Educate yourself about alternative medical treatments available for specific diseases and conditions. This site is presented to help you research alternative medical treatments, natural and herbal remedies and different ways of thinking about how to solve specific medical problems.  Please read our disclaimer.

Alternative Treatments for Asthma

Alternative treatments for asthma have been used by people in other cultures for many years.  Some treatments are very effective for some people.  Others may only work because the patient believes they will work, much like the way placebos sometimes work in medical experiments.  However, we believe that the more you know about the options, the more you will be able to make intelligent, informed decisions about the medical treatment, which may be right for you and your particular medical conditions.  Please read our disclaimer.

About Asthma:

Asthma is the constriction of an individual’s airways or the presence of excess mucus that results in difficulty breathing, coughing and tightness in the chest. The condition can be caused by an individual’s environment and/or illnesses such as the common cold. Prevalence of asthma is continuing to rise in today’s environment that is increasingly removed from the natural environment and air containing pollution particles. Thankfully many home remedies and environmental changes can help to reduce asthma’s prevalence and recurrence amongst affected individuals.

• Try to ensure that your living area is clean as possible. Asthma can be caused through the waste of creatures that rely on unsanitary conditions, such as dust mites and cockroaches. Further, mold spores can also trigger asthma.
   
• Examine the personal hygiene products that you use. Almost all hygiene products, including toilet paper, sun cream and hair gel are scented. Any type of scented products can trigger asthma in an affected individual, and consequently unscented products may be a better purchase.
   
• In urban areas and other locations close to traffic, and especially those with noticeably high levels of smog, asthma and other respiratory problems are increasingly prevalent and more severe. It is likely worthwhile to avoid such triggers and causes of asthma when possible, and to the extent that asthma debilitates an individual, consider relocating to a more rural environment.
   
• Smoking understandably exacerbates asthmatic problems. Second-hand smoke and living in a residence with a smoker also have the same negative effects. To the extent possible, it is beneficial to not smoke and avoid being around those who are smoking and being in areas where smoke or smoking residue is present.  To Stop smoking read this!
   
• Cold, dry air is more likely to trigger asthma attacks, and thus cold air should be avoided when possible. To help in the winter months, a scarf can be warn over one’s mouth and even nose to help warm air before it is inhaled.
   
• Avoid pain relievers that have aspirin. Airways can easily become sensitive to aspirin and worsen asthmatic symptoms.
   
• Try to exercise regularly as possible as exercise has been shown to strengthen airways and reduce the effects of asthma.
   
• Reducing stress from one’s lifestyle has been shown to lessen and reduce the symptoms and recurrence of asthma.
   
• The use of air ionizers or HEPA filters has been shown to cleanse the air with which we breathe and to help those whose asthma is triggered by airborne allergens.
   
• Taking an antacid before bedtime has helped many persons as it controls a stomach reflux that can be shown to cause asthma.
   

Have questions about Alternative Treatments?

We recommend that you review the information about physical therapy on this website, look at the alternative medical treatments on the appropriate websites, do your own independent research, talk with your doctor or other medical professional and learn as much as you can before making the decision that is right for you.  We are not qualified to answer medical, behavioral or health related questions, so please do not ask.