Asthma
Conditions and Responses Home
The condition referred to as asthma has, over the last few years,
grown to epidemic proportions, with people being diagnosed as asthmatic
at the merest suggestion of a tight chest.
These clients are then given
bronchial dilators and often steroids by their GP and spend the next few
years inhaling these, wondering why they feel terrible. Obviously in
many cases there are people who owe their lives to the availability of
these drugs, but there are undoubtedly many more, possibly the majority,
who don't need them and shouldn't be on them.
Causes of Asthma
There are many causes cited for asthma. Air pollution, stress, house
dust mite faeces, central heating, double glazing, food additives,
pesticides, vaccination. These are all possible factors that have been
identified over the years, but as yet no-one has pointed the finger and
no-one has come up with a cure. Little surprise given the amount of
money that's involved in drug therapy but there are things that a client
can do to help and even eradicate the symptoms of asthma.
The obvious include avoiding those things that exacerbate any symptoms,
but a change in diet can often be very helpful. Dairy products - milk,
cheese, yoghurt etc. - create a lot of mucus in the system, which
combined with the use of bronchial dilators can cause big problems and
eliminating dairy from the diet can be very beneficial. Anyone worried
about calcium in dairy need not worry, as there is lots of available
calcium in many oilier foods.
In the Event of a Major Asthma Attack!
- Always call the emergency services immediately
- Remain calm as the victim will be very anxious
- In a full attack the person may not be able to breathe out at all
For further reading regarding The Bowen Technique and Asthma including research programs please vast (www.bowen-for-asthma.com) Alastair Rattray or (www.bowenasthmaresearch.co.uk) Nikke Ariff, Who are the two specialist leading pioneers in the field of Asthma and the Effects of Bowen.
