“If you haven’t taken a deep breath lately, take the time to take one now. Just notice the air flowing through your airway, feel it rest in your lungs as it’s exchanged for carbon dioxide, and then exhale as it flows back out into the world.
That was one breath, one of the approximate 650 million the average person will take in their lifetime. Most of the time, we don’t think about it, but being able to breathe is a treasure that we literally forget about most of the time.
However, that ability is often not afforded fully at birth or is lost to accident, bad behavior, disease, old age, or some combination of factors. Living without full lung capacity is a challenge that too many of us face, but there are some concrete ways to reduce your risk of complications down the line.”
healthonomic primary care (healthonomic.com)