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PSA: Breathe In! Breathe Out! Breathe in...
As of this writing, there is still zero evidence for #chloroquine prophylaxis versus coronavirus However, deep lung exercise is ~proven~ to ward off pneumonia. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-lung-capacity">https://www.healthline.com/health/ho...
As of this writing, there is still zero evidence for #chloroquine prophylaxis versus coronavirus However, deep lung exercise is ~proven~ to ward off pneumonia. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-lung-capacity">https://www.healthline.com/health/ho...
Trust me, you do ~not~ want to be cooped up at home, on your couch, watching Netflix and breathing lightly for weeks and months on end. Do some deep breathing! Regularly.
#WorkThoseLungs
#WorkThoseLungs
And, FWIW, I& #39;d assert that you do ~not~ want to restrict your breathing in any way (e.g. with a facemask) unless it is really essential, e.g. while grabbing essentials at a store or gas station. The goal needs to be lots of deep breathing. Needs to be part of your daily routine.
I know this, firsthand. When we came to the US, I contracted severe pneumonia / was hospitalized for weeks. Want to know what hurts like hell and makes you almost want to wish you weren& #39;t living? Try respiratory techs beating on your back for weeks. You do *not* want pneumonia.
We went back overseas and I was fine, in the dry, clean, non-air-conditioned air of #Botswana. It gave me a chance to recover, and I will always be grateful 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇧🇼" title="Flag of Botswana" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Botswana"> Then, after we came back, yep, pneumonia again, several times. Probably seasonal allergies reducing air flow, I think.
I used to get truly debilitating sinus headaches, allergy issues leading to bronchitis and whatnot. The episodes of pneumonia weren& #39;t nearly as severe, just the "walking" variety, but nevertheless concerning. I didn& #39;t know what to do.
A doc offered the now-obvious: running. Rowing, Bicycling. Whatever leads to deep lung workouts. I.e. not facebooking / netflixing & all that shit. And it& #39;s definitely not the same thing as lifting. It& #39;s inhaling and exhaling as deep as you possibly can. Repeatedly. Regularly.
And even if you can& #39;t get the rigorous exercise, you ~can~ do deep-breathing/ meditation.
I& #39;m not a doc, at least not the "real" kind... but I guarantee deep breathing sure as heck won& #39;t hurt your chances, if/when you do face Covid19, flu, or such.
I& #39;m not a doc, at least not the "real" kind... but I guarantee deep breathing sure as heck won& #39;t hurt your chances, if/when you do face Covid19, flu, or such.
I& #39;m sure you all know, also, that air quality issues are a major source of death and disease. Imagine living somewhere you can& #39;t even do some deep breathing without concern for what you may inhale! That describes a very large part of the world& #39;s population.
I hope this brief economic pause puts a ~lot~ more pressure on governments and industries to clear the air. Use those lungs shout the message at your politicians, local and national. We and our children deserve cleaner air.
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