A Doctor’s Guide to Lung Health | Dr. MeiLan Han | The Proof Podcast EP 220

In Episode 220, Dr MeiLan Han joins me to discuss the lungs and respiratory system.

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Despite being an incredibly important factor of our overall health, the respiratory system is often overlooked. Most people’s knowledge is surface level, and we aren’t educated on the importance of the lungs or how to best support respiratory health. Dr MeiLan Han joins me in this episode to explain what the respiratory system is, how it works, and what we can do to optimise it.

Dr MeiLan Han is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan. She is also a spokesperson for the American Lung Association and author of *Breathing Lessons: A Doctor’s Guide to Lung Health*. On top of many other achievements, she has authored over 300 publications in numerous journals. As an incredibly well-informed medical practitioner and researcher, her insights in this episode open the conversation around lung health and offer valuable advice you can implement.

In this episode, Dr Han establishes what the respiratory system is and how it works. We discuss the prevalence of lung conditions, Covid-19 and its impact on the respiratory system, and air quality. We also discuss healthy habits for pregnancy, the effects of smoking and vaping on lung health, diet, and how to reduce exposure to toxic compounds.

Specifically, we cover:

0:00 Intro
2:09 Breathing Lessons: The Book
5:59 Meilan’s Story
11:07 Importance of Lung Awareness
24:25 Lung Tests
29:57 Impact of Covid
33:32 How the Lungs Work
44:52 Childhood Lung Health
53:55 Air Quality
1:15:20 Cleansing the Lungs
1:19:47 COPD
1:27:32 Final Thoughts
1:29:35 Outro


Dr MeiLan Han offers incredible clarity to an area many of us are under-educated on. I hope you found her insights helpful and are able to implement some of her suggestions into your own lifestyle.

Connect with Dr. MeiLan Han:
• Her book, Breathing Lessons: A Doctor’s Guide to Lung Health: https://www.drmeilanhan.com/breathing...
• Instagram:   / drmeilanhan  
• Twitter:   / meilan_han  
• Facebook:   / drmeilanhan  
• YouTube:    / @breathinglessonswithdr.mei4377  
• LinkedIn:   / meilan-han-03753133  
• Website: http://www.drmeilanhan.com/

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Enjoy, friends.

Simon


*Additional resources*

• Lung-Function Trajectories Leading to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PMID: 26154786] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26154...


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