by :
Dr. Rita Louise
How to Reduce & Get Rid of Asthma
Asthma can be a serous and often frightening condition that is typified by a tightening of the chest, wheezing and difficulty breathing.
The airways of people with asthma are extremely sensitive. The airways tend to overreact and narrow due to even the slightest trigger. These can include: emotional upsets and stress, upper respiratory tract infections, breathing cold air and even exercising too hard. Airborne allergens, such as bee pollen, animal dander, dust mold and smoke can also trigger an attack, as can certain foods or medications.
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How to Get Rid of Asthma
Fortunately, there are a number of things that you can do to help stop or eliminate asthma from your life.
To help control an attack:
- 1) Sit leaning forward or in a semi-prone position to help restore normal breathing.
- 2) Try placing a hot, moist towel over your chest to help relax your chest muscles and restore normal breathing.
To help reduce your chances of another attack:
- Incorporate breathing exercises into your daily routine to help strengthen your respiratory muscles.
- Keep a health diary.
Use it to help you figure out what is triggering your attacks, then reduce your exposure to them or eliminate those things from your life.
- Don’t smoke. Avoid perfumes.
- Make a special effort to keep your environment allergen free. Get an air purifier. Dust and vacuum often. Change your home furnace or air conditioner filter regular.
- Stop exercising if you start wheezing or feel an attack coming on.
- Drink plenty of water to help thin any mucus build-up in the lungs.
- Eliminate or reduce mucus-forming foods such as milk products, products made with white flower and refined foods.
- Lobelia has a long history for relaxing respiratory muscles and reducing spasmodic coughing.
- To help reduce asthma symptoms, including ginkgo biloba into your health care program.
- Herbal combinations such as Nature’s Sunshine’s Chinese Lung Support can help to support and protect the lungs.
- Herbs such as mullein, licorice root, marshmallow root or slippery elm can be taken to soothe irritated tissues.
- Fenugreek and thyme can help to open the chest as it loosens & stimulates the gentle removal of mucus and phlegm.
- Incorporate a homeopathic Asthma formula to help with shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing, tightness of the chest and wheezing.
Remember, Asthma attacks can be both mild and severe. The severity of an attack, however, can escalate rapidly, so it is important to treat these symptoms immediately once you recognize them.