What is asthma - How Asthma and Lung diseases work
The body is made of a host of hard working defense mechanisms, good example of this is the AIRWAYS.
When unwanted particles enter the airways, the soldiers of the MUCOSAL LINING get the call to war. Cells and substances are created to push out the dangerous invaders.
In the case of Asthma, the lining becomes very thick and muscles contract to push out the invaders.
As airways become tightened oxygen delivery is greatly reduced.
Symptoms of asthma or lung disease include - shortness of breath with exertion,
a prolonged cough,
recurrent lung infections,
chest pain,
wheezing.
The first step in asthma prevention is obviously avoid trigger situations. e.g. If pet hair is a trigger don't have animals in your home. (An air purifier in the home is often very helpful)
DONT SMOKE. Above any other form of air pollution,cigarette smoke does the most damage to the cells of the body, especially the cells it comes into direct contact with - the airway.
Modern medical treatment for asthma prevention rarely involves the recommendation of a change in
diet and quality nutritional supplements. Instead the bias that doctors have against diet change and supplements often leads to an overuse and extreme dependancy on potent steriods like Prednisone and inhalants like Albuterol.
While it is important to follow the recommendations of your doctor, and while inhalants and bronchodilators can be necessary to treat severe symptoms. One of the most important things you can do for asthma prevention is to change diet and take supplements.
Medication only treats the symptoms it does not address
good cell health. Everything in your body starts with the cell.
I now want to share the following with you :
As you know I was at the Homeopath to work on my aneamia. Amongst other things I was told to go off dairy products.
My husband in an effort to support me decided he would also cut out dairy -
LOVE IS!!!!!!!!
After about three weeks he decided one evening he really needed some yoghurt. This he ate and within 5 minutes of eating the yoghurt his chest closed up and he needed to use his inhaler.
Then about a week after that he had some milk in his coffee and WHAMMO the same thing happened. His chest closed up.
When we were next at the Homeopath, he decided to ask her.
She then tested him and could tell him that he was intolerant to dairy products and gluten.
According to the homeopath most people who suffer from asthma have an intolerance to these.
My husband has been off dairy for two months and gluten - a month.
THE CHANGE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
The medication he was taking prior to this was. Symbicord (cortizone) pump morning and evening;
Ventolin inhaler always with him, used as needed; and Sinucon tablets which he took three times some days.
I will do some maths here to show the cost of this, apart from the fact of the impact all this medication has on your overall health as this I do not know how to work out.
Symbicord pump R 534.60 60 days supply R 3 207.60 per year
Ventolin inhaler R 45.95 30 days use 551.40 ''
Sinucon tablets R 69.95/100 17 days use 1 538.90 "
Total R 5 297.90
Glen (hubby) no longer uses the symbicord pump or the inhaler and has only used sinucon once
this week as well as last week.
Glen is a canoeist, has been since he was 16. He has Natal and Gauteng colours.
In his training sessions he has impoved his overall time, without working harder - 6 minutes on a 2 hour timed session.
The average heartbeat rate has decreased by approx 20 beats per minute as recorded on a Polar Heart Monitor.
When he increases effort to 90% of HRmax the recovery period to 75% of HRmax is significantly reduced. Which in effect means his ability to maintain higher boat speed for longer periods is vastly improved.
HOW HAS THIS BEEN ACHIEVED
1. No dairy taking GOOD Calcium supplement instead. Some are like
chalk. Be careful
2. No gluten
3. Following the eating guide as posted in previous blog. He does not worry about
calories as he is very active.
4. EATS foods that are known to be anti-inflammatory.
Avocado
Broccoli
Spinach
Kale
Sweet Pototoes
Mustard greens
Turmeric
Ginger
Bananas
Apples
5. Takes Magnesium supplement (chelated). If you often get headaches and or cramps
especially in the legs chances are you lack magnesium.
6. Vitamin C supplement.
7. Drink enough water (filtered).
Supplements that assist in asthma prevention
Grape seed extract This highly potent extract is full of efficient bioflavoniods and antioxidants.
Vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene, These antioxidants are important to total body health especially in the case of your lungs.
Fish oil Omega-3 fatty acids helps your body neutralize and get rid of free radicals before they cause long lasting damage.
I hope and trust this is helpful to you.
THIS IS A RECIPE FOR QUICK EASY DAIRY FREE GLUTEN FREE
CHICKEN AND SPINACH RISOTTO
Ingredients and method
Chicken thigh pieces with skin. 1 per person. For sake of ingredient quantities we will assume 4 pax.
Place chicken in pot. Skin side down. Add 1 tsp Ina Paarmans Vegetable spice and 1
tsp Ina Paarmans Seasoned sea salt.
Stove high. Let it brown for 3 minutes. Add 1 cup water. Turn heat to medium. Close
pot. Leave to simmer for about 10 minutes.
Two cups white rice and 1 cup black lentils
Rinse off rice and lentils. I cook my rice in a microwave. You cook the rice and
lentils and 1 teaspoon salt together as you would normally cook your rice.
This should take about 10 minutes. Do not overcook.
2 onions
1 tomato
400g spinach
1 tsp turmeric
Remove chicken from pot. Remove chicken from the bone break into pieces. Size as
you wish
Chop onions and tomato medium. Brown in the pot.
Chop spinach medium
Add the rice and lentils with the turmeric.
Return chicken pieces to the pot.
Add two cups of water and the spinach.
Let it simmer for 4 minutes.
DELICIOZO
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