Triggering Labor Through Supporting Lung Development
Lung Development
- lung surfactants – made of 6 types of fat and 4 proteins
- surfactant protein A (SP-A) – has collagen-like domains similar to SP-D
- phospholipids – fat (lecithins)
- cholesterol
- calcium dependent lectins
Ways to Support Lung Development
- exercise
- eating vitamin D rich foods
- eggs – yolks contain lecithins
- meat (white meat is the best)
- collagen – powder or bone broth
- colloids – butter, collagen, eggs, gelatin, bone broth, mayo
- beans (sprouted)
- fruit
- vegetables
- support immunity – vitamin C and zinc
- spices/pungent foods – horseradish, ginger, mustard, garlic, onion, etc – “Pungent foods generate the lung”
- white foods – potatoes, apples, cauliflower, oats, rice, almonds, onion, garlic
- fermented foods – saurkraut, kombucha, kefir, yogurt
- warm foods
Relaxation
- lower your cortisol
- massage
- no chores
- low child stress
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant_protein_A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_surfactant_protein_D
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/what-causes-labor-to-start/
https://www.google.com/search?q=chinese+medicine+foods+lungs&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS734US734&oq=chinese+medicine+foods+lungs&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.6351j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/lung.htm
http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/9/6/476
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929318/
https://www.livestrong.com/article/163935-fetal-lung-development-stages/