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Article by Dr Easton Patrick

Asthma is a disorder affecting the air ways of the lungs or bronchioles. Chronic inflammation of the air ways makes a person asthmatic. When a person is attacked by asthma, the air ways or passages of lungs become swollen and filled with mucus. This leads to narrowing of the air ways. Also the muscles with in air ways contract and the air ways are further narrowed down. The narrowing of air ways results in much difficulty in exhaling or breathing out air. As asthmatic attack restricts or obstructs the exhalation of air, it is also known as obstructive pulmonary disease. Asthma is more severe in childhood and youth and the severity decreases as the person ages. It is not possible to cure asthma, but it can be kept under check. The common symptoms of asthma include breathlessness, wheezing, coughing, and difficulty in speaking and chest tightness.

Causes of Asthma

An asthmatic is like to have attacks in response to some common triggers like

1. Inhaling polluted air2. Exposure to tobacco3. Exposure to wood smoke4. Inhaling respiratory irritants like certain perfumes.5. Acid reflux6. Exposure to cold weather7. Sulfites, an additive in certain food items.8. Breathing in certain allergens like dust, molds or animal danders.9. Stress or any other intense emotional excitement.10. Physical exertion.

People with chronic respiratory infections like cold and flu, bronchitis or sinus, those suffering from Hay fever and eczema are more prone to develop asthma. Those having a family history of asthma, have every possibility of getting the disease. Also the occurrence of asthma is closely linked with a woman’s menstrual cycles.

Home Remedies for Asthma

1. One suffering from asthma may hold a jug of honey below his or her nose and take in the smell. He or she will soon be able to breathe better.

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Asthma is an illness that is easily exacerbated, as sufferers are particularly sensitive to the allergens in their environment, especially in and around their home.  These allergens are in the form of dust, dust mites, cleaning products, pet hair, and pollens from particular plants in the garden.  All these things add up to make an asthma and allergy sufferers life a living hell… … however, things can be done that will dramatically cut down on these major irritants.

When my daughter was diagnosed with Asthma and we found through allergy tests she was hypo-sensitive to so many things, we looked around at what could be done.

One thing she was very allergic to was our beautiful Persian cross cat Fluffy.  It was Fluffy’s fur she was allergic to, so the decision had to be made to re-home our darling cat as she was very much an indoor puss!   Luckily, she found a home with a lovely pensioner lady who had to have her cat put down, as it had cancer.  She was heart-broken and when I told her about our predicament and how for the sake of our baby’s health we had to re-home our beloved cat, she took her on.  This was not a step we took lightly – it broke our hearts – believe me we checked out thoroughly the new home Fluffy was going to and went and visited several times just to make sure she had adjusted to her new environment.

Next thing we did was to take up all our fitted carpets and have timber floors (a great decision it made the home look more spacious and light!) We also got a very good vacuum cleaner which was a Dyson. Knowing what to look for in a vacuum is integral because not all vacuum cleaners are created equally. We really investigated all vacuum cleaners and the Dyson came out on top. When looking for a machine you need one that captures dust and does not blow it back into the air, we found that Dyson vacuums reduce allergen particles due to its bag less operation and filters. Plus they last a lifetime!!

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So daily I used it on the wooden floors and twice a week I used it on the upholstery, curtains, mattresses and pillows. One thing I will remind everyone, when vacuuming is don’t forget the spots you can’t see, such as those behind furniture, out of sight may be out of mind, however, dust in these spots are still present.