Dear friends, 
Breathing is such an autonomous part of our bodily functions that we really never pay attention to it at all…….but, if you stop whatever you are doing and observe it mindfully, you will know how you are inhaling and exhaling air into your lungs.
Do you realise that when we breathe, the air that is taken in and then out is not the entire capacity of your lungs? That is to say, there will always be a certain quantity of stale air staying in your lungs!
Now, here is a good breathing exercise that I have learned a few years ago to really cleanse your lungs thoroughly, and to jump start your day when you do this a few times (like 5 or so) in the morning . At this time of the day when the air is so crisp and fresh, I will do this lung cleansing breathing :-
1) Stand in a relaxed position. Arms loose at your sides and legs slightly apart.
2) Through your nostrils, breathe out normally as you always do………. then breathe in. Do this a couple of times.
3) Now, slowly exhale through your mouth until you can’t anymore……….but don’t stop here, because there is actually more stale air in your lungs left in the lungs which we don’t usually exchange when we do our normal breathing.
Next, you force your diaphragm to push out the innermost air from your lungs by panting, “hah……hah…..hah….” with your mouth………..until you know there is almost no air in your lungs. You will be amazed how far you can go at this “hah” part! (I counted up to 10 on my part!) 
At this point, you can feel your stomach and abdomen flattening inwards.
4) Through your nose, slowly breathe in the fresh, clean air into your oxygen starved lungs…………
5) Fill up your lungs and hold your breath for 5 seconds, counting slowly 1….2….3……4…..5. At this stage, the oxygen is being circulated through your lungs and to all the cells in your body! How invigorating indeed! For me, I can actually feel my whole body coming alive and my brain is much more clear, not as fuzzy as before.
6) Exhale through your mouth again until you can’t and then you force yourself to pant again, going “hah…..hah……hah….” to squeeze out all the air from your lungs.
Repeat Step 4.
Do this for as many times as you like. Other than cleaning almost all the air in your lungs, there is another good benefit of this breathing exercise ===> did you notice that your stomach/abdomen seems to be tighter and flatter?
Well, when you are exhaling all the air out from your lungs, both the lungs are being deflated, thus resulting in the diaphragm going up to just right below the lungs. When the diaphragm goes up, it creates a space in our abdomen cavity and our internal organs will fall into place to move into that space. How wonderful!
Next time, I will give you the recipe for a really good lung cleansing soup which I had learned from my friend, who is a healer and expert in nutritious soups! 
Good night and sweet dreams from KL!
choesf
CLICK HERE ===> Nutritious Lung Cleansing Soup Recipe
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October 14, 2007 @ 10:32 am
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yen1908 said,
October 16, 2007 @ 9:42 pm
Hi choesf
I do have problems trying out this exercise, have made a copy for my daily practise hopefully starting tomorrow morning. Perhaps a video will help us greatly.
Have a good week ahead.
Goodnight, sleep tight and sweet dreams!:lol:
happyhomemaker88 said,
October 17, 2007 @ 9:26 am
Good morning, yen
Hmmmm….still having some problems there…
How about this ===> just think that you have to empty all the air in your lungs, as much as you can.
The usual breathing will not be able to do this, you have to force out the balance of the air by panting…..until there is no air coming out of your mouth….then you take a breath in.
Have a wonderful day today!
choesf
rose said,
October 29, 2007 @ 2:57 am
Hi there choesf !
May I remind you about the lung cleansing soup you’ve promissed. Looking forward to try it!
Have a great week ahead ! Love always,rose
happyhomemaker88 said,
October 29, 2007 @ 8:45 am
Good morning, my dearest Rose!
Ah, thank you for reminding me to post the recipe for this soup I will post it these few days!
Have a great week ahead, too!
Love and hugs,
choesf
swidders said,
November 25, 2007 @ 8:05 pm
Sounds mightily good idea, and the soup sounds good too. Have you any ideas of how to cleanse the lungs of the remnants of a cold? Will your soup be benficial?
happyhomemaker88 said,
November 26, 2007 @ 9:01 am
Hello there and welcome, swidders
Both the breathing exercise and soup would help to clear the lungs after a cold.
But for those with a chesty cough and cold…..there is a better natural remedy to clear the phlegm – boil some Chinese licorice root slices, Chinese almonds and dried Mandarin oranges in a litre of water and drink that warm. 
Another simple and natural remedy that is good to clear up the remnants of a cold is found here -
http://happyhomemaker88.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/yummy-juicy-natural-health-drink/
Cheers!
choesf
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January 11, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
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Taz said,
July 28, 2008 @ 2:51 am
I was a chain smoker for 15 years, and quit about 3 months ago. Is it possible to fix whatever damage I have done to my lungs
?
happyhomemaker88 said,
August 2, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Hi there and welcome, dear Taz
I’m so happy that you quit smoking – my husband has been trying to stop smoking many times already but he couldn’t.
It is never too late to rejuvenate your lungs and together with this lung cleansing exercise, there is also a lung cleansing soup at this post -
http://happyhomemaker88.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/lung-cleansing-nutritious-watercress-soup/
I wish you good health always.
With peace and joy,
choesf
Charlie said,
February 8, 2009 @ 8:56 pm
There are herbal tinctures to help quitting smoking. Here we have a store called meadow sweet herbs, who has a tincture called Quit it! It has lobelia in it, and apparently it helps a lot!
happyhomemaker88 said,
February 8, 2009 @ 9:07 pm
Hi there and welcome, dear Charlie
Thank you for sharing with us the quit smoking herbal tinctures. I have not heard of that here in Malaysia. Where are you from
It will be good for my husband who is trying to stop smoking.
With peace and joy,
choesf
Charlie said,
February 8, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
Thanks for this exercise though, it seems amazing!
manila said,
February 10, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
hi choesf,
I liked this article very much. In India we call this “pranayam” in yoga.
There are 8 basic pranayam exercises. If you do them at half an hour daily, you can be a very fit person.
I do them only sometimes though.
happyhomemaker88 said,
February 11, 2009 @ 3:05 pm
Hi there, dear manila
Yes, these exercises are very good in keeping fit. Do you have a link to those 8 basic Pranayam exercises? I would like to learn those as well. Like you, I only do my breathing exercises occasionally these days….I’m into light meditation using the breath as a focus.
With peace and harmony,
choesf
manila said,
February 11, 2009 @ 6:44 pm
Hi Choesf,
Although you will get a lot of information on the internet about yoga and pranayama, but I personally am a great fan of Baba Ramdev. He teaches yoga in India free of cost (I think). I have a few dvd’s in which he explains the benefits of ‘pranayama’ (breathing exercises). I will give u a link to his website and a u tube link. Hope that helps.
http://www.swamiramdevyoga.com/
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Jnra2O9Fc
Hope this will help.
Manila.
happyhomemaker88 said,
February 13, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
Thank you for the links, dear manila. Yes, there is a lot of information online about yoga and pranayama, but at least, I have your personal recommendation to go by.
Have a lovely weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day!
With peace and joy,
choesf
fafade said,
March 20, 2009 @ 6:23 am
This saved my day today! I have fibromyalgia and did some mild “energizing” yoga yesterday – so today is fogtiredsville instead – until I found on Suzy’s answer site a hypothosis about why “exercise makes me tired”. It said one thing is exercise creates wastes that have to be removed by the blood and/or lungs. On to “lung cleansing exercises” and Here! Voila – it worked! Iris you all a be you tiful day.
happyhomemaker88 said,
March 23, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Hi there and welcome, dear fafade
I’m glad this lung cleansing exercise helped you to clear some toxins. Usually after an exercise, drinking a few glasses of warm water helps to eliminate some of the wastes, too.
You have a beautiful week, too!
With peace and joy,
choesf
good-lung.blogspot.com said,
July 15, 2009 @ 12:07 am
I hope everyone has good lungs,strong lungs,beautiful lungs,fresh breath,there is no one smoking a cigarette in the world ( I’m sure this never happened in the other planets ).
happyhomemaker88 said,
July 15, 2009 @ 10:43 am
Thank you! You have a very informative site on good health!
With best wishes for good health,
choesf
RosaLee said,
November 17, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Hi
I am interested in trying your “lung cleansing soup” and have a question about it. you mention “salt to taste” and then “season to taste” what kind of seasonings would you use.
Thanks alot
happyhomemaker88 said,
November 18, 2009 @ 10:21 am
Hi there and welcome, dear RosaLee
I’m glad you are going to try this soup out – it is very healthy and tasty. Season to taste is to add enough salt to taste….some people like to add some ground white pepper…this soup is already very sweet on its own already.
With best wishes,
choesf
Sue said,
February 6, 2010 @ 8:33 am
Wow, thanks for this. I have been having asthma attacks lately and am really needing to learn proper breathing techniques. I came upon this and tried it and it gave me a bit of a headache, actually. Which just shows how cleansing it is (I am very much familiar with the Herxheimer effect
I am definitely going to be doing this more often. Isn’t it amazing how little known proper breathing techniques are – and the amazing results when we do! Here’s to everybody learning how to breathe properly!
happyhomemaker88 said,
February 6, 2010 @ 2:31 pm
Hi there and welcome, dear Sue
I’m glad you found this breathing technique cleansing. Hope it can help with your asthma attacks.
With best wishes for good health,
choesf
ann said,
February 20, 2012 @ 1:53 pm
yes I would like to know the receipt for the lung soup plese thank you so much.
happyhomemaker88 said,
February 23, 2012 @ 4:12 pm
Hi there, dear Ann
Here are two recipes for nutritious lung cleansing soups
-
http://happyhomemaker88.com/2007/10/29/lung-cleansing-nutritious-watercress-soup/
http://happyhomemaker88.com/2009/06/26/sweet-version-of-lung-cleansing-watercress-soup-good-for-smokers-halitosis-bad-breath/
With best wishes,
choesf