{"id":6693,"date":"2020-04-15T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/?p=6693"},"modified":"2020-04-15T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:21:44","slug":"what-to-eat-and-drink-for-lung-health-during-and-after-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/what-to-eat-and-drink-for-lung-health-during-and-after-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Eat and Drink for Lung Health During and After Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus attacks your lungs, therefore it would make sense to strengthen and protect your lungs as much as possible. Although there are no known cures for Coronavirus nor is there any way to guarantee that you will not be hit with the virus, you can certainly eat healthier to help your body fight any virus.\u00a0 Below are just a few simple, yet important, tips that may assist with lung health in general.\u00a0 \u00a0Everyone should pay attention to their lung health, whether you are hit the Coronavirus or not.<\/p>\n<p><b>GARLIC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to medical experts garlic has anti-inflammatory properties and raw garlic consumption may also play a role in a reducing the risk of developing lung cancer.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATER<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to an article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/906361\/nicolepajer\/the-best-foods-for-healthy-lungs-and-the-ones-to-avoid\/\">Parade.com<\/a>\u00a0For optimal lung health make sure to drink plenty of water, as your lungs utilize water to keep your airways clean and clear of mucous and inflammatory build up,\u201d explains Farshad Fani Marvasti, MD, the director of the Public Health, Prevention &amp; Health Promotion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine \u2013 Phoenix. \u201cIn my practice, the importance of drinking enough fluids can\u2019t be stressed enough in terms of maintaining lung health. Lungs are 80% water, and even mild dehydration can impact lung function significantly,\u201d adds\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelunghealthinstitute.com%2Famanda-maucere-rdn&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMaura.Devetski%40edelman.com%7Cc1a8bbe549f44c54f4b408d6f4cdb98d%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C636965561771240526&amp;sdata=LAXWbGA97LL%2FVRHd1WpTKPhxVJl80926YYbyEFvFIw0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Amanda Maucere<\/a>, RD, Lung Health Institute.<\/p>\n<p><b>HEALTHY FATS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fish high in fat is an excellent choice of food for healthy lungs as they contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids which are linked with lung health. Try walnuts, which are the richest plant source of omega-3 fats, eat fatty fish\u2014salmon, sardines, anchovies\u2014at least two times per week, and you should sprinkle ground flaxseeds on cereals and salads,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronavirus attacks your lungs, therefore it would make sense to strengthen and protect your lungs as much as possible. Although there are no known cures for Coronavirus nor is there any way to guarantee that you will not be hit with the virus, you can certainly eat healthier to help your body fight any virus.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5795,"featured_media":6694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caregivers-corner","category-healthy-eating"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What To Eat and Drink for Lung Health During and After Coronavirus - New York for Seniors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/what-to-eat-and-drink-for-lung-health-during-and-after-coronavirus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What To Eat and Drink for Lung Health During and After Coronavirus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coronavirus attacks your lungs, therefore it would make sense to strengthen and protect your lungs as much as possible. 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