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Namah Vol. 25, Issue 2, 15th July 2017

In June 2006, a friend suggested I practise cannot be inflammatory cell recruitment to the
snorting warm water through the nostril in site of infection, injury or allergy. Continued
order to clean the nasal passages. So I took a presence of inflammatory cells or any
glass of warm water and snorted it deep into carcinogens may lead to cycles of tissue
my nose and to my surprise I found that the injury and repair resulting in carcinogenesis
water went deep into the nasal passages and of the airways. Therefore, treating these two
the excess mucus that had formed there was factors is very important for airway integrity
cleared within minutes and my breathing and to prevent airway diseases, including
had improved. throat and lung cancers. For resolution of
these factors, a rapid programmed clearance
As a result, I started to develop an interest in of excess mucus is necessary. As a result, the
understanding the basics of human physiology origin of the inflammation is resolved, although
and the functioning of the different organs, a little medicinal assistance may be necessary.
particularly the lungs in the human body. I Currently available medicines like Mucolytics,
came to know about the upper-airway passages, Mucokinetics, Mucoregulators (steroids),
including the sinuses, their functioning and expectorants, etc. are not able to meet the needs
their relationship with the lungs. of sufferers for managing hyper-secretion
of mucus. Sometimes in serious cases like
The upper-airway passages are considered chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive
to be the primary sites of colonisation of pulmonary disease, patients are referred to
pathogens, and from where they spread to the physiotherapists for the removal of excess and
trachea, the bronchial tree, as they constitute sticky mucus from the throat and lungs through
only one pathway. I discovered that acute percussion methodology, which is currently in
inflammation, chronic inflammation and use but without any success. Therefore, I felt
hyper-secretion of mucus are factors that are some alternative methodology was necessary
responsible for all respiratory diseases like to free the lungs from excess mucus.
common colds, sinusitis, bronchitis, asthma
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, With the medical knowledge I had gained, I
throat and lung cancers, etc. devised some exercises by which these resp-
iratory problems could be brought under
Further, I also learned that acute inflammation control within minutes. These exercises are
is a defence-process whereas chronic inflam- therapeutic tools and are a potent medication
mation is a disease-process. Hyper-secretion in history. They are mucokinetics and a recipe
of mucus is the result of goblet cell hyperplasia for healthy ageing. They reduce C-reactive
in respiratory mucosa and is a prominent protein, resulting in reduced inflammation.
feature of inflammation. If we manage the The exercises strengthen the re-modelled
above factors, we can prevent and manage airways and reset the biological ageing process.
all respiratory diseases. There is no substitute for exercise.

Further, chronic inflammation and its prominent Upper-airway passages cleaning exercises
feature, hyper-secretion of mucus are fuses that
ignite cancer. Without these factors, there These exercises should be practised with a

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