October 16, 2008

Dear [insert name],

You can survive weeks to a month without food, days to a week without water, but only a few short minutes without air. Every second is precious! One of our most basic fears is not being able to breathe, and during acute asthma attacks, this is exactly what 10 million Americans experience.

Symptoms of asthma range from mild to severe, and in some cases, even life-threatening. People with severe asthma may well have their lifestyle restricted, because their symptoms can occur quite frequently—even daily.

And while the drug therapy that is used to bring relief in severe emergencies may spare you some discomfort, and perhaps even save your life, it still doesn’t cure you. What’s worse, research shows that the heavy use of certain drug sprays (bronchodilators) increases your risk of dying from asthma by forty-fold! By using these sprays, you’re also risking complications like cardiac arrhythmias. Click here for natural, safe alternatives.

Though it’s a complex condition, asthma can be improved, and even cured, naturally. Your best chance of curing asthma comes from making changes to your lifestyle and diet, and taking targeted supplements. No drug treatment can do this for you.

Here are five easy steps you can take to encourage fewer and less severe asthma attacks, and depend less on drug-based symptom-suppression-only therapies.

1. Get a grip on your gut health. Use a digestive enzyme regularly for at least three months. Broad-spectrum plant digestive enzymes help you digest your meals fully, reduce your exposure to potential allergens, and ensure digestive function and better nutritional health. In addition, specially prepared probiotics help heal and seal your gut, supporting and balancing the beneficial bacteria in your gut. A healthy gut can play a major role in reducing acute episodes caused by inflammatory illness. Take two to three capsules of a digestive enzyme at the beginning of meals, and one to two with snacks.
   
   
2. Choose wisely. Go easy on refined foods of all kinds, especially salt, sweets, breads, meats, snacks, and difficult-to-digest foods. Avoid additives, artificial chemicals, colors, flavors, and preservatives. This diet modification alone can bring you long-term balance and substantial relief. In fact, a new study links the Mediterranean diet to lower asthma risks.
   
   
3. Strive for a low-to-no allergy environment. This can significantly help settle your asthma and strengthen your immunity. Use an air filter in your home and office to rapidly clear environmental airborne allergens. Click here for a list of asthma triggers you should avoid. Wash your clothes, bed linens, etc., regularly, as many household triggers are the cause of asthma symptoms—even more than once suspected.
   
   
4. Take a good quality multi-nutrient supplement to help arm your immune system and quell your asthma. In addition to the magnesium in your multi-nutrient, I recommend an additional magnesium supplement of 100–200 mg twice daily, with meals. Magnesium relaxes muscles, and can effectively open your bronchial tubes. A magnesium deficiency causes increased histamine release, which can constrict breathing and make your airway hypersensitive. Jigsaw Magnesium with SRT (a sustained time release) or a magnesium glycinate is good, because it will not cause loose bowels.
   
   Vitamin B-6 has been shown to improve asthma symptoms and decrease the frequency, duration, and severity of attacks, and it can even help reduce wheezing. Take 25–50 mg of vitamin B-6 three times a day for one month, then take 25–50 mg twice a day with meals. For long-term improvement, you are better off taking a vitamin B-complex, rather than B-6 alone.
   
   Ginkgo biloba is also beneficial for asthma sufferers. It can reduce the likelihood of allergies and inflammation by reducing the levels of platelet-activating factors in your blood. Platelets are blood cells that help cause the inflammation associated with allergies.
   
   
5. Drink plenty of water to prevent respiratory shutdown. Water is essential for keeping our respiratory tissues functioning appropriately. When your body senses a low water level, it goes into drought-management lockdown mode. While a single glass of water won’t knock down an attack in progress, the cumulative effect will show up in the weeks and months ahead.

Each of us is unique in our own way. What works for you may be different from the therapy that helps someone else. Mental and emotional difficulties can also trigger an asthma attack. You may need to find some answers in your emotional life, while someone else may need to change what’s put on the dinner table. I can direct you, but only you can find what’s best for you. This is the one thing I’m sure of. You can make a difference and I’ve given you what you need to get a good start.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Marcus Laux

P.S. Here’s a couple more time-tested tips: Traditional Chinese medicine has proven to be highly successful for asthma. In fact Ma Huang, or Ephedra sinica, a widely known herb is exceptionally effective and safe as a bronchodilator, when used correctly in a classic formula, not just by itself. Make sure your practitioner knows your complete medical history, especially heart or blood pressure issues.

English Ivy extract has been used for over 50 years to maintain healthy airways, and build and maintain better health and function for bronchial and lung airways. Try Enzymatic Therapy Ivy Extract. These two strategies can have you breathing easier and enjoying life much more freely in a short time.

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