ASTHMA – THERE’S ALSO ANOTHER WAY

We are currently in the transitional process between seasons. For some of us, this leads to a wide range of
unpleasant symptoms, defined in medical terms as “allergies”. An allergy is essentially a bodily reaction
to an encounter with some substance or movement in the immediate surroundings. A bodily reaction is a
part of the physiological defense mechanism, dealing with changes in the environment.
As opposed to the spring, the transitional period before summer, the fall season coming before winter
brings a cool northern wind, and therefore, it’s mainly the body’s respiratory system that handles these
changes. One of the more common and familiar phenomena indicating both a failure and weakness in the
immune system is the cough. The cough is the body’s natural means of choosing to deal with conditions
of accumulated mucous or other foreign matter within the lungs, designed to protect them and the
respiratory system in general. “Modern” medicine sees the cough as an illness that must be stopped and
suppressed at all cost. Thus, the applied medications specifically go against the respiratory process,
causing a weakening in the whole respiratory system and the body’s ability to heal itself.
The development stages of this “illness” are a cough, chronic bronchitis, and eventually asthma. The high
price incurred by harsh and poisonous medications not only cause direct damage to the respiratory system
and the proper functioning of the lungs, but to other systems within the body as well. We and our children
end up paying for this with repeated hospitalizations and races to the emergency room due to breathing
difficulties. The persistent choice of conventional treatments will lead to the use of chemical substances,
only now they will be stronger and more toxic, such as shots of cortisone or adrenaline, until the next
attack.
As is known, the most widespread treatment for asthma is the use of ventolin, a dangerous toxic gas
compressed into a metal canister. It enters the bronchial tubes and chemically expands them through a
very difficult process lasting three to four hours. The asthma sufferer believes that the medication has
once again saved his life. But in fact, while the situation is stabilized, the use of the gas has resulted in an
overall worsening of the person’s health condition. The gas penetrates the lungs, which then begins the
coughing process as they try to push out the blockages. During this time, the lungs and the bronchial tubes
lose their flexibility, the respiratory muscles become weaker, the lungs proceed to clog, and their capacity
shrinks in size. Ventolin use also damages the heart muscles, resulting in rapid irregular pulses for many
asthma sufferers.
The correct treatment for asthma sufferers is built upon three dimensions: a) proper nourishment based on
raw fruits and vegetables; b) physical activity that strengthens and relaxes the respiratory muscles; c)
acupuncture and natural healing methods with well-known and highly reputable ancient Chinese formulas
for improving and strengthening the respiratory system and the functioning of the lungs.