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Fast Facts about Respiratory Health

  • Chronic respiratory diseases are conditions that are caused because of affected airways and lungs.
  • Every day, 3,200 people below the age of 18 try their first cigarette, and only 1,000 of them are able to resist the addiction. The rest become addicted to smoking.
  • Asthma is the most common respiratory condition. In 2014, 25 million people were suffering from Asthma.
  • Smokers are not the only ones to contract lung cancer.
  • 71% deaths due to lung 42% of chronic respiratory disease all over the world are caused by smoking.
  • Damp and mould are the major reasons children and adults suffer from respiratory disorders

Lungs enable oxygen intake, subsequently transferring it to the other parts of the body through the bloodstream. But when our lungs are not healthy or suffer from any acute or chronic disease, breathing becomes difficult. Millions of people in the USA suffer from some form of lung disease.

Asthma:

The airways become inflamed with occasional spasms when a person has asthma. This condition results in trouble in breathing, allergies, wheezing and other conditions.

COPD:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung condition where a person faces trouble exhaling properly. It is mostly caused because of smoking and the more smoking is done the more damaged the lungs become.

Cystic Fibrosis:

A hereditary disease, in cystic fibrosis, the mucus is unable to clear up from the bronchi, and as a resulted, gets accumulated in the passageway blacks the passage and causes frequent infection and allergies.

Most respiratory and lung conditions can be treated except for those in which the lungs has been severely damaged.

Symptoms

Most acute or chronic respiratory conditions can be identified if the following symptoms are observed in the patient:

  • An unrelenting and recurring cough
  • Trouble in breathing by falling short of it very frequently
  • Blood appears while coughing
  • pain the chest region
  • People suffering from Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia begin to lose weight.
  • Constant hoarseness in voice and wheezing in the chest
  • Frequently occurring pneumonia or one that doesn’t go away.

A medial practitioner usually conducts a chest X-ray, high-resolution CT scan or a computed topography to diagnose any conditions of the lungs or any respiratory disease.

Recommended Supplements

While eating a healthy diet and regular exercise helps to manage Respiratory Health, it is not enough to keep you fit and healthy. Supplements are essential for managing Respiratory Health and reducing its symptoms. But it should be kept in mind that supplements should not be used to replace the treatment for Respiratory Health. It is not always true that natural products are safe for use. Many products can react with your body and produce an adverse reaction. Thus, it is better to be safe and consult your doctor before starting to use any supplements for managing your condition.

The following supplements have proven to benefit people with Respiratory Health: