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system to pump oxygen-rich blood to all your body cells. Your blood
collects all the carbon dioxide (cellular waste) and transports it back to the
lungs to be pumped out of the body when you exhale.
We are so dependent on the health of the respiratory system that after
about five minutes without oxygen, our brain cells will start to die. Now
& Imagine a lung disease that impedes this process? Think back to your last
cold or flu and how it affected your breathing.
Amp the experience of a common cold or flu tenfold and beyond, and
you may get a glimpse of how a person with asthma, chronic bronchitis,
By Dante Bean emphysema, or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) struggles
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every day. Amp that experience even further, and you may get a glimpse
of what COVID may be like for some people.
The Health Of Your Lungs Matters
Natural Lung Health & Tips The health of your lungs and your respiratory system matters, not only to

help prevent chronic disease and illness but to help reduce the severity of
to Keep Them Healthy viral and bacterial infections. Your lungs, just like your other organs, joints,
and body parts, also age and can lose their strength, which makes even
he natural order of life seems to be when something is broken, we fix
regular breathing more difficult. While there is no cure for ageing, there
Tit. This applies to the cars we drive, the houses we live in, and even are ways to strengthen and protect lung tissue. The obvious ones are to stop
the relationships we cherish. However, the coined phrase “if it ain’t broke,
or reduce smoking and increase your cardiovascular output (exercise hard
don’t fix it” should never apply to our health. enough to cause an increase in heart rate), which forces your lungs to work
We often take the systems and organs that keep our body functioning harder. When you force your lungs to work harder, you help expand your
every day for granted, and it’s not until something goes wrong that we
diaphragm and increase lung efficiency.
move into action to fix it. We recognize that a painful response in the body Other less obvious ways to protect your lungs are to reduce pollutants
needs attention. A cold, flu, headache, etc., all need to be addressed to help
by investing in-room air purifiers. Keep your home clean and dust-free,
bring the body back into a place of order. These things make sense, but we and look for areas where mould may be growing, using natural cleaning
do not always apply the same urgency to our organs or internal systems, supplies to remove it. Avoid synthetic air fresheners and candles that
waiting until they become injured, diseased, or distressed.
can expose you to additional chemicals like formaldehyde and benzene.
Your lungs and respiratory system are an excellent example of a process Instead, use an aromatherapy diffuser and essential oils to more naturally
within our bodies that needs attention all the time, but we take breathing
scent the air.
for granted. Poor air quality, allergens, and pathogens bombard you every Take deep breathes throughout the day and try to eat a clean and healthy
day, negatively affecting your respiratory system. But the health of your diet. It may help to count your breaths. For example, as you inhale, count
immune system and your respiratory system is required to bring oxygen
1-2-3-4. Then as you exhale, count 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. Did you know that
into your cells to prevent the entrance of pathogens, heal, repair, and you breathe in and out more than 20,000 times a day?
prevent illness, disease, and damage. website @ www.ahealthyyou.ca
Email: AHEALTHYYOU8@GMAIL.COM
The respiratory system is a series of organs responsible for taking in
oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide (cellular waste). The respiratory
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other great coaches in the past.
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with and been around. I also want of course, is winning the 2019- 16 17 18
to thank my father as he is such 2020 EOSHL championship in a U N R I G O R N O U P T O
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a hockey fanatic, like me. I am full-length series with the West A K I T A Q U O O R A N
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have led if he was not into the “We had to win that final game D Y E L I Q U I D A T O R S

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positive moments or you can game was an accomplishment P A T T I T W A S E X E C
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the circle of learning and staying manager, and director of hockey A L B U Q U E R Q U E Q B S
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says that his goal is to motivate far? Gagne says, “If you are a U N I T T R O Y Q U I T E

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looking to play some decent, positive things ahead.”

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