OUR TOPIC fruit, e.g. carrot, red pepper, mango, apricots and peaches.. Other supporters of our healthfulness and lungs are minerals, magnesium and zinc. The magnesium lightens the respiratory system up in a straight line. Deficiencies of this organic compounds make people breathe heavier. Instead the zinc reduces duration of colds. We can find magnesium in processed cereals, vegetables, nuts and whole-wheat bread. In case we need amounts of zinc, then lean meat, liver, sea food, yolks, cereals and legumes come in useful. Also, why not to mention those plants, that promote health in general. Namely, onion, garlic and any other herbaceous perennial flowering plants, that are virucidal. The present-day studies prove the old beliefs; in unison with tradition, principally garlic, is used as a medicine, since it contains chemical compounds, that clear air passages and relieve productive cough. Altogether, garlic, thanks to its antibacte-
rial and antivirus properties, is an effective agent to challenge colds, hay fever, and other respiratory system infections. A breakthrough of recent years is the discovery of soya characteristics. What has been ascertained is, that the substances covered by soya beans protect against some kinds of cancer, including cancers of lungs and throat. The conclusion is simple: so as to breathe liberally we are just about to consume vegetables, fruit, and these products, that are beneficial in respect of lungs. Maciej Lutka
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