Master Tips To Battle Asthma

Asthma restrains a lot of issues like coughing, shortness of breath and wheezing. The asthma symptoms range from mild wheezing to life-threatening breathing problems. Though experts are not able to clarify the reasons for asthma, they know that asthmatics with allergies, eczema and those have hereditary asthma are at risk.

1. Naturopathy:

Naturopathy medicine works successfully in reducing asthma symptoms. It includes treatments like homeopathy, acupuncture, herbs, and dietary supplements, massage therapy, biofeedback, nutrition and yoga techniques.

For exercise-induced asthma, you warm up slowly till you feel tightness and then finish the exercise and stretch or you can slow down in case you exercise strongly.

2. Homeopathy

The natural medicines of homeopathy treat asthma effectively and successfully and by taking this medicine the immunization power of the body increases. Natrum sulph, Kali Bichrome, Nux Vomica, Carbo Veg and Sambuccus are some important medicines for asthma. Always take medicines according to doctors’ and experienced practitioners’ prescriptions. Because these medicines are deep acting in nature.

3. Massage therapy

Massage therapy helps the asthmatic by making breathing easier and it also makes the body relaxed.

4. Dietary changes

Diet greatly affects asthma. Changes in diet are essential in asthma disease because there are specific foods, which are allergic and increase asthma symptoms. Try to trace the foods which increase inflammation in your body and as a result, these foods trigger your asthma. Milk and wheat aggravate asthma, especially in children. While you eat in a restaurant, always inquire about your food whether it contains the above ingredients or not.

• You also need to add some foods, which lessens the symptoms. Onions, ginger, garlic, and turmreric have anti-inflammatory actions. So include these things in your diet regularly.

• Water: If you increase your water intake, it will enhance the fluid secretion in your respiratory tract.

• Chili and Peppers:  Hot foods like chili peppers make the airways open.

• Omega-3 fatty acids: Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids that open the bronchial tubes decreasing the asthma attacks. Researches show that this acid improves the ability of the body to fight asthma attacks by 50 percent. Take 1500-2000 mg fish oil regularly and reduce the amount to 1000mg when you are taking blood thinners.

• Quercetin: It is an antioxidant naturally found in fruits like apples, blackberries, and red grapes. According to some researches, the frequency and severity of asthma is reduced due to its natural antihistamine power. To lower your asthma symptoms take 500 mg of it thrice a day.

• Vitamin C: It is one of the main anti-oxidants and researches show that if you take vitamin C regularly, you will be able to reduce wheezing by 30 percent.

• Vitamin B12: It lessens asthma symptoms and it is highly effective in asthma patients whose bodies are sensitive to sulfites.

5. Air filtration

Diminish your contact with allergy-causing irritants like dust, smoke, molds and volatile chemicals such as perfumes, petrol fumes etc. If you have allergies to the pets, then don’t keep them at home or take their bath regularly. When the pollen count is high in the air, put an air filtration system in the house or decide to move from that place. Make homemade dust filters to catch pollen, dust and animal danger before they are re-transformed to the air.

6. Take herbal tinctures

Soak herbs in alcohol and then strain them. In this process, you can preserve their medicinal properties. Buy three herbal tinctures from a natural health store and take 6-7 drops of each tincture, thrice a day. It will open the lung airways and reduce the symptoms.

7. Yoga techniques

Yoga is an uncommon sort of exercise, which has many advantages. Due to yoga, your body will be fit, asthma will be improved, muscles will be strong and you can decrease stress.  If your stress increases, the blood flow to the lungs decreases and you will easily have asthma attacks. So to control stress do pranayam 5 minutes every day. Sit on a chair with keeping your feet flat on the ground, breathe in through your nose, and breathe out through your mouth by emptying the lungs completely. It increases the oxygen flow to the lungs and cures constipation of asthmatics, which is common for them.

Other breathing techniques like the Buteyko technique and Pap worth method help ease asthma disease.

8. Avoid sulfite containing foods

Sulfite is a preservative found in foods like preserved foods, wines and dried fruits etc. It becomes the reason of asthma attacks in 5 percent of people. Therefore, avoid sulfite containing foods such as packaged foods and dried fruits. Try to eat plenty of organic fruits and vegetables and unprocessed meat and fish.

9. Control your acidity

Some studies say that more than 75 percent adult asthma patients suffer from acidity and gastric problems. Chronic acidity is known as gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). According to researchers, the acid goes to the esophagus and damages the outer covering of throat and lung airways. This causes recurrent coughing and breathing problems. As acidity is harmful for asthma patients, first you have to consult a doctor and follow some lifestyle changes.

• Try to avoid acidity causing foods and drinks. Alcohols, caffeinated drinks, fried and spicy foods, tomato-based foods, fats, fast foods citrus fruits and sauces are examples of acidity creating foods.
• Stop smoking.
• Always eat small amounts in more number of times in a day.
• Avoid snacks at dinnertime.
• Take your food at least 3 hours before going to sleep.