natural remedies emphysema

natural remedies emphysema
are there any natural remedies for emphysema?

obviously i dont mean a cure but if someone was reluctant to get their bum up the doctors what could I give them that I could buy over the counter. Please no harsh answers, if you dont know of anything that will help then just dont answer.
thankyou for all your suggestions, apart from jenifer who i dont quite know what was going on about. but then some people just make a joke out of anything.

Like others have suggested, avoid 1st and 2nd hand smoking and areas with heavy traffic congestion and other forms of air pollution. This is a progressive disease, and the best thing to do is bite the bullet and go to the doctor who can prescribe inhalers, and forms of o2 therapy.
Limiting any strenuous activity will help as in advanced cases even very minimal exertion can cause difficulties with breathing. Positioning can make a difference so if someone tried sleeping sitting up in bed supported by pillows rather than lying flat it would help. Leaning forward with elbows to the sides is also a good way of improving breathing. Finally there are a lot of breathing excercises which help. Learning to take deep breaths which extend the diaphragm and breathing through pursed lips help as this slows down breathing, creates positive pressure within the airways and uses the abdominal muscles to breath rather than putting all the work on the lungs and diaphragm.

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The Professor posted at 2010-3-11 Category: General