Home Remedies and Alternative Therapies

Sep - 26th

Asthma – Uneasy Breathing

Posted at 7:17 am | Filed Under Health News, asthma

Breathing problems like allergic bronchitis if untreated and neglected can lead to chronic asthmatic symptoms. Stuffiness and heaviness in the chest and difficulty in breathing accompanied by wheezing are signs of asthma. Asthma if untreated can sometimes be fatal. New studies and remedies suggest complete cure for asthma. Basically as the adage goes, “prevention is [...]

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Apr - 27th

Red tide aggravates asthma symptoms

Posted at 8:21 am | Filed Under Health News, asthma

Red tide is the result of an overgrowth of a certain type of algae. This algae that bloom off the coast of Florida is considered to aggravate the symptoms of asthma in people who are susceptible to it. Just being exposed to the algae for one hour can tamper with the working of the lungs [...]

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Apr - 12th

Change your dietary habits and find relief from asthma

Posted at 7:45 am | Filed Under Children Problems, Health News, Respiratory System, asthma

Asthma in children has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Although pollutants and contaminants are considered to be the key factors in causing this disease related to the respiratory system, there are studies which relate this increased rate in asthma to dismal dietary habits of children and adults. 
Several studies have established link between this [...]

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Mar - 2nd

Kapalbhati: Pranayama for Asthma

Posted at 7:59 am | Filed Under Asthma, asthma, pranayama

Kapalabhati (Sun Shining Breath):
It is done usually during the beginning of a yoga session. It cleans the nasal passage, lungs and the entire respiratory system. It purifies the blood and increases the supply of oxygen to the cells. It removes tension and blockages in the chest. Though this pranayama is good for asthma patients, it [...]

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Feb - 17th

Anuloma Viloma : Yoga for Asthma

Posted at 5:46 am | Filed Under Yoga, Yogasanas, asthma

Anuloma Viloma is the alternative breathing technique that corrects the nasal cycle and boosts the brain functioning. Disease could be caused if a person breathes for too long through one nostril. Alternative Breathing Technique clears all disturbances in the nostril and corrects the nasal cycle. Breathing through left nostril only over a period of years [...]

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