Shortness of breath and COPD: how to be better oxygenated?

Caution : You must consult your doctor for your health. This page presents only a personal and alternative point of view which should not be considered as an attempt to prescribe medicine.

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is considered to be one of the main causes of respiratory failure.

It concerns millions of French people every year.

Shortness of breath on exertion and COPD mostly affect older people who have probably been exposed to tobacco or who have stopped practicing regular physical activities.

This situation does not always promote breathing and therefore the body's oxygen supply.

In this article, we'll explain how to get better oxygen when you suffer from shortness of breath on exertion and COPD.

Eat better to improve oxygenation

Tobacco makes it harder for your lungs to inhale air properly, and even more so when you suffer from shortness of breath on exertion or COPD.

Stopping smoking would then be a step towards better oxygenation.

Respiratory failure can ultimately be life threatening if it develops into respiratory distress.

Hearts and brains may stop functioning if nothing is done in time.

When you suffer from it, you should prioritize fresh and healthy foods that can promote oxygenation of the body and improve physical condition.

Chlorophyll then plays an important role in cellular oxygenation.

It can therefore be very valuable in order to get better oxygenation and also to detoxify.

In addition, food supplements also play an oxygenating role, as they provide, in addition to food, vitamins, enzymes and trace elements that are very important for cell metabolism.

Practice an adapted regular physical activity

Contrary to the tendency conveyed, the practice of a physical activity is a better solution to fight the shortness of breath related to the effort.

By seeking to decrease the amount of physical exercise, you will instead find yourself making your condition worse.

It is therefore essential to opt for regular physical activity.

At the beginning, you will get short of breath when you have to make a big effort, then the breathlessness will gradually dissipate.

For people with COPD in particular and respiratory failure in general, regular physical activity is strongly recommended.

By way of illustration, daily walking, climbing stairs and running errands are some of the activities that can help improve oxygenation.

It is also important to work on flexibility, balance and cardio.

The goal of these daily activities is to be able to recover real breathing capacities.

We will speak here of APA (Adapted Physical Activity).

It will make it possible to make a specific program for each person.

This should take into account the age and physical condition of the patients.

Opting for medication to catch your breath

There are respiratory rehabilitation centers all over the world and even in France.

However, they are still very little known to the population and even to doctors, so they do not inform their patients enough.

However, the treatment, in addition to including certain drugs, also combines physical exercise.

In short, if you suffer from shortness of breath and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the best way to regain good oxygenation is to practice regular physical activity or sport.

In addition, you will gain a lot by combining it with a good, healthy and balanced diet.

However, it should be remembered that a blockage of the diaphragm leads to shortness of breath.

It is therefore important to free your diaphragm by following very specific advice regardless of the respiratory problems to which you are subjected.

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