COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease requires thousands of dollars to treat while reducing the quality of your life while fighting against it.

This is why you could treat this ailment in any way you can. You can plant some houseplants in your house which will cleanse the air and fight against your COPD.

AN INTRODUCTION TO COPD

This term is normally used to describe the condition of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, but it also can be used to refer to any number of chronic lung ailments. In time, it results with lung tissue damage that is irreparable.

COPD is most usual cause of death in the United States, which makes it a very serious problem.

Emphysema is an ailment that kills the alveoli of the bronchioles. When the alveoli are destroyed there will be much fewer air sacs that can transport the air through the body and remove the carbon dioxide out of the body. This will result with fatigue, shortened lifespan and dyspnea.

Chronic bronchitis appears as a result of inflamed bronchial tubes. Once the membranes of these tubes are inflamed, getting rid of phlegm is much harder. This will result with fatigue, wheezing and infections.

THE FOODS YOU SHOULD BE EATING

A research has shown that chronic lung damage can be disabled and reversed with increased amounts of vitamin A, also known as beta carotene. This knowledge hasn’t been used for making a medicine for COPD yet, but you can still use this inflammation and improve your COPD by yourself.

You can eat many vegetables that are loaded with vitamin A which will cure your COPD very fast. Carrots are considered as one of the richest sources of vitamin A. Juice your carrots for easier absorption if you cannot eat large amounts of this vegetable.

USING PLANTS IN YOUR HOME FOR COPD

There are many different house plants that you can use for cleansing the air and make it easier for you to breathe. According to the experts you should hold 15-18 plants for the average 1800 square foot home.

Before deciding to plant those plants, you should make sure that you are up for the task to care for them and keep them alive. Here are the most effective plants for air cleansing:

• Golden pothos
• Dracaena
• Peace lily
• Bamboo palm
• Rubber plant
• Florist’s chrysanthemum
• Areca palm
• Chinese evergreen
• English ivy

Keep in mind that you should always take care of the plants and the soil. While maintaining the soil you will avoid any mold occurrence which leaves negative effect on your COPD.