Posted by JLx on August 11, 2005, at 12:32:48
In reply to ASTHMA help..............., posted by Spriggy on July 20, 2005, at 19:41:54
I don't have asthma, but my mother does so I read up on this for her sometimes. Magnesium, Vit C (especially as ascorbic acid), bioflavonoids (especially quercetin) seem to be most recommended. Other possibilities for supplementation include Vit B6, Vit B 12, essential fatty acids, selenium, licorice root, cayenne pepper, Vit E, among others.
This Canadian site is soliciting participants in a nutritional study and they have a lot of info there. Their power point presentation (link at the top) is worth reading. They make an important point, I think, in that these things work synergistically.
http://www.asthmaworld.org/table_of_contents.htm
More info from WholeHealthMD:
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/hc/asthma/diet_life/1,2260,,00.html
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/hk/remedies/disp/1,1459,433,00.html
Other links:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:27tVwTnm3_YJ:www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C118126.html+diagnose+me+asthma&hl=en
(If that link doesn't work, just type in "diagnose me asthma" to Google and click on the "cache" link. This is a pay-for-this-info site otherwise.)Interesting comment here:
"Children with asthma have been shown to have a metabolic defect in tryptophan metabolism. Tryptophan is converted to serotonin, a known bronchoconstricting agent in asthmatics. Studies have shown that patients benefit from either a tryptophan-restricted diet or B6 supplementation to correct the blocked tryptophan metabolism. Pyridoxine may also be of direct benefit to asthmatic patients, since it is a key cofactor in the synthesis of all the major neurotransmitters."
http://www.vitaminevi.com/Concern/Asthma.htm
JL
> So I have asthma. Generally it is pretty much okay-- the occasional flare up which one or two puffs on the Albuterol inhalor quickly helps.
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> When I have an attack, it generally feels like I am laboring to breathe, my chest tightens, and I have a slight wheezing. The inhaler stops that.
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> WELL, I just got back from Alabama- I spent 11 days there during the Hurricane. The humidity was pretty much unbearable and I had the worst asthma attacks ever. I LITERALLY felt as if I was breathing through a straw. I would wake up in the night gasping and wheezing. My inhaler was not helping.
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> My dad smokes and they have two dogs that are in the house so I imagine it was a combination of all the above.
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> They put me on a new inhaler called Combivelent or something but it still doesn't alleviate that labored breathing thing.
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> Tomorrow they are doing tests (I am pretty much a lab rat at this point, ROFL).
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> BUT, is there ANYTHING I can do (naturally?) to help this? I am drinking tons of water and that helps some.
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> This is driving me crazy. Asthma plus anxiety are not a good mix. ROFL
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