Te exact cause of asthma is unknown but it has been linked to an abnormal immune response in which attacks are thought to be brought on by:
stress
allergies
changes in environmental conditions
viral infections
emotions
exercise
food additives
airborne irritants
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Individuals being affected by asthma have risen slowly over the past 20 years and it is thought that environmental pollution is the main cause with exposure to a wide variety of chemicals and typically exposure to cotton dust, flour dust, animal fur and smoke in a working environment. The typical symptoms of asthma are tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing.
As well as using a preventer inhaler to dampen down the symptoms of asthma,other methods can be used to help the condition. Try to avoid those elements that trigger an attack, avoid dust, smoke, mould, animal dander, pollen, chemicals and food additives, keep to a vegan type diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, avoid sugar, salt, caffeine, chlorinated tap water, avoid food additives such as sulphites, tartrazine, sodium benzoate, and natural salicylates and increase oily fish in the diet such as salmon, trout, herring, mackerel, sardines and tuna. Suffers of asthma may find it beneficial to also try acupuncture and the set of breathing techniques called Buteyko.
The following supplements may help if you are suffering from asthma.
Multivitamins and minerals
Vitamin C
Evening primrose oil
Borage oil
Fish oil
Flaxseed oil
Hemp seed oil
Selenium
Magnesium
Vitamin B6
Boswellia
Vitamin E
Red clover
Bromelain
Oregano
Liquorice
Green tea
Quercetin
Lycopene
Extract of New Zealand green-lipped mussel
Molybdenum
Vitamin B12
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Brad_Chad - 23 Jan 2006 05:10 GMT
According to Dr. Jonathan Brostoff in, "Food Allergies and Food
Intolerance", about 80% of people who had asthma as a kid have food
sensitivities. Many of these people do not know it because they have
delayed reactions. Some people are affected mildly by food
sensitivities and some are affected severely. Food sensitivities can
trigger all sorts of health problems. Naturopathic and alternative
(www.acam.org) doctors deal with this all the time.
Brad_Chad
ARoberts - 24 Jan 2006 02:35 GMT
> According to Dr. Jonathan Brostoff in, "Food Allergies and Food
> Intolerance", about 80% of people who had asthma as a kid have food
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Jim Carlock - 26 Jan 2006 03:37 GMT
Asthma...
Main initial cause for asthma:
Cigarette smoke, tar, nicotine exposure under five years of
age. Exposure to other types of smoke at a very young age.
Exposure includes being in the same room that someone
smoked in, even after they put out the cigarette. I'm interested
in hearing any disagreements/agreements.
Possible Relief/Treatment:
Going for a swim in a swimming pool, ocean or other cold
(or warm water). Relaxing in the water before going under
the water helps. Holding your breath and swimming from
one end to the other end helps. Make sure you know how
to swim first. (NOT recommended for anyone under 5, or
any children that do not know how to swim.)
Jim Carlock
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Spicer - 24 Feb 2006 13:47 GMT
"Jim Carlock" <anonymous@127.0.0.1> wrote in news:muXBf.15899$Zj7.8576
@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
> Asthma...
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> Possible other remedy http://ge-e.com lots of research by an eminent
authority on respiratory protection.