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11. Consider Taking Natural Supplements
Natural vitamins, minerals, and supplements support the health of your immune system, improve your general level of wellness and strengthen your respiratory system. Include a multivitamin/ multimineral supplement labeled as a “stress formula.”
B vitamins are used up quickly when you suffer from asthma, so you may benefit from vitamin B12 injections if you suffer from frequent asthma attacks. Adequate amounts of vitamin B12 can reduce shortness of breath. Vitamin C can help reduce histamine levels which are elevated during asthma attacks and if exposure to allergens occurs. Vitamin E relieves swelling of your air passages. Magnesium is a mineral needed by every cell in your body and helps to relieve asthma attacks.
While it is important to obtain most of your vitamins and minerals from your diet, supplementation with antioxidant rich carotenoids, flavonoids, and other natural plant compounds will help to prevent asthma symptoms and attacks. They help your body maintain healthy levels of vitamin C, reduce histamine release, and help your airways to stay open. Quercetin and extracts of grape seed or pine bark are excellent sources of antioxidants that benefit respiratory wellness and prevent inflammation.
Many people rely on preventative and rescue medication to quell an attack, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for alternative treatments for asthma.
