6 Ways to Cleanse Your Lungs

Certain breathing exercises can improve lung function, especially for individuals who currently smoke, who’ve smoked in the past, or who have lung damage from a chronic lung disease.

There are also tools that can help you practice your breathing, such as a spirometer. This kind of device is often used after surgery to help with the recovery process.

Other breathing exercises don’t require the use of assistive devices. These techniques include:

• pursed lip breathing
• belly breathing, which is also known as diaphragmatic breathing

If you’re a smoker or you have lung damage, you should talk to your doctor about available options. They should be able to refer you to a respiratory clinic, where therapists can put you in a special program to assist you.