asthma advice

Hi all,

Sorry, a bit off-topic but hopefully you'll have some advice. My wife has developed asthma in the last 3 years or so. In this time she has gone from having a perfectly healthy set of lungs, to quite bad asthma. She doesn't have many attacks, but recently has been wheezing almost constantly. She has a full set of inhalers and also takes the drug Singulair. When its bad, she also sometimes takes steroids to clear things up.

In addition to this, she seems to have developed an intolerance to almost every food imaginable. Definitely wheat and dairy, but also apparently a whole host of other things.

We have good doctors here, but their solution to the worsening asthma is always to prescribe something different or additonal. Regarding the food intolerance, they seem to have very little idea what to do.

So the question is, what can I do about this? She's pretty disorganised but I've recently got her taking 2000mg of fish oil, and a high Vit C + B Vits supplement in the mornings. I am also thinking about starting her on Curcumin and Boswellia, since these are both supposed to be good for asthma, and safe herbs to take longer term.

But...I ain't no doctor and asthma is a serious thing to mess around with. Does anyone have any opinions on / experience of this? CS?

Broccomax might help. Please report back if she tries it and how well it works.

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-BroccoMax-250-mg-60-Veggie-Caps/4297?at=0

Maybe combined with Selenext for maximum effect

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Activated-Selenium-200-mcg-60-Capsules/169?at=0

ataman - I second cpio. check out this thread:

https://immortalhair.forumotion.com/natural-hair-regrowth-forum-f1/how-i-rid-myself-of-allergies-and-promising-treatment-for-peptic-ulcer-and-asthma-t858.htm

cpio, CS - Thanks for that. The Broccomax does sound a bit too good to be true, but it seems worth a shot. I may also start her on curcumin whilst I wait for that to come through, since I've also read very good things about that re. asthma. I'll try to remember to update in a few weeks.

ataman wrote:cpio, CS - Thanks for that. The Broccomax does sound a bit too good to be true, but it seems worth a shot. I may also start her on curcumin whilst I wait for that to come through, since I've also read very good things about that re. asthma. I'll try to remember to update in a few weeks.

Another thing for asthma which is quite important is Magnesium and be watchful of gluten/wheat allergy/sensitivity.

Given what I found in an astonishing study last year, it may not be "too good to be true."

Broccomax or Sulphoraphane does something that blew me away--that, it is the only thing identified that may actually help reverse COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). I posted this late last year, here is an excerpt.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18755929

In the lungs we have an antioxidant defense system controlled by a protein called NRF2. In COPD, it was found that
their levels of NRF2 was very low and being gradually in decline. Without adequate levels of this protein, there is
practically no antioxidant protection to guard the lungs from any sort of insult. In integrative medicine the best treatment is to use inhaled glutathione via a nebulizer.

But now, taking copious amounts of Sulphoraphane is now the ultimate solution. There is a protein called DJ-1 that keeps levels up NRF2 levels to normal. In COPD these levels are low, so in turn, keeping levels of NRF2 levels low.
Studies show that Sulphoraphane from Broccoli can restore NRF2 levels to normal and bringing back antioxidant defense systems back to normal.

This is nothing short of amazing.

Sulphoraphane increases phase II detoxification by 1500% in these patients. Sulphoraphane is an outstanding anti-carcinogenic substance also. In my opinion, anyone with a "mysterious disease," such an an autosomal recessive disorder should take it just too see what it will do for them.

ataman--

You need to determine if it is intrinsic or extrinsic asthma (caused by allergies or not). If it is extrinsic, which it seems to be since it developed later in her life, then see an Allergist who can do immunotherapy. But if it is food allergies, she just must avoid the foods (no therapy).

This web site has basic info on asthma:
http://www.aafa.org/

For supps I highly recommend this Quercetin supplement:
http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-Activated-Quercetin-200-Tablets/1016?at=0

ataman,

I'm just as thrilled today about Broccomax as I was when I first created that thread.

When she takes the Broccomax, she'll probably notice a difference within a couple of days. That's what's great about Broccomax too ... it's fast acting.

CS, jdp - Many thanks for that. It is only very recently that I have begun to appreciate the huge omissons in what doctors could suggest as treatments and what they do suggest. It is sad, and no-ones fault in particular, IMO more the fault of the way that our society is driven (i.e. money). jdp, I hope my wife enjoys as much success as you have.

Gibson - Thanks for the suggestion. Part of the problem is that she doesn't like taking supplements...so I need to find the most effective one or two and go with those.

Re. extrinsic or intrinsic, it seems to be both. The asthma seems to be set off by something(s) in our apartment and by some foods, but also by the weather, by exercise and sometimes apparently randomly.