Aware about Asthma Causes Symptoms Natural Remedies

ASTHMA

When an asthma sufferer comes into contact with something that irritates their airways (an asthma trigger), the muscles around the walls of the airways (bronchial tubes) tighten so that the airways become narrower and the lining of the airways becomes inflamed and starts to swell. Sometimes, sticky mucus or phlegm builds up, which can further narrow the airways, making it difficult to breathe and leading to symptoms of asthma.

What can be the causes of Asthma

-A family history of asthma, eczema or allergies

-Many aspects of modern lifestyles - such as diet and a more hygienic environment - may have contributed  to the rise in asthma over the past few decades.

-Chemical pesticides and food additives consumed on a regular basis may be the cause of asthma

-Aerosol air sprays

-House hold cleaning products

-Certain types of plastics including those found in toys, vinyl flooring, sunglasses, car dashboards, CD cases,  cutlery, tin cans, shower cutains, credit cards and a host of other everyday items

-Environmental pollution can make asthma symptoms worse and may play a part in causing some asthma

-Pets with fur or feathers

-Strong scents of perfume and aftershave

-Mould & fungi spores from damp in the home

-Leaky gut syndrome

-Research has shown that smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of a child developing  asthma.

-Children whose parents smoke are more likely to develop asthma.

-Adult onset asthma may develop after a viral infection

-Irritants found in the workplace may lead to a person developing asthma (known as occupational asthma)

Asthma Triggers

It can be difficult to identify exactly what triggers asthma. Sometimes the link is obvious, for example when symptoms start within minutes of coming into contact with a cat or dog. But some people can have a delayed reaction to an asthma trigger, so some extra detective work may be needed. Try to keep a diary or record of the times and situations when asthma is worse. This will help to identify what the asthma triggers are.

House-dust mites

-Symptoms brought on by house-dust mites may be reduced by following all the recommendations below:

-using barrier covers on your mattress duvet and pillows

-removing all carpets and replacing with hard flooring

-vacuuming often – ask someone to vacuum while you stay out of the room

-using a damp cloth to dust

-freezing soft toys (in a plastic bag) for a minimum of six hours every one to two weeks to kill house-dust  mites

-hot washing (60°c) sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases once a week

-cleaning soft furnishings with anti-house-dust mite chemicals

-using a dehumidifier

Asthma Symptoms

Asthma symptoms can range from mild, such as wheezing, to chronic coughing and wheezing during severe asthma attacks. These are some of the warning signs and symptoms:

Wheezing and shortness of breath

-Difficulty sleeping due to shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing

-Chest pain or tightness

-Shortness of breath during exercise

-Increased need for bronchodilators (medications that open airways by relaxing the surrounding muscles)

-Asthma can be a sign of pulmonary hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Nature Cures Asthma

Take a hot shower with the shower head on the most forceful setting and as hot as you can stand it. Sit down so that your back is to the water and allow it to 'beat on your back'. The water will relax you, the steam is good to breathe in and the pounding helps loosen the phlegm.

Remove chemicals. Take all perfumes and artificial chemicals out of your home. Use only natural soaps and detergents and deodorants

Consumed only non processed natural organic foods. Chemicals used in pesticides, growing, processing and added to food can exasperate the symptoms of asthma.

Eat a healthy balanced diet, loosing any extra weight and get regular exercise between attacks to strengthen the heart and lungs

Stress. Avoid emotional stress

Drink ginger ale. Caffeinated beverages may irritate the stomach, so ginger can help. The carbonation release any trapped gas in the chest and the ginger helps with nausea that may sometimes accompany asthma.

Drink plenty of tea especially green tea (helps to dilate the bronchial airways) but avoid coffee. See Dangers of coffee,

A tea made with daikon, shittake mushrooms and kombu seaweed is used to lower fever and fight infection.

Consumption of swede can help reduce the wheezing of asthma.

Any kind of severe and chronic asthma can be cured with regular consumption of ash gourd or the common stinging nettle.

Raw Juice Therapy can help to reduce asthma symptoms. The best natural foods to juice are: apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, carrot, radish and celery

Make a tea                                                                    To improve breathing make a tea with

2 tsp. powdered Indian root.                                            1 quart bottled or filtered boiling water. 

2 tsp. granulated echinacea root.                                      1 tsp. chamomile flowers. 

2 tsp. elecampane root.                                                    1 tsp. echinacea root. 

2 cups of bottled or filtered water.                                    1 tsp. mullein leaves. 

Mix all ingredients and let them set for 2 hours                  1 tsp. passionflower leaves.

Consume a wide variety of the foods below in the daily diet to benefit from their powerful properties. Try to buy organic vegetables to avoid pesticide residue. See the Pesticide Dangers page.

Eating a multitude (not just 5) of fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices per day will set the body on the path to full health very quickly. If nothing else but the natural foods listed here are consumed for two weeks the difference will be felt.

Try steaming a wide selection of the vegetables listed with the herbs and spices listed and a tablespoon or two of bottled or filtered water (fastest in the microwave 8 minutes approx.) then place in a blender for a deliciously healthy potage soup and eat a small bowl before each meal.

Similarly blend a wide selection of the fruits together with nutmeg, cinnamon and honey to provide a tasty nutritious 'smoothie'. Add live probiotic organic yoghurt to make the 'smoothie' or soup creamy.

MEAT (3 times a week)

beef (lean organic), calf's liver, organ meats, rabbit, poultry

FISH (4 times a week)

anchovies, bloater fish, carp, eel, halibut, herring, hilsa fish, kipper, mackerel, octopus, pilchards, salmon, sardines, shellfish, sprats, squid, swordfish, trout, tuna (fresh only), whitebait

DAIRY (1 x egg 3 times a week, yoghurt daily)

 eggs, yoghurt (live low fat probiotic)

WHOLE GRAINS (at least 1 whole grain everyday)

amaranth, barley, brown rice, buckwheat, oats, quinoa, rye, teff

LEGUMES (3 times a week)

black beans, black-eyed peas, broad beans, chickpeas, legumes, lentils, lima bean, navy beans, pinto bean, red kidney beans, soya beans

VEGETABLES  (a selection of at least 3 colours per day meaning all have been eaten at least once a week)

beetroot juice (raw), bell pepper (red, green & yellow), daikon, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, radishes, parsnips, carrots (raw juice), courgettes, tomatoes (eat with olive oil, nuts or avocado) fenugreek, okra, onion, parsnips, potatoes, peas, radishes, spinach, ginger, soybeans, swede, turnips, watercress

FRUIT (a selection of at least 3 colours per day meaning all have been eaten at least once a week)

apricot, berries especially blackberries, cherries, grapes, kiwifruit, lemon, lime, orange, peaches, pineapple, papaya, raisins, soursop, tangerines

JUICE (pure, additive free, unsweetened - daily as often as possible)

beetroot (raw), carrot, cranberry, elderberry, grape, lemon, lime, mosambi, nasturtium (freshly pressed), orange, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, tangerine

NUTS (as snacks or added to meals daily)

brazil nuts, coconut, hazelnuts

SEEDS (as snacks, teas or added to meals daily)

flaxseeds, grape seeds, poppy, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower

OILS (to be consumed daily especially with carotene contain foods to enable absorption)

cod liver, coconut oil, flaxseed, grape seed, coconut oil, mullein oil, olive, sunflower, a blend of sesame & rice bran oils

COMMON HERBS (nutritious herbs to be used as often as possible)

basil, cardamom, coriander, cloves, dill, lemongrass, oregano, parsley, saffron, safflower, sage, tarragon, thyme

MEDICINAL HERBS (consume as teas or add to meals as required)

ash gourd, burdock root, comfrey, common stinging nettles, dandelion, echinacea, elecampane, golden seal, ginkgo biloba, huang lian, liquorice root, mullien, noni plant, paico leaf, pan pien lien, passion flower, pau d'arco, periwinkle, red clover, slippery elm, yerba santa

SPICES (nutritious spices to be used as often as possible daily)

all spice, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, black pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, turmeric

DERIVATIVES (to be consumed and used as desired on a daily basis)

aloe vera juice, apple cider vinegar, brine pickles, chamomile tea, common stinging nettle tea, ginger ale, honey, liquorice tea, peppermint tea, pine needle tea, tea, tofu

EXTERNALLY

bay leaf, garlic, comfrey (hot or cold fomentation compress) mint (vapours), eucalyptus (vapours)

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AVOID

tobacco smoke, chemicals, stress, dust mites, animals with hair or feathers

egg yolks, shellfish, meat, alcohol, white sugar, white flour, aspartame, salt, bananas, ginseng, homogenized or non organic non grass fed dairy products

seeds & nuts if suffering from diverticulitis

almonds if suffering with thyroid problems, kidney & gallstones, joint problems, or osteoporosis

rosemary if pregnant or breast feeding or suffering from high blood pressure

ginger, turmeric, rosemary, Japanese or Chinese knotweed  if pregnant or taking anticoagulants (blood thinning medication) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory such as aspirin and ibuprofen

WARNING: some herbs can react with medications. Check before taking

To benefit from foods containing carotenoids like tomatoes & carrots always eat together with fat rich foods like olive oil, nuts or avocado because carotenoids are fat-soluble, meaning they are only absorbed into the body along with fats and are then converted into the essential vitamin A nutrient.

To Prevent lung cancer in those that smoke tobacco: strawberries, carrots, onions, grape seeds

" Untreated asthma flare-ups can lead to hospitalization and can even be fatal. It is not a condition that should be self-treated. A doctor's supervision is required. "

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