Asthama

Asthma is inflammation caused by the periodically narrowing of the airway. The asthma patient gets frequent attacks of breathlessness. In an asthma attack, the muscle tissue in the walls of bronchi goes into spasm, and the cells lining the airways swell and secrete mucus into the air spaces. Both these actions cause the bronchi to become narrowed. As a result, an asthmatic person has to make a much greater effort to breathe in air and to expel it. All asthmatics have more difficulty at night, especially during sleep.

The most important inhaled allergens giving rise to attacks of asthma are:

Animal dander

Mites’ in house dust

Cockroach allergens

Occupational exposure to chemicals, fumes, or particles of industrial materials in the air

Fungi (molds) that grow indoors

Pollen 

Air pollutants

Inhaling tobacco smoke, either by smoking or being near to people, who are smoking can irritate the airways and trigger an asthmatic attack

There may be coughing, tightness in the chest, profuse sweating and vomiting. There may also be abdominal pain, especially if coughing is severe.

Cure

The natural way to treat asthma consists of stimulating the functioning of slack excretory organs, adopting appropriate diet patterns to eliminate morbid matter and reconstruct the body, and practicing yogasanas, yogic kriyas and pranayamas to permit proper assimilation of food and to strengthen the lungs, digestive system and circulatory organs.

Asthma, particularly when the attack is severe, tends to destroy the appetite. In such cases, do not force the patient to eat. He should be kept on fast till the attack is over. He should, however, take a cup of warm water every two hours. An enema taken at that time will be very beneficial. 

Honey is considered highly beneficial in the treatment of asthma. It is said that if a jug of honey is held under the nose of an asthma patient and he inhales the air that comes into contact with the honey, he starts breathing easier and deeper. The effect lasts for about an hour or so.

Cure Common Cold

The common cold is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system, including the nose, throat, sinuses, Eustachian tubes, trachea, larynx, and bronchial tubes.

It occurs more often than all other diseases. A person suffers from this disease three times in a year on an average.

Almost all colds clear up in less than two weeks without complications.

The real cause of a cold, however, is the toxic condition of the body brought about by wrong feeding habits such as an excessive intake of starch, carbohydrates, proteins and other acid-forming foods.

People with colds are contagious during the first two to four days of the infection. Colds pass from person to person in several ways. When an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks, tiny fluid droplets containing the virus are expelled. If these are breathed in by other people, the virus may establish itself in their noses and airways.

Its usual symptoms are a running nose, sneezing, a rise in temperature, headache, sore throat, chill, aches and pains in the body and loss of appetite. The skin around the nostrils may become sore.

Treatment

There are no medicines that will cure the common cold. Given time, the body’s immune system will make antibodies to fight the infection, and the cold will be resolved without any intervention. Antibiotics are useless against cold.

The best way to treat cold is a proper diet. The best way to begin the treatment is to put the person on a fast for two days. Nothing should be taken during this period except warm water mixed with lemon juice and honey or fruit juice and hot water.

The juice fast may be followed by a fresh fruit diet for three days. In this time, the person should have three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, peaches, melon or any other juicy fruit in season.

After the fruit diet, the patient should gradually start upon a well-balanced diet.

Food like meat, fish, eggs, cheese and starchy foods should be avoided for few days.

Garlic and Ginger is also an excellent food remedy for colds and coughs. It should be made into a paste and can be taken as a soup.

Steam bath, hot foot bath and hot hip bath are also beneficial. Hot packs are excellent for treating chest and head colds.

Gargling with warm salt water—made by adding one teaspoon of salt to 8 oz of water—for a sore throat.

Not smoking, and last of all

Getting plenty of rest