Natural Remedies for Asthma
Breath easy again

The straw that broke the camel's back

Natural remedies for asthma are the approach to asthma (and respiratory allergies for that matter) that can be viewed as an attempt to remove as many straws as possible and save the camel’s back!

By removing straws I understand removing allergens in the food and air.

Saving the camel’s back means asthma natural remedies that can help reduce the allergic response.

First, remove the obstacles to heal then assist the body in healing.

It's good to employ natural remedies for asthma in healing.
But removal of allergens needs to be done at the same time.

I am an asthma sufferer

I perfectly know what an asthma attack feels like.

In my childhood years I suffered form asthma and repeated cases of pneumonia and acute bronchitis.

I was lucky.
My asthma has been cured with moderate exercise alone (some weight lifting - believe it or not).

I have experienced no episode of asthma since I am 16.
Therefore I know that asthmatics should engage in reasonable physical activity.

Typical asthma attack

My asthma attacks were typical: difficult breathing and wheezing, coughing and “tight” chest due to restricted airflow.

My asthma was chronic with an irregular pattern of remissions.

My parents always had a medicine called Allergasthmin handy. It would quickly bring me relief from asthma attack.
Years later I learned that Allergasthmin was actually derived from a Chinese herb Ephedra (Ma Huang). I believe this medicine was my own first ever encounter with natural remedies for asthma.

What is asthma?

Asthma is an allergic respiratory disorder with spasms of the bronchial tubes and excessive excretion of mucus in the lungs. The most severe cases of asthma may lead to a life-threatening inability to breathe.

The muscular spasms, together with increased mucus, are brought about by histamine produced by the body's immune system during an allergic response.

What causes asthma?

Although the exact cause of asthma remains unknown, the number of people suffering from asthma is on the rise. It's gone up dramatically in recent years.

Some possible reason of asthma include:
inherited predisposition, chemical pollution of air, water and food, increased stress on the immune system, hypersensitivity reaction of the immune system.

Three types of asthma

- Extrinsic asthma - due to an external allergy, this represents the most common type.
The offending allergens are suspended in the air in the form of dust pollen, smoke, smog, animal dander.

- Intrinsic asthma – or non-allergic type is due to underlying, chronic, recurrent infection of the bronchi, sinuses, tonsils, adenoids.
Some evidence suggests that this type comes from hypersensitivity to the bacteria causing the infection

- Third type is a combination of extrinsic and intrinsic factors.

There’s also a sub-type of asthma called cardiac asthma, which is the result of malfunctioning heart. Some natural remedies for asthma can play a supporting role in treatment.

Natural remedies for asthma – removing straws

First and foremost: eliminate food allergies and food additives. In childhood asthma this is frequently all that’s needed.

Milk is a killer, if you have asthma, because it is a mucus forming food.
I know it’s been sold to you that milk is a must and that it is impossible for children to properly grow without it.

Here’s my take. I say this is a bold lie.
My children are growing up, healthy and happy without milk.

There are numerous ways to provide calcium in the diet. My house is milk-free. And so it shall be forever.

Other major culprits in asthma are: corn, wheat, citrus, peanuts, eggs, chocolate and preservatives.

Airborne allergens are difficult to avoid entirely.
You will always be exposed to some degree to car exhaust, dust mites.

Even if Canada (where I live) decides to execute the last surviving smoker, chances are you still may get exposed to a second-hand.

But steps can be taken to reduce exposure.

Get rid of carpets, install an air purifier, make your bedroom as allergy-proof as possible, encase the mattress, invest in a good vacuum cleaner (most have health-damaging side effects for asthmatics).

Buy indoor plants, buy many, for home and office.
This may your only way to combat allergens at work.

Natural remedies for asthma – strengthening the camel’s back

OK, now it's time to take a good look at what the Nature can do for you! Please click Asthma Natural Remedies to study them in closer detail!

Make sure you do! Asthma is easier to cure that you've always thought.

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