Posted by sabre on December 2, 2004, at 23:43:46
In reply to Re: Alternative Treatment for Asthma? » jujube, posted by KaraS on December 2, 2004, at 21:30:36
Hello jujube
Have you heard about the Buteyko method:
http://www.buteyko.com/When I took Lexapro and Tryptophan I found my exercise induced asthma became worse. I found a reference to it in ''The Encyclopaedia of Natural Medicine''. The authors recommended a low tryptophan diet or vit B6 supplementation. They mentioned that there were high levels of serotonin in the blood and sputum of asthmatics. H5-HIAA, a breakdown product of serotonin was also found in their urine and the level correlated with the severity of the asthma.
Other factors they mentioned were food allergies, low gastric acid secretion and candida albicans in the gut. They can contribute to leaky gut syndrome and an increased antigen load on the immune system, which can increase the chances of developing asthma.
Magnesium is also suposed to relax the smooth muscles of the bronchi.
High dietary salt apparently increases bronchial reactivity.
sabre
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