herbs for Respiratory Infections
Everything about respiratory infections An infection in the respiratory tract refers to infectious diseases related to the respiratory tract. It is generally of two type’s namely upper respiratory infections and lower respiratory infection. A respiratory tract infection includes any infection related to the lungs, airways, throat and the sinuses. This generally occurs due to a…