What are three things I can do about asthma?
The Mayo Clinic, which represents more than 3,300 doctors, scientists and researchers, says it’s unclear why only some people have asthma. According to his research, the cause of asthma is genetic and environmental. This means that it is transmitted from parents to children and is triggered by environmental exposure. Of course, there are cases that are purely hereditary and cases that are purely environmental. For example, a chronic smoker can get asthma even if they don’t have a genetic predisposition. For average people, the primary concern is eliminating the environmental causes of asthma, especially for young children who can develop the disease from exposure. There are actually 3 things you can do to greatly reduce your environmental exposure to irritants that cause asthma.
The first thing is to eliminate toxins. The most important are pet dander, volatile organic compounds such as smoke and dust. The vast majority of dust circulates through the home through central heating and cooling air duct systems. This is where duct cleaning or proper window treatment and caulking come in handy. This is a simple step that gets great results. Removing those kilos of dust is very effective and it is important to prevent it from entering.
The second thing to look out for are sulfates and preservatives, such as those found in shrimp, tree nuts, processed potatoes, beer, and wine. In a healthy adult, with a mature liver, these foods are fine, but in growing children, for some reason, they are linked to asthma attacks. Most of those foods are unlike anything a child would eat, but food manufacturing companies have a bad habit of introducing preservatives, like monosodium glutamate (MSG), with new and improved names like glutamate acid, etc. The big red flag in the food preservation industry is the amount of salt. Table salt isn’t really a threat, but salt in food is generally linked to long-chain organic preservatives, such as sulfates, which have been shown to trigger more frequent asthma attacks. The moral of the story is: If you are shopping for food and you notice a lot of sodium, sulfates are likely present in that food as well.
The last and most important thing to avoid for asthma is cold or polluted air. It is strange how very cold air can trigger asthma, but a repeated stress on the respiratory system in the form of cold air does this. Then there’s the obvious reason primarily considered: pollution! In terms of pollution, we have the most control by using electronic air filters for our indoor air and changing air filters regularly, just like in our cars. Those three things will give you deep, fresh breath!