What should I pay attention to when I have a respiratory disease?

  According to Chinese medicine, “the lung is a delicate organ”, which is most vulnerable to external evil. Therefore, when suffering from respiratory disease, we should pay attention to the following aspects.  1, nourish the vital energy, but not labor “the lung is the main gas, the division of breathing”, “labor is gas consumption”, overwork will deplete the lung gas, suffering from cough and asthma must be well rested, conducive to the recovery of the disease.  2, avoid wind and cold, avoid drinking cold “form cold cold drink will hurt the lung”, “the lung is the main skin and hair”, suffering from respiratory diseases, not only to prevent external wind and cold, but also to prohibit the greed for cold drinking cold, in order to prevent cold injury to the lung and aggravate the disease.  3, smooth emotions, not sad and angry “sad lung”, “anger hurts the liver”, keep a calm state of mind, not sad and not angry. Excessive sadness will deplete the lung energy, liver fire is too big to cause wood and fire to interfere with the gold, the lung is not clear and purified, the Qi is not smooth, which can also lead to aggravation of the disease.  4, avoid odor, prevent stimulation Due to the inflammation of the airway, it will lead to high airway reaction, especially allergic cough (asthma) should pay more attention to the stimulation of various gases, such as: smoke, dust, chemical gases, etc..  5. Avoid salty and sweet, preferably light Over-eating salty and sweet can cause it to penetrate the airways and induce coughing, and asthma attacks. Therefore, a light diet can help the recovery of cough and asthma and prevent aggravation of the disease.