How to beat asthma
Asthma partially obstructs the bronchial tubes, making breathingdifficult.
The cause of asthma is still not known. But if you are anasthma sufferer, you can, through natural means, considerably reducethe number of asthma attacks you get.A placebo study has shown that asthmatics who consume 1 gramof vitamin C per day had 4 times fewer attacks.
When they stoppedtaking vitamin C, the attacks resumed with the same frequency asbefore (Trop. and Geog. Med., Vol. 32, Mo. 2, 1980).As for magnesium, it also works wonders!
Dr. Zack H. Haddadof the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southern Californiaconducted a study on thirty children suffering from asthma associatedwith allergies.
Twenty of them drank a daily amount of mineral water rich inmagnesium, while the others received no magnesium supplement.
After three months, the first group had a higher level of magnesium intheir blood, and they were able to breathe more easily.
So taking vitamin C and magnesium is an excellent way toprevent asthma attacks.But what can you do to breathe more easily during an attack?
Simply drink 2 or 3 cups of strong coffee. By activating bloodcirculation, it eases respiratory blockage.
In addition, the American Lung Association recommends thefollowing exercise:
l. While standing, contract all your muscles. Keep themcontracted for a few seconds.
2. Release the muscles, like letting the air out of a balloon. Relaxall your muscles completely until you feel like a limp cloth.
3. Let yourself fall to the floor, and stretch out. Close your eyesand relax your face and your feet.
4. Imagine that you are floating on water. Concentrate on theeffect the earth’s gravity has on your muscles and on the pleasantfeeling of being completely relaxed.
5. Breathe gently and quietly, as if you were about to fall asleep.
6. Open your eyes.Practising this exercise when you feel an attack coming on, oronce it is already started, will help you overcome yourasthma condition.
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