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How to Find Natural Asthma Relief

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Mild Asthma can sometimes be controlled naturally with different herbs. But most everyone, even if their asthma is more serious can benefit from taking herbal remedies for asthma. This article highlights several different ways on how to use natural remedies for asthma.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Avoid triggers:
    Avoid asthma triggers in your diet as well as environment. Consider purchasing a air purifier. And if possible removing carpets and taking the time to make sure that your home is as dust free as possible.

  2. Step 2

    Take Boswellia(frankincense):
    Boswellia, which is a natural anti-inflammatory,that has been used for thousands of years for it's medical properties. Has also been shown to reduce the severity of asthma attacks. Dosage is 300-400 milligrams taken three times a day with meals. It usually takes several weeks before the effects of the Boswellia will be felt. So give it a chance to work and don't give up on it right away.

  3. Step 3

    Add more omega 3 fatty acids to your diet:
    Omega 3 fatty acids especially those from fish or krill are very important to managing your asthma. Fish oil is a natural anti-inflammatory and research shows that children whose mothers took fish oil during pregnancy have a 63% lower risk of asthma than those who didn't.

  4. Step 4

    Drink tomato juice:
    Tomato juice (lycopene) can be helpful for exercise induced asthma. Try drinking a 12 oz.glass of tomato juice a day for relief. Just like with anything else this will take a while to take effect, but you should start noticing a difference within 10 days.

  5. Step 5

    Try NAET:
    Many people with asthma have experienced relief from a acupressure treatment called NAET. Which is actually a combination of allopathic, acupunture, chiropractic, kineesiology, and nutrition.

  6. Step 6

    Take Adrenal Stress End:
    Consider taking a supplement such as Adrenal Stress End to help treat your asthma symptoms. This formula helps to support the adrenal system and can be very helpful in treating asthma. In fact it may actually decrease the amount of prednisone that is needed.

Tips & Warnings
  • Take acidophiles to help with any yeast overgrowth problems that may be caused from taking steroids.
  • Adequate amounts of vitamin D and vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 are also very important.
  • Always discuss any herbal remedies with your doctor before self treating.
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