When it comes to asthma, I would not suggest foregoing the medicine prescribed by your doctor. However, you can certainly supplement the medicine with some natural cures, which could benefit you greatly in your daily routine.

Diet Can Help Asthma

For example, it’s a known fact that children who have a lot of fatty acids in their diet are more prone to have asthma. By eliminating a lot of the egg yolks, cheese and fatty meat from their diet, this will lessen their symptoms.

Eating fresh fruits and vegetables helps protect the immune system against the asthma attacks. Things such as carrots, leafy vegetables, apples and tomatoes can help tremendously.

Herbal Asthma Remedies

Butterbur, a perennial shrub found in Europe, Asia and North America, contains certain chemicals that are thought to reduce smooth muscle spasms and to have an anti-inflammatory effect.

Bromelain is a chemical found in pineapple that is also believed to have an anti-inflammatory action.

Boswellia is an herb that interferes with the chemicals called leukotrienes, which aid in the inflammatory process.

These effects of all three of these herbs would be beneficial in asthma, since its hallmark symptoms arise from inflammation and tightening of smooth muscle in the airways.

Quick Asthma Relief

There may also be times where you need relief immediately. In this situation, you may not have time to run out for medicine (if you don’t have any on hand). In this case, turn your shower on (hot water). Let it run until your bathroom gets very steamy. Get into the shower (not under the water, but in the other end of the shower) and breathe. This will help open those airways. This is also a great remedy if you do not have a humidifier.