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Asthma
Asthma is an allergic disorder characterised by where the bronchi of the lungs contract into spasm, making breathing out very constricted. Symptoms include: recurrent attacks of shortness of breath, coughing and excess mucous. Triggers include house dust, pollen, dairy and wheat product allergies, stress and viral or bacterial infection. Physically, low or poor immune system function and poor digestion, cold air, and emotional upset all contribute to and can indeed cause asthma.
Nutrition
Avoid wheat and diary products to cut down on excessive mucous.
Ensure good digestion, absorption and gut flora levels and if they are poor look further for help, try pro-biotics like acidophilus or pro-biotic yoghurt drinks.
Include large amounts of garlic in your diet each day.
Building tonic herb and foods may be needed to help strengthen the body.
Natural Healing
Cleansing programmes will help, especially the colon cleansing. Please enquire for information.
Practice breathing exercises.
Take general exercise.
Take relaxing baths and include essential oils like eucalyptus & cajaput. Massage chest and back with Breatheze Massage Oil.
Use chest poultices based on essential oils and mustard or simply a castor oil pack. (enquire)
Hot and cold showers over the chest will assist greatly.
Herbs
For the anxiety and tension preceding the spasms, which make breathing difficult, take calming herbs like Nervous System Support Formula and also chamomile tea.
A herbalist may wish to prescribe valerian root in the short-term which helps to quickly break the tension and gives usually much-needed sleep, but this herb does not actually feed the nervous system as other herbs do.
If your stomach can cope then consume cayenne powder and raw chilli to increase circulation.
Siberian ginseng root and other herbs will feed badly exhausted adrenals and at the same time act like hydrocortisone reducing any inflammation. Alternatively, try our Adrenal Support Formula.
Immune herbs help fight infection and boost your immune system; e.g. echinacea root tincture.
General lung herbs include; mullein leaf tea, lobelia herb, cayenne pods and eucalyptus.
Herbal Formulae Suggestions
Lobelia tincture (only available from a qualified herbalist.). Please enquire.
Lung Support Formula
Supportive Formula
Breathe Easy Herb Tea
Breatheze Massage Oil
Metaphysical
On an emotional & mental level Asthma represents: ‘Smother love. Inability to breathe for one’s Self. Feeling stifled. Suppressed crying’. (Babies & Children): ‘Fear of life. Not wanting to be here.’
Affirmation: ‘It is safe now for me to take charge of my own life. I choose to be free.’
(Babies & Children) ‘This child is safe and loved. This child is welcomed and cherished.’
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