The natural treatment of asthma |
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Asthma is one of the most common diseases of modern times.
This disease affects 7-10% of the population in developed countries, and that figure is constantly on the rise.
It is characterized by symptoms that can sometimes occur and then disappear - cough, shortness of breath, wheezing in the bronchi and lungs.
Asthma is a lung disease - its cause is abnormal functioning of immune system. In most cases, asthma is associated with allergies.
When the allergen is present in the environment, immune system reacts to it and causes inflammation in the lungs.
Common allergens are mold, dust mites, dust, food, medicines, pollens, animals and chemicals.
Conventional medicine offers a variety of medicines that help control asthma, but also have an adverse effect on the health.
However, you can prevent asthma using natural remedies.
Normal intestinal flora
Allergy and asthma are often associated with disymbiosis - imbalance of microorganisms in the body.
As we know, in our digestive tract, skin, nose, ears, eyes, nails, lungs we have colonies of "good" microbes that perform many important functions. One of their duties is to protect us from pathogenic microorganism.
When the normal flora is destroyed, a number of health problems may appear - such as asthma, allergies, leaky gut syndrome, and growth of Candida, constipation, diarrhea, chronic infections and poor absorption of nutrients.
Therefore it is very important to restore normal intestinal flora by regularly taking probiotics and fermented foods (kefir, yogurt, sauerkraut, etc.).
Proper nutrition
Unhealthy processed food belongs to the most common allergens. Many additives and preservatives such as bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite and sulfur dioxide can cause severe asthma attacks.
Pasteurized dairy products, gluten grains, sugar, soybeans and peanuts are foods that stimulate inflammation and contribute to the formation of excess mucus in the body. Avoid them.
If you want to completely get rid of asthma and allergies, you need to have anti-inflammatory diet. Anti-inflammatory foods help to coordinate the work of our immune system and suppress inflammation.
A list of foods with anti-inflammatory effects is long, among them are:
- coconut
- berries
- sweet potato
- olive oil
- apple cider vinegar
- flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and canola
- broccoli
- ginger
- cinnamon
- rosemary
- oregano
- papaya
- green tea
- shitake mushrooms
- turmeric
- algae kelp
- paprika
- cabbage
- honey
- nut
- apple
- red and white onions
Cleaning House
It is important to maintain a clean home with the help of natural, organic cleaning products that do not contain allergens.
Avoid carpets, cleaned and vacuum the house regularly. Use only high-quality filters for vacuum cleaners. Anti-allergy air purifiers and filters can be of great help.
Make sure that the walls, especially in the bathroom, do not develop black fungus, which are very harmful for people suffering from allergies.
Some natural products - for example, grapefruit seed extract, have anti-fungal properties, so you can use them for cleaning the home of fungi.
Vitamin D
Recently, the connection between vitamin D deficiency and asthma is more and more frequently mentioned.
After 60 years of research, scientists have shown that a deficiency of this vitamin can cause poor function of the respiratory organs and increase the risk of asthma.
Vitamin D plays an important role in the coordination of the immune system by blocking cytokines that cause inflammation, for example, interleukin 10.
Interestingly, worsening of asthma occurs in winter and early spring, when the supply of vitamin D in our body is depleted.
It is not difficult to replenish the body with vitamin D - you can do it by exposing yourselves to the sun for 20 minutes each day.
Chiropractic
You must be wondering what relationship chiropractic has with asthma? Well, it seems that there is an important connection.
Birth trauma of the cervical spine can cause asthma symptoms. Since at birth of the baby doctors usually pull the head first, most of us have problems with the first cervical vertebrae.
Setting the atlas, the first cervical vertebra, with the help of special methods, can make life easier for people who suffer from asthma, headaches, dizziness and a range of other ailments.
Breathing exercises
Since the time of ancient yogis, breathing techniques were used for relaxation, meditation and achievement of optimal health.
It was shown that we can control breathing and asthma.
In the middle of the last century, Russian physician Buteyko has developed a special breathing technique which helps control asthma attacks. This technique has to be learned under the guidance of experienced professionals, and later it can be applied without assistance.
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Treatment with healing herbs
The following herbs are useful for treating asthma:
- black cumin
- green tea
- thyme
- black kohosh
- anise
- chamomile
- amalaki
- nettle
- gingko biloba
- rosehip
- rosemary
- comfrey
- incense
- red clover
- coltsfoot
- mullein
For more information on proper combination of these plants and the duration of treatment, contact your local herbalist.
Asthma is a serious disease, and, of course, not easy to cure. But do not give up, because with the knowledge of natural medicine and a little determination, it is possible to cure it, as evidenced by the experience of many people.
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