Asthma is a common disease that affects your lungs. It is always present in your body. However, only when something irritates your lungs will you have an asthma attack. The symptoms are wheezing, breathlessness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. Asthma triggers that lead to an attack can vary from person to person. Besides that, we do not know what causes the actual attack, but we do know there are environmental factors, allergies, genetic factors, and occupational factors like pets, smoke, or dust mites, that aggravate asthma.
There are some natural therapies that help you relieve symptoms. For instance, stress is a common trigger, as a negative response to emotional stress can cause an asthma attack. Breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, and relaxation techniques have been found to help some people with asthma to control their breathing and relieve stress.
Findings suggest that certain diets help you ease asthma symptoms as well. An omega-3 rich diet, which for example is naturally found in high-fat fish, is one of those diets. Also, several studies have found benefits for people with asthma who eat a diet that contains a lot of fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and olive oil. Besides that, supplements like magnesium, fish oil, vitamins C, D, and E may help reduce symptoms. Experts suggest that these things reduce symptoms because they lower the risk of inflammation in your body.
