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How to protect yourself from Asthma

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Asthma (AZ-ma) is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe), chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts in childhood. In the United States, more than 22 million people are known to have asthma. Nearly 6 million of these people are children.

Vitamin C is important is reducing asthma attacks. It is able to stop bronchial constriction and reduce histamine production and release.Spread them out to 3 times per day with each meal. Use Ester C if other Vitamin C supplements give you stomach problems. If you have diarrhea when taking vitamin C, just back off on the amount you are taking, until you have no more diarrhea.Begin your day with a glass of boiled purified water and sip at least one litre throughout the day. Bathe every evening and add a generous handful of both Epsom and Glauber’s salts to warm water.Yamoa is an herbal powder treatment for Asthma, which is derived from the bark of an African gum tree. It is available in capsule and has been typically used to help asthma. 
It has a good history of helping asthma sufferers.Exercise helps some people with asthma and breathing conditions as it strengthens and improves endurance and reduces breathlessness to some extent.