Curing Your Asthma At Home

Fortunately there are some natural asthma home remedies for those suffering from its symptoms available on the market. Not only do these products not have the side effects inherent in products from the drug companies, they cost a fraction of the price and provide the similar benefits for many people.

What Is Asthma?

Asthma is characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. It is often brought on by strenuous exercise and for those that suffer from asthma attacks are common in the early morning or late evening, although they can happen at any point during the day based on varying environmental factors.

Treatment of Asthma

The most common, doctor-prescribed, treatment of asthma is an inhaler. As asthma generally causes a constriction in the airways, the inhaler helps to open these air passages back up, allowing the body to pull in more air. The inhaler works extremely well in most cases, but does have an unfortunate tendency to cause the heart to race somewhat which could be extremely uncomfortable to some people or unsuitable to those with heart problems.

Asthma Home Remedies

Asthma home remedies, by contrast, treat the causes of asthma triggers in the first place. As such they are extremely easy on the body as they do not in reality work on the body at all, but rather on the environment around the body. Asthma home remedies are focused on cleaning up the environment and dealing with the triggers that are known to cause asthma in the first place. As many of these environmental triggers are allergen and pollen based, the home remedies deal with cleaning up and maintaining a sterile home environment. Some of these remedies are sprays and liquids that are used to clean up bacteria and viruses, and others are washing powders for the laundry itself. By ensuring that bacteria and viruses have no place to sit and breed, it is possible to resolve the symptoms directly. In addition, by utilizing mattress and pillow protectors it is also possible to keep your bed in a sterile condition as often dust mites and other bacteria grow quite significantly in this environment.