Having watched my mom smoke for 30 years and dealing with her emphysema and COPD as a result before she passed was eye opening to say the least. There were times when she simply could not catch her breath even though she was using a supplemental oxygen machine.
It was really scary.
She would be sitting on the couch breathing so heavily it was painful to watch. It almost was similar to if you or I ran up 20 flights of stairs and tried to carry on a conversation.
She just could not catch her breath, while sitting down.
I felt so bad for her and it was horrifying to watch. On top of the COPD she had, she also had 3 lobes of her lungs removed from breast cancer a few years prior.
Of the 2 lobes she had remaining, she had COPD.
I wouldn’t wish lung issues on anybody after seeing what my mom went through. This is why I created the Nebulizing For Lung Health Protocol and focus a lot of my research on making sure we take good care of our lungs.
As a result I’ll be sharing with you 14 foods for healthy lungs and improved breathing, but I’ll also share some other supplements and biohacks you can do to make sure your lung capacity is healthy all the days of your life.
What Causes Lung Issues?
Health and healing is an offense/defense game.
Having the best offense is great but if you have no defense you will not get the results you’re looking for. For example, you can have the most powerful headache remedy in the world but if you keep banging your head against the wall, it’s pointless.
Using this analogy I recommend people stop banging their heads against a wall and then trying a natural remedy to help with any residual pain or discomfort.
Smoking and now vaping are #1 on my list of things to avoid when it comes to having healthy lungs. Tobacco (specifically nicotine) is not unhealthy (in fact it helps remove parasites and even with Parkinson’s Disease) it’s just that the major cigarette companies spray their tobacco with chemicals which you end up breathing.
The resulting damage to your lungs is pretty shocking when you see images of it. I’ll post one below.
If you live near a freeway or airport, have mold in your home, live downwind from a farm spraying pesticides like glyphosate, you’ll want to keep that in mind. If that’s you, I would consider moving.
Also in your home, you most likely have VOCs, forever chemicals and toxins from the paint on your walls or even fire retardants in your bed.
What I would recommend is to swap out those things for healthier alternatives and investing in a high quality air purifier or adding some house plants to your home and open your windows more. In our home we have air purifiers along with plants to mitigate chemicals from the air.
Going back to my analogy removing these toxic things in our homes would be equivalent to stop banging your head against the wall.
Many times you’ll notice your lung health improve, just by removing those things from your home.
Mold is a big one. I would make sure to work with a good mold remediation specialist to focus on getting it out of your home. I’ll post an interview below that will give you some resources on exactly how to do that.
I’ll post a radio show we did with PJ Harlow below that I think you might find absolutely fascinating.
14 Foods For Healthy Lungs and Improved Breathing
Remember what the father of modern medicine said, “let food by thy medicine and let medicine be your food“. Ideally you’d grow your own food or at least some of it. If you cannot do that, at the very least buy organic or wash your veggies with ozone before you consume them.
Here are 14 foods for healthy lungs and improved breathing….
| Food | Study Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Broccoli | Sulforaphane in broccoli activates Nrf2, defending lungs from oxidative damage and inflammation in COPD patients. | Study |
| Apples | Quercetin and polyphenols in apples reduce airway inflammation and enhance lung function in chronic respiratory conditions. | Study |
| Fatty Fish (Omega-3) | Fish oil (rich in omega-3s) improved respiratory quality-of-life and reduced lung inflammation in COPD patients in an RCT. | Study |
| Garlic | A Chinese study found that consuming raw garlic 2x/week reduced lung cancer risk by 44%, likely due to anti-inflammatory effects. | Study |
| Ginger | Ginger compounds (6-shogaol, 8-gingerol) relaxed airway smooth muscle in lab models, supporting its bronchodilatory potential. | Study |
| Turmeric | Curcumin in turmeric improved lung function in smokers by reducing inflammation, shown in an Indian population study. | Study |
| Blueberries | Anthocyanins in blueberries were linked to slower lung function decline over 6 years in older adults. | Study |
| Green Tea | Green tea catechins improved lung function and reduced inflammation in habitual drinkers according to a Korean study. | Study |
| Walnuts | In mice exposed to cigarette smoke, walnut polyunsaturated fats reduced oxidative damage and preserved lung tissue. | Study |
| Tomatoes | A 10-year study showed that high tomato intake helped restore lung function decline in former smokers. | Study |
| Beets | Beetroot juice improved oxygen efficiency and exercise capacity in COPD patients due to its nitrate content. | Study |
| Oranges | Vitamin C from oranges and citrus fruits was associated with better lung function and reduced oxidative stress in airways. | Study |
| Mushrooms | Edible mushrooms were found to modulate immunity and reduce airway inflammation in asthma and COPD models. | Study |
| Red Bell Peppers | Red bell peppers are rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, which help reduce inflammation and improve respiratory health. | Study |
3 Other Therapies To Consider
Using food to heal is a powerful tool in your natural healing practice because you have to do it at least 2 to 3 times per day. So you might as well consume foods that will help heal your lungs.
But if you want to take it a step further there are other biohacks and natural therapies to consider. I’ll list 3 below but there are much more than these also.
Here’s where I would start if I want to heal my lungs.
Nebulizing
I did an entire protocol on how to nebulize natural medicines to heal your lungs.
What is nebulizing?
Nebulizing is where you can use a hand held device to turn a liquid into a finely particulate micronized mist to breath in. This is a powerful way to get medicinal compounds to directly come in contact with the surface tissue of your lungs.
When it comes to internal organs, getting medicine directly in contact with it can be difficult. Nebulizing is high on the list of therapies I would do if I had any trouble breathing at all.
I would nebulize once per day for 15 minutes and I would also inhale CO2 with the carbohaler at the other end of the day. Carbon dioxide lowers inflammation and heals tissue. There is even evidence of it healing pneumonia all the way back in 1932.
Halotherapy
You could think of halotherapy like nebulizing salt crystals. There are machines that will grind salt to a very fine powder and then essentially turn that into a mist that you can breathe into your lung tissue.
No matter what lung issue I had, I would add halotherapy to my daily stack.
Here’s how it might look:
- Morning: Nebulizing
- Afternoon: CO2
- Evening: Halotherapy
Supplements
There are many herbs, homeopathic medicines, essential oils and other compounds like methylene blue that are extremely healthy for the lungs. I’m going to share a few here but for a full list I’d check out my Nebulizing For Lungs Protocol.
I would take 3,000 mg of vitamin C daily along with Vitamin E, glutathione and lycopene. There are many studies you can look up on each of these supplements for healthy lungs and improved breathing capacity.
Conclusion
As you can tell, I’m a “stack the odds in your favor” type of guy. That just means try everything (which requires having an open mind) you can and one of them (probably more) is going to work.
I often use the analogy of a teeter totter. If on one end you put a 25lb baby and on the other end you put small rocks. The side that the baby is sitting on is going to be down to the ground.
But as you keep adding small rocks to the other side eventually the teeter totter will be even. Then all you have to do is add one more rock and it becomes uneven. This is what I mean by stacking the odds in your favor.
Do everything you can to heal your lungs. For me that would be doing spiritual work, forgiveness, juicing, following a diet for healthy lungs, taking supplements, cleansing, IV therapies like ozone therapy and ultraviolet blood irradiation, blood donation and so much more.
Between eating those 14 foods for healthy lungs to improved your breathing, and all these other supplements and therapies, the odds are definitely stacked in your favor to improve lung capacity and lung health.
It’s your job to have an open mind and actually do what’s recommended.
Questions:
- Do you have lung issues?
- What have you tried (if anything) to heal them?
- Has it worked?
Comment below and let me know!
