OUR LUNGS . . . WE OWE THEM FULL RESPECT - THEY ARE WHAT KEEP US ALIVE DISCUSSION ON IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENT, BAD LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND THE BEST APPROACHES TO SAVE THESE VITAL ORGANS   PRESENTED BY: MARIA SCUNZIANO-SINGH, M.D. MAY 12, 2016

1. OUR LUNGS . . .
WE OWE THEM FULL RESPECT -
THEY ARE WHAT KEEP US ALIVE
DISCUSSION ON IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENT,
BAD LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND THE BEST
APPROACHES TO SAVE THESE VITAL ORGANS
PRESENTED BY:
MARIA SCUNZIANO-SINGH, M.D.
MAY 12, 2016
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2.  WHAT ARE LUNGS?
 HOW DO WE BREATHE?
 LUNG DISEASES WE SEE EVERY DAY
 WHY DO WE SEE SO MUCH LUNG DISEASE?
 WHAT DO I MEAN BY POLLUTION?
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
 HOW DOES THE AIR QUALITY AFFECT HEALTH?
 WHAT ELSE IS HURTING YOUR LUNGS?
 YOUR DIET CAN CHANGE THE WAY YOU BREATHE
 PRACTICAL ADVICE ON HOW TO CARE FOR LUNGS, EVERYONE’S
LUNGS AND BREATHE EASIER IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT
 NATURAL PRACTICES FOR DIRECT WORK ON THE BODY – ON THE
BREATH
 HERBS TO HELP THE LUNGS
 REFERENCES
CONTENTS
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3. WHAT ARE LUNGS?
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4. The Lungs are the most tender organ, like a flower with delicate
membranes. They’re easy to irritate because they’re gentle, but
don’t be fooled. They’re a powerhouse — constantly at work
nourishing each cell with breath, they control the body’s Qi (similar
to energy) and ensure that every part is well supplied.
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5. LUNGS are two spongy organs located within the Chest/
Thoracic Cavity that allow for exchange of Oxygen and Carbon
Dioxide gasses.
The Lungs combined weigh about 3 pounds, consist of 600
million gas exchange units called Alveoli or air sacs with 1,500
miles of airways (distance from Florida to Nebraska).
The surface area of the Lungs is equivalent to that of a tennis
court!
Lungs are the main part of the lower respiratory tract. They
commence with the Trachea leading to the Bronchi that
ultimately become the Lungs themselves.
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6. The TRACHEA has a
MUCOCILIARY
BLANKET (actually
cilia/hair or
“fingerlike” projections
that pushes all
particulate matter up
toward the throat
entrapping it in mucus
so that it may be
expelled efficiently
from the mouth or
even swallowed.
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7. NOTE: IT IS THAT VERY MECHANISM THAT IS
PARALYZED WHEN SOMEONE SMOKES.
SO . . . IS IT WISE TO SMOKE?
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8. The UPPER RESPIRATORY
TRACT consists of the NOSE,
SINUSES AND THROAT
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9. WE BREATHE via a very well- coordinated
integrated process involving physics, chemistry,
electromagnetism and ‘DIVINITY’.
C02 or carbon dioxide gas (or carbonic acid in the
blood) will stimulate receptors in the arteries of the
neck and in the aorta to send impulses to the lower
part of the brain - MEDULLA and PONS - and then to
the main muscle of breathing - THE DIAPHRAM - to
contract so that air is pulled into the RESPIRATORY
TRACT via the nose or mouth and into the LUNGS.
HOW DO WE BREATH?
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10. The air that is taken in contains 21% oxygen (O2) and
more than 80% nitrogen (N) with less than 1% CO2. It
is the OXYGEN that will be exchanged in the air sacs
with CARBON DIOXIDE to complete the breath. This
process is continuous.
The body takes in approximately 11,000 liters (nearly 3
thousand gallons) of AIR daily and produces about 2-3
pounds of CO2.
We breathe UNCONSCIOUSLY (without thought)
AND . . .
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11. Speech
And other activities that involve breath focus.
WE BREATHE
CONSCIOUSLY VIA OUR:
Meditation
Yoga
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12. NORMAL RESPIRATORY RATE AT REST (EUPNEA) = 12-20
breaths per minute
ABNORMAL FAST BREATHING AT REST IS TACHYPNEA = > 20
breaths per minute
MEDITATION BREATHING MAY VARY FROM 1-12 breaths
per minute and often is in the lower range. THESE
BREATHS ARE FOCUSED AND DIFFERENT FROM
UNCONSCIOUS BREATHS.
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14.  ASTHMA
 BRONCHITIS
 EMPHYSEMA
 COMBINATIONS OF THESE CALLED COPD (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE)
 PNEUMONIA
 FLU
 AND
 LUNG CANCER - ONE OF THE TOP 4 KILLERS OF HUMANS
LUNG DISEASES
WE SEE EVERYDAY
NOTE: COUGHING MAY BE AN INDICATOR OF ANY OF THE ABOVE
OR A SENSITIVITY TO A SUBSTANCE, I.E. A DRUG, A CHEMICAL, AIR
POLLUTION, A NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEM AMONG OTHERS.
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15. CAUSES OF LUNG CANCER
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16. POLLUTION OF THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT THAT
POLLUTES THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
(WHICH, BY THE WAY, ARE ONE IN THE SAME)
WHY DO WE HAVE SO
MUCH LUNG DISEASE?
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17. IT STARTS WITH BEING UNCONSCIOUS,
UNAWARE AND HAVING
UNCONTROLLED THOUGHTS -> POOR
CHOICES -> BECOME SOLIDIFED BY THE
BRAIN -> LEADING TO
INHALATION/INGESTION/ABSORPTION
OF POOR QUALITY SUBSTANCES (THE
EXTERNAL BECOMES INTERNAL) -> BODY
PROCESSES THESE ELEMENTS -> TOO
OVERWHELMING AND UNFITTING FOR
BODY -> CHANGES THAT CREATE
UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS, I.E.
POLLUTION & ULTIMATE DEGENERATION
AND DESTRUCTION OF THE BODY
WHAT DO I MEAN
BY POLLUTION?
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18.  Mankind has historically made both life-giving and life-
breaking/life taking choices; the LATTER has altered our natural
environment - our AIR, our WATER and NUTRIMENT in general
 “ADVANCEMENT” or so called “PROGRESS” in science and
technology has contributed to the MAJORITY OF THE ILLS.
 The strategies that had been chosen thousands of years ago have
impacted on the thinking of modern humans to the point of no
return (we desperately hope not)
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19. AIRPLANES ARE FLYING ON AVERAGE 60,000-
80,000 DAILY GLOBALLY; THIS IS A LOT MORE
THAN “N-O-N-E” BEFORE 1891 WITH ENGINEERS
WORKING ON AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND THEN
ULTIMATELY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS BY 1900.
BIRDS AND KITES WERE THE ONLY
FLYING THINGS, IN CASE YOU
NEEDED A REMINDER!!
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20. Civil, military, model and experimental aircrafts are all
over the skies.
The air quality that exists now is ABNORMAL!
Cigarettes and other forms of smoking have taken life
out of the breath of hundreds of millions of people;
cigarette smoke has 4,000 chemicals upon combustion,
200 are poisons and 69 are known carcinogens
Second hand smoke causes thousands of deaths in the
US annually
Industry and large scale manufacturing have vitiated
the air globally
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21. The amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by
industrial gases- coal and petroleum, combustion from
various sources and mainly motor vehicles, livestock and
agricultural mass production, burning of trash and
timber, is what we are being CHOKED with, literally.
Enclosed spaces in homes, workplaces and cars are all
havens for MOLDS AND MILDEW that are adding to the
toxic air, hence, contributing to the increasing numbers
of respiratory and other diseases.
HOW DOES THE AIR
QUALITY AFFECT HEALTH?
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22. IN THE US AND PLACES LIKE CHINA AND INDIA, THE AIR
QUALITY IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTING MULTIMILLIONS OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEVELOPED LUNG DISEASES IN THE PAST
3 DECADES WITH NUMBERS RISING VERY DANGEROUSLY.
CHINA: LATEST STUDY SHOWS 4,000 PEOPLE A DAY ARE
DYING OF LUNG DISEASE; 1.6 MILLION DIED IN 2013
INDIA: 1.3 MILLION DIED IN 2013
USA: 63,000-200,000 DEATHS A YEAR FROM AIR POLLUTION
COAL USE IS THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO POLLUTION.
CHILDREN ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE AND WILL HAVE TO
ENDURE LUNG ISSUES FOR THEIR LIVES.
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23.  HOUSEHOLD/WORKPLACE FURNIFSHINGS AND ACCESSORIES
 PAINT
 CLEANING PRODUCTS
 AIR FRESHENERS
 FOODS (WHAT YOU ARE COOKING AND THE BY PRODUCTS THEY CREATE)
 COOKWARE WITH COATINGS (RELEASE TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT YOU INHALE AND
INGEST)
 CARBONATED BEVERAGES (EXCESS CONSUMPTION), PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
 WATER SOURCES
 PLASTICS
 PETS
 SWIMMING POOL CHLORINE
 FACTORY EMISSIONS
 PESTICIDES
WHAT ELSE IS HURTING
YOUR LUNGS?
Yes, your house, car and workplace may be hurting
you, whether you realize it or not. See below….
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24. Use WHOLE foods picked direct if you can-eat light- vegetarian food program is best
- avoid all food with hormones - avoid all dyes, added sugars, artificial ingredients -
use less carbonation in general, especially if you suffer from COPD or asthma - use
oregano, rosemary and thyme more often in your diets - AVOID DAIRY - it is mucus
forming and will clog the respiratory tract (don’t let the dairy industry fool you).
Flour, especially new wheat in modern age, will aggravate asthma.
The lighter and smarter you eat, the better you will breathe . . .
and so it will be for the entire body.
YOUR DIET CAN CHANGE
THE WAY YOU BREATH
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26.  BE PROACTIVE AND LET THE GOVERNING BODIES KNOW THAT OUR AIR IS
OUR LIFE AND MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO CONTROL MANUFATURING
WITH HARMFUL FIBERS, COAL, ETC.
 USE LESS ARTIFICIAL ENERGY SOURCES: LESS ELECTRICITY, LESS
COMPUTERS, LESS DRIVING - TURN OFF THESE ITEMS WHEN NOT IN USE
 USE LED OR COOL LIGHTS IN HOME AND WORKPLACE- AVOID
FLOURESCENCE IF YOU CAN
 SOLAR AND WIND POWER ARE CLEAN ENERGY AND NON-POLLUTING
 USE YOUR LEGS, A BICYCLE, WALKERS OR ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT
REQUIRE GAS!!
 TURN OFF THE CAR- DO NOT IDLE IT!! GO INSIDE IF YOU NEED AN AIR
CONDITIONER TO SURVIVE!
PRACTICAL ADVICE ON HOW TO CARE
FOR YOUR LUNGS, EVERYONE’S
LUNGS AND BREATHE EASIER IN
YOUR ENVIRONMENT
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27.  USE HAND HELD TOOLS
 CARPOOL IF YOU MUST TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES
 USE ONLY NATURAL CLEANING PRODUCTS IN YOUR HOME, CAR, WORKPLACE AND
ANY PLACE YOU DWELL.
 AVOID RUGS; USE NATURAL FIBER MATS AT DOOR THRESHOLDS TO PREVENT DIRT
AND PESTICIDES FROM ENTERING YOUR HOME
 ASK YOUR HOUSEGUESTS TO REMOVE SHOES AND LEAVE THEM OUTSIDE
 MAKE YOUR OWN, GROW YOUR OWN AND USE LESS PACKAGING, PLASTICS
 DO NOT BUY COATED COOKWARE- IT GIVES OFF GASES AND HARMUL CHEMICALS
WHEN HEATED. DO NOT BUY IT!! TELL YOUR COMPANIES TO STOP MAKING IT!!
SAFER PRODUCTS!!
 PRODUCTS THAT ARE LABELLED LOW VOC ARE PREFERRED
 START CLASSES TO EDUCATE OTHERS ON THIS SUBJECT
NOTE RE: CONVENTIONAL MEDICINAL TREATMENTS: PLEASE CONSULT WITH
YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER FOR ANY AND ALL LUNG TREATMENTS IF THE
NEED IS PRESENT.
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28. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST . . .
DO NOT SMOKE!
TELL OTHERS NOT TO SMOKE; PROHIBIT IT EVERYWHERE YOU ARE; TEACH
YOUR FAMILIES ABOUT THE DEADLY EFFECTS
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29. MEDITATION- AT LEAST 5 MINUTES
DAILY WITH CONCENTRATION ON
THE BREATH (PRANA); SLOWLY
BREATHE IN AND EXHALE FULLY-
CONTROL THE RATE OF THE
BREATH
NATURAL PRACTICES FOR
DIRECT WORK ON THE BODY
- ON THE BREATH…
CHAKRA OPENING & CHARGING -
CONSULT HEALTH MARKETS THAT ARE
RESOURCEFUL FOR PRACTITIONERS WHO
CAN WOK WITH YOU; COLOR THERAPY
COMBINING CRYSTALS AND STONES TO
HELP OPEN THE THROAT AND HEART
CHAKRAS
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30. EXERCISE TO HELP KEEP THE BREATH IN
GOOD ORDER; TRY TO DO MORE
OUTDOOR EXERCISE IN ARBOROUS AND
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT- BETTER
THAN INDOOR GYMS AS FAR AS QIR
QUALITY BUT DO EXERCISE WHEREVER
AND WHENEVER!!
YOGA OPENS UP CENTERS IN THE HEAD
AND CHEST; JOIN A CLASS FOR
RESTORATIVE AND HEALING YOGA
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31.  LOBELIA- HAS AN ALKALOID
CALLED LOBELINE; ESPECIALLY
HELPFUL TO ASTHMATICS; ORAL
FORM; TEAS AND OTHER
CONCOTIONS CAN BE MADE
 LICORICE ROOT- TEA FORM;
OPENS AIRWAYS
 THYME- DRIED HERB TO DRINK;
LOZENGE FORM ALSO
 CHAPARRAL- FULL OF
ANTIOXIDANTS; ORAL AND TEA
FORMA
 EUCALYPTUS- CLEANSING AND
DETOXIFYING; HAS CINEOLE, A
NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT;
AROMATHERAPY
SUPPLEMENTAL HERBS TO HELP THE
LUNGS: (PLEASE SEE THE INTERNET
FOR VIDEOS ON HOW TO PREPARE
THE CONCOCTIONS AND TEAS)
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32.  HYSSOP-COUGH PREPARATION THAT
CAN BE HOME MADE; SEE WEB FOR
PREP; TAKE FRESH LEAVES, ADD
HONEY AND APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
TO LET STAND FOR 3 WEEKS
 SLIPPERY ELM- LOZENGES AND TEAS
TO EASE THROAT DISCOMFORTS
 COLTSFOOT-NATIVE AMERICAN
INDIAN HERB USED WIDELY IN
CONCOCTIONS AND POULTICES FOR
LUNG AILMENTS
 MULLEIN- 1 CUP OF WATER TO 2
TEASPOONS OF THE HERB TO DRINK
AS TEA 2-3 TIMES A DAY FOR
BRONCHITIS, FLU, COLDS, ASTHMA
 IRISH MOSS- USED WIDELY FOR
MANY RESPIRATORY AILMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL HERBS TO HELP THE LUNGS:
(PLEASE SEE THE INTERNET FOR VIDEOS ON HOW
TO PREPARE THE CONCOCTIONS AND TEAS)
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34. REFERENCES
o HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
o HTTP://WWW.ENVIRONMENT.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/
ENVIRONMENT/GLOBAL
o HTTPS:// WWW.GLOBALHEALINGCENTER.COM/LUNG/HERBS
o ROIZEN, M., M.D. & OZ, M., M.D. TO A LUNG AND HEALTHY
LIFE, HARPER COLLINS E-BOOKS, 2009, USA
o WILLIAMS, J. THE 7-DAY HERBAL TEA LUNG DETOX, Create
Space Publishing, May, 2013, USA
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