Lawrence Reaves
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- Top 5 Foods for Lung Health - December 15, 2011
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Essential Nutrients in Key Foods Can Make a Difference for Your Lungs
The body is a wondrous thing. You breathe and the lungs expand and contract. They carry essential oxygen to the blood and carry out toxic carbon dioxide. Yet, the air you breathe in can have many toxic components that can damage the lungs. The body can begin healing much of that damage immediately, with the proper nutrients at hand. Certain foods offer the lungs high doses of critical nutrients that allow them to remain as healthy as possible. These foods can also help the body heal certain medical conditions that affect the lungs. The list is quite extensive, but the best have a few critical components.
Here are five of the top foods for lung health:
Fish
Fish offers vitamin D. Vitamin D seems to have a direct link to a person’s lung health. A deficiency of this vitamin indicates the high possibility in loss of lung function. Fatty fish and fish oil are especially rich sources of this vitamin. Fish is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Those natural components offer support to the health of the entire body, including the lungs. These fatty acids also provide some protection against cancer.
Carrots
Carrots offer vitamin A and Vitamin C. Vitamin A has a direct link to lung health. Scientific studies show that rats with a high level of vitamin A have a lower chance of developing lung disease than those with a deficiency of this essential nutrient. Vitamin C is a powerful anti-oxidant. It also has the ability to help the lungs heal from the inside out. Scientific studies continue to show that carrots and other foods rich in vitamin C can help people avoid lung deterioration and can prevent many lung disorders. Carrots also have lycopene, falcarinol, beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, all powerful anti-cancer agents.
Oranges
Oranges offer Vitamin C, iron and vitamin B6. These nutrients help the lungs transfer oxygen to cells more efficiently. The Vitamin C has the same benefits from oranges as they do in carrots and other orange produce. Oranges also contain beta-cryptoxanthin, a natural anti-oxidant. This combination of nutrients makes oranges a very good food to add to your diet for lung health.
Red Wine
Red Wine offers resveratrol. Resveratrol is a powerful anti-oxidant. Anti-oxidants help the body fight off free radicals. According to current medical theory, free radicals are a major reason for the development of cancer cells in different forms. Having a food rich in this anti-oxidant can give your lungs extra protection. Another component in red wine, pterostilbene, helps resveratrol do its job efficiently. In combination, it can make a real difference in lung health. Moderate consumption of red wine is the best option available.
Onions
Onions provide vitamin C, vitamin B6, and other critical nutrients. These essential nutrients give the body all the power it needs to heal itself. They also have anti-cancer properties also. Another component in onions is quercetin, a natural anti-oxidant. That antioxidant has research behind it showing it helps prevent lung diseases including cancer.
Supplements do not provide the same nutritional value as the fresh food does. It is important to take in a wide variety of foods to give your body and your lungs the nutritional support it needs.
