my mamma used herbs and lung exercises to cure me of asthma as a youngster and have been complimented on my lung capacity many times by doctors well into adulthood. #superlungs
as a herbalist it is important to do as much research as possible about an illness or disease before treating it and right now we've got no choice but to have covid-19 on the mind, hard.
covid-19 presents mostly as a community acquired pneumonia (CAD) if the virus is able to enter the lungs. that's where it gets dangerous as breathlessness occurs - a shortage of ventilators with a risk of immune storms or respiratory weakness can tragically lead to death. very little research has been published regarding successful herbal tactics which has left us feeling scared and powerless.this exercise is for the diaphragm! focus your breath into your belly instead of your chest. most people breath super shallow barely harnessing the power of the diaphragm - you got it so flex it! if you can, lie down - it is easier and less hilarious than looking in the mirror. loosely interlace your fingers over your belly. inhale deeply through your nose inflating your belly like a balloon, your fingers should spread apart. exhale through those pursed lips deflating your air baby allowing your fingers to touch again. repeat 5 times. make joey tribbiani and his thanksgiving pants proud!
lung-ates, lung-oga, lung-ardio, whatever you wanna call it, (hopefully none of those) can be done however often you want. once a day would be best, once a week would be good too but just like any workout not much will change if you don't do it at all.
as always - if you care, share! and stay safe out there TEAm ♡
XO survivewell