Smoking, pollutants, and even just natural aging can damage your lungs. Over time they lose their elasticity because particles of dust, smoke, or other agents accumulate in the lung pores. This can inflame the lungs and cause the body to release chemicals that can affect heart function. Smokers lungs are extremely unhealthy because of the over 4,000 chemicals that are inhaled in a single cigarette. Unhealthy lungs can lead to a variety of respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, coughing, tight chest, and other uncomfortable conditions. Pineapple is believed to cleanse and tone the lungs as well as help expel intestinal worms.

Many experts recommend doing a pineapple cleanse to promote healthy lung functioning. For the cleanse you will need frozen castor oil capsules, crushed pineapples, figs, herbal teas, pineapples & pineapple juices, pumpkin seeds, raw almonds, and a laxative tea. The fast can be done for up to ten days but for a minimum of three to get any results. You may eat fresh pineapples at any time during the cleanse. It is also recommended to drink herbal teas and can include figs, pumpkin seeds and raw almonds in your diet. These foods are also thought to help clean the lungs. A laxative tea is to be taken at night with frozen castor oil capsules from the morning and night of the third day of the cleanse until it is completed. Castor oil capsules will help to eliminate waste from the body. When you are finished the cleanse eat oranges or lightly steamed carrots as transition foods. This will prepare your body for heavier foods.

The astringent property of the pineapple is supposed to loose and eliminate toxins and mucus that have built up in the lungs letting them function better. Lungs help to deliver oxygen throughout the body and proper functioning is essential for overall health.