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Breathing a sigh

By: Carlos M Viana, Board Certified
Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), Oriental
Medicine (OMD)
ST. CRUZ — This year, we breathe
a sigh as a new year begins. 2020
had its challenges, but a new time
is here. Breathing is essential to
life. Breathing air into your lungs
provides the body with necessary
oxygen to support muscle move-
ment, food digestion, brain func-
tion and more. Exhaling rids the
body of the waste gas, carbon di-
oxide.

For some, this is easier said than
done. The International Journal
of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary feel better quickly.
Disease published an article that
explains how mucus secretions which controls blood sugar, reduc- and flu. NAC liquifies thick mucus Dietary supplements do not have
commonly found in people with ing risk of insulin resistance. Vitamin from the chest and lungs, allowing the negative side effects of many
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pul- D3 may lessen flair ups in chronic you to breathe easier. pharmaceutical drugs when bro-
monary Disease) negatively im- lung patients and help the lungs ken down in the liver. Instead
pacts lung function. People with function better. NAC is an antidote for Paracetamol, of producing toxins, NAC breaks
COPD, asthma or other breathing acetaminophen toxicity. Taking down into in the liver. Glutathi-
problems generally have a lower My favorite lung supplement, NAC too much Paracetamol (pain killer) one, called “The Mother of All An-
or compromised immune system or N-acetylcysteine is can be safely can hurt the liver. Symptoms can tioxidants” prevents and stops cell
and need to be especially extra taken to dissolve thick mucus with include, nausea, vomiting, pale damage. It protects our brain and
diligent following guidelines to stay problems such as chronic bron- skin, sweating and fatigue. NAC helps prevent cancer. Take NAC
safe and healthy especially in to- chitis, asthma, emphysema, colds will detoxify the body so you can with food for lung and liver health.
day’s world.
Get the Point! All yogis and health
Exercise helps strengthen lungs. guru’s know Breath is Life! A healthy
Being physically active makes the diet including eliminating dairy
lungs work harder to bring addi- products and adding supplements
tional oxygen demanded by the like vitamin C, D3 and NAC can
body. This reinforces muscles, heart help clear tight lungs. Eliminating
and lungs. If you cannot breathe or reducing chemical, bacterial
deeply, it’s difficult to do aero- and viral pollutants whenever pos-
bics. Start with easy yoga deep sible. Learn about deep breathing
breathing. SCUBA divers and sing- exercises, good not only for lungs,
ers know and practice deep con- but also relaxation. Contact us for
trolled breathing. Be sure to work personal questions and do not for-
on your posture to lift ribcage, stay get the first things birds do to greet
hydrated to loosen mucus. Deep the new day and last thing at night
belly laughing is also a great lung is to breath and sing. A big belly
exercise! laugh might also be just what the
doctor ordered.
Besides sanitation and protec-
tion or avoiding others who may CARLOS VIANA, Ph. D. is
be sick, anyone who is ill or ‘high an Oriental Medical Doc-
risk’ of having difficulty breathing tor (O.M.D.) having studied
should eat as fresh, natural and in Shanghai, China; a Board
healthy as possible. Avoid dairy Cert. Clinical Nutritionist
products. Cow’s milk is a top food (C.C.N.), a fellow member of
for producing mucus in the lungs, the Board Certified Associa-
sinus and colon. Other mucus pro- tion of Addiction Profession-
ducing and inflammatory foods in- als (C.Ad.), the Chairperson
clude: soy products, wheat (bread, of the Latin American Com-
pasta, cereals and more), corn, all mittee of the International
sugar – especially processed, other Academy of Oral Medicine
white starchy foods like white pota- and Toxicology (IAOMT), a
to, white rice, caffeine, read meat Rejuvenating Cell Therapist
and alcohol. and specializes in Anti-Aging

Medicine, has a weekly radio
Some dietary supplements like vi- program, writes and lectures
tamin C have shown to help detox extensively. For information:
the lungs. Studies suggest people VIANA NATURAL HEALING
with COPD and other conditions CENTER NV, Kibaima 7, Aru-
may have low levels of Vitamin D3. ba, TEL: 585-1270, Web Site:
Vitamin D3 has shown to improve www.vianaheal.com. q
the body’s sensitivity to insulin