Complementary Therapies for Asthma

March 12, 2010 By marie Leave a Comment

For people suffering from asthma, you do not have to worry about trying to maintain good health as there are a lot of complementary therapies that you can do. These therapies can be very helpful when it comes to improving their health.

One of these therapies that can help you cope with asthma is acupuncture. It has been proven that this treatment is able to give short term relief to the symptoms of asthma. Those whose asthma is often triggered by allergens get to benefit more from this treatment.

You can also use the Buteyko method to help you out. This is a set of breathing exercises that are based on the theory that asthmatic people lose too much carbon dioxide because of over breathing. This can help people with asthma to reduce their need for reliever medication.

Homeopathy is another recommended treatment wherein a special medicine will be made containing little amounts of the substance that the patient is allergic to. You will be asked to take this medicine in order to train your immune system to recognize and treat the allergens as a safe substance.

Yoga is another complementary therapy that you can take. The ancient Indian practice of movements and posture can help your breathing. This therapy was proven to help reduce the occurrence of asthma attacks and helping patients is less sensitive to certain allergens.

Chiropractic treatments can also help you. This therapy aims to manipulate the spine and has a beneficial effect on your airway circulation and lung capacity.

Take note that if you decide to try one of these therapies and treatments, it is important that you talk it over with your doctor first. Remember that these therapies are designed in order to complement or add to your existing medical treatment and they should not act as a replacement to your treatment. Always make sure that you never abandon the treatments and medications that your doctor prescribed for you.

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Home Remedies for Asthma

November 20, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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There are a lot of diseases that can affect your breathing but the most common is asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system and is found to be common among children and adults. It is caused by an inflammation of the air passages in your body giving you difficulty in breathing. Symptoms of asthma include chest pain, wheezing, rapid breathing and tightening of the chest.

An asthma attack is triggered when you come in contact with something that you are allergic to. Things that can trigger asthma attacks are dust, bacteria, smoking, emotional stress, climatic changes and animals like cats and dogs. These attacks can start at any age. Sudden attacks are usually caused by an infection in the upper respiratory tract infection or by exposure to the above triggers.

If you have asthma, you do not have to despair since you can still lead a normal life. People who have asthma can lead active lives as long as they observe proper treatment. Here are some home remedies that you can do yourself in order to battle out the disease:

  • Mix ginger juice, pomegranate juice and honey and take a tablespoon of the mixture twice a day. Take note that the quantity of each ingredient should be the same when mixing.

  • Mix 200 grams of carrot juice and 100 grams of spinach juice together. Take the mixture three times a day for at least three months in order to have asthma relief. It would also help to have carrot and spinach as an addition to your regular meals.

  • Drink more coffee. The caffeine in a cup of coffee can help you prevent and control asthma attacks since it has bronchodilating effects. Make sure that you do not load up on it though. This home remedy is not advised for children with asthma.

  • Add onions in your food. They are loaded with anti-inflammatory properties that can help with the constriction of the airways. While raw onions may be irritating, eating cooked onions will help lessen the attacks.

These home remedies can help you fight off your asthma without having to take a lot of those expensive medications that your doctor prescribes. Home remedies are all natural and the more you take natural things in your body, the better and faster your body heals.

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Breathe well with Yoga Hatha

September 20, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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If you are looking for ways to improve your posture and breathing at the same time then you should start making Yoga Hatha a part of your daily regimen.

Yoga Hatha is found to strengthen the muscles that you use for breathing which is a good thing for those who suffer from asthma and other respiratory sickness. This allows those with asthma to participate in physical activities and sports without provoking an attack to take place.

Hatha Yoga was first introduced in the 16th century by Yogi Swatmarama, a yoga sage from India. He was the one who paved the way to calmness and peacefulness through exercises that enhance the mind, spirit and body. Hatha is derived from the Sanskrit words meaning sun “ha” and moon “tha”. This immediately shows that balance is the focus of this yoga.

Yoga Hatha involves relaxation exercises and the ancient Indian Science that uses strengthening and stretching exercises and aerobic conditioning in order to help aid your posture and breathing. Studies have shown that doing yoga can be very beneficial for those who have asthma. Yoga asanas which are static postures and yoga vinsayas which are dynamic exercises can strengthen the muscles in your legs, arms and trunk. Yoga Hatha is also found to increase bone mineral density which allows the bones of asthmatics – especially children, to gain strength.

Learning how to breathe properly is a good benefit especially when an asthma attack is triggered. It is important to breathe slowly and properly. The less air you breathe per minute, the more carbon dioxide will build up. This will help expand the bronchial tubes to allow more air to get into your lungs.

Slow breathing prevents the drying of the airways that is known to trigger asthma attacks. By breathing slowly, you get to relax and remain focused in your everyday activities.

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Alternative ways for Asthma relief

August 16, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Asthma can be a chronic concern to most people from childhood till the adult stage. Asthma is a breathing disorder that is caused by the inflammation and narrowing of your lung’s airways. Some of its symptoms include cough, rapid breathing, wheezing and breathlessness. And these symptoms can worsen with poor breathing techniques. When air can’t get in then the patient will also have a hard time breathing out thus causing the patient to have an asthma attack.

If you have asthma, you can help yourself by manipulating your breathing patterns with relaxation and deep breathing exercises. This will help you control your respiratory muscles and in turn will contribute to the improvement of your condition. When trying to learn breathing exercises it is important to consult a respiratory therapist first because not all breathing exercises can be safe for you.

Aside from breathing exercises, you can also seek help from the healing properties of nature by employing alternative treatments with the use of Garlic and honey. Garlic is considered to be an effective ingredient when it comes to natural asthma remedies. You can try it out by boiling garlic in milk. This is said to be very helpful when you are experiencing asthma symptoms and is recommended especially for those who are in the early stages of asthma. All you have to do is boil ten cloves of garlic in half cup of milk and drink it before you go to sleep.

Another possible remedy for you will be with the help of honey. You can get a glass of very hot water and add a teaspoon of honey in it. Drink this mix very slowly before you go to bed. Another concoction involving honey is to use one teaspoon of honey and mix it with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Then consume after mixing the two ingredients thoroughly.

Another home remedy you can use to relieve yourself from asthma is by the use of grapes. These grapes must have seeds and must be fresh. You need to soak the fresh grapes in water and place them in a cool place like the fridge. Then you can chew on the grapes before going to bed. This is said to help prevent any symptoms of asthma to take place.

With all this natural alternatives you can now reduce the risks of you having an asthma attack throughout the day or week. Do not forget to consult your doctor regularly.

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Asthma as a global body allergy

October 10, 2007 By Dan Leave a Comment

Asthma is a problem with inflammation in the lungs, causing a restriction of air passageways. This has been the focus of the medical profession for years. The use of bronchodialators and antiinflammatories such as corticosteroids has been the treatment of choice. However more focus should be given to the underlying cause of asthma. Asthma as a global body allergy.

Personally I have always believed asthma to be a more in depth problem with the immune system in general and allergies is my number one suspect and not just airborne allergies but dietary as well. Well from an article from What Doctors Don’t Tell You by Lynn McTaggert, – After analyzing the medical records of nearly 200,000 asthma sufferers, Denver epidemiologists noticed a clear association between steroid use for asthma and the incidence of pneumonia.

OK so using onventional treatments are making asthma patients worse. Well how about looking into the underlying problem discovering what is causing the asthma in the first place. Considering the large and growing amount of anecdotal evidence suggesting that lifestyle changes can drastically improve asthma sufferers breathing and that breathing exercises such as the ones I promote here —>Free Breathing Exercises are helping asthma sufferers; I believe more doctors should be researching alternatives, instead of just prescribing pharmaceuticals.

Just my two cents.

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