Eight Foods To Help You Breathe Easy

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Eight Foods To Help You Breathe Easy
Struggling with respiratory problems? What you eat can help you cope. Add these eight foods to your diet to help you deal with breathing difficulties.

When you suffer from respiratory problems or breathing difficulties, naturopath Janella Purcell says, certain foods and techniques can help. “Eat foods that are moistening for your lungs like nuts, vegetables, fruit and grains. Ginger can reduce inflammation,” she says.

Purcell recommends avoiding cold foods like ice-cream, cold water and chilled fruit. Plus, techniques like meditation, yoga and mindful breathing can help you to relieve stress, relax, and breathe correctly. 

These eight foods to your diet to help you cope with respiratory problems:

  • Almonds
  • Mushrooms
  • Pears
  • Barley
  • Spinach
  • Pine nuts
  • Apples
  • Millet

Follow our recipes to help you add more of these foods to your diet:

Celeriac & Almond Soup with Goat’s Cheese Toasts

Celeriac & Almond Soup with Goat’s Cheese Toasts

Barley & Mushroom- Stuffed Butternut with Nori Butter Recipe

Barley & Mushroom- Stuffed Butternut with Nori Butter Recipe

Mulled Pears & Blue Cheese Salad

Mulled Pears & Blue Cheese Salad

Pearl Barley Risotto with Pumpkin

Pearl Barley Risotto with Pumpkin | MiNDFOOD Recipes

Spinach Salad with Beetroot & Figs Recipe

Spinach Salad with Beetroot & Figs Recipe
Photography by Julia Hoersch

Grilled Zucchini Pasta with Orange & Pine Nut Crumb Recipe

Grilled Zucchini Pasta with Orange & Pine Nut Crumb Recipe

Grated Beet, Fennel and Apple Salad

Cured Salmon With Buckwheat & Millet Blinis

Cured Salmon With Buckwheat & Millet Blinis

 

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