Nikola Borešová is only 26 years old. However, few people in their fifties can imagine what she has already experienced. This beautiful young girl suffers from an incurable, so-called invisible disease, cystic fibrosis. Patients with this disease usually don't live past the age of 30. Their lungs fail. But Nikola doesn't let anything like that get...

We are approaching a time of evenings longer than days, when we will once again start spending more time in our living rooms or bedrooms. Thanks to coronavirus lockdowns, this will be basically nothing new for us. This time around, however, we might try to spice up our time at home after all, and with something else than just a...

The likeable MUDr. Jana Keilová is one of the Czech experts in the treatment of lung diseases. She has been the head of the pulmonary department at the Kladno Regional Hospital for eighteen years, but she has been taking care of her patients here with full commitment for more than thirty years. Together with her team, she takes care of...

Have you ever heard of salt caves and their positive effects? As far back as 3,000 BC, the ancient Egyptians used salt as a medicine. These days, salt caves are a popular place for people to go and recharge their energy, but mainly improve their health and give their immunity a boost. Do you suffer from hay fever, allergies or...

Although we all know that without our lungs we would not be able to breathe and live, few people look up interesting facts about this vital organ. For example, did you know that the surface of our lungs is large enough to cover an entire tennis court? In fact, our lungs are such an amazing organ that they can...

Life in the iron lung. Close your eyes and imagine that your whole body is trapped in a large contraption made of steel. It might remind you of a scene from the Saw horror movie series. You can barely move your arms and legs, and you're spending your days staring at the ceiling hoping that someone will bring you...

Did you know that it takes two trees to cover one person's daily need of oxygen? The moment we were born, we got a slap on the butt to make us breathe. Pretty funny, right? The first breath, by the way, is the strongest breath of our lives. It's almost four times as strong as any breath we take...

How long can a person survive without air? Are there really methods that allow one to stop breathing, or is it just an attempt to deceive the viewer? Let's take a look at the craziest and at the same time most attractive tricks of the world's magicians, which will literally leave not only the audience breathless.

Up to 90 percent of the population doesn't breathe properly. According to statistics, up to 90% of the population breathes through thoracic breathing and only 10% use high-quality diaphragmatic-thoracic deep breathing. Thoracic breathing is completely unsuitable for sports, as adequate oxygenation of one's body is a key factor for higher...

You might think it must be great to have a ton of money, no responsibilities and spend your days lazing around. But appearances can be deceptive, because those who have everything often get off their gold-plated ass and work for their money. On top of that, their assets, excessive workload and other worries often give them sleep disorders. On the...