Breathing, an action that most of us take for granted, is for millions ofpeople a painful and traumatic experience. Without breath we would be dead, and millions of asthma patients around the world live this near death experience every day of their lives. Asthma is an unusual disease in that it respects no age. It strikes those most vulnerable, the young and the aging as well as all across the age spectrum. It isparticularly tragic in infants and young children, who must live the rest of their lives fighting for breath.

What is asthma?

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the bronchial airways. Three things happen during an asthma attack:

1.The breathing passage becomes sorely inflamed
2.The muscles constrict
3.Mucus production increases

This causes severe wheezing and a feeling of breathlessness. Breathing becomes labored and painful.

1. A Proper diet (restrict the intake of foods that can cause an allergic reaction.)
2. Alternative medicine that does not have long-term side affects, as do steroids.
3. Yoga for exercising the bronchial pathways.
4. Exercise to keep the lungs in top condition.
5. Avoid areas with high pollen concentrations.
6. Use air purifiers at home, in the car and at work to remove impurities from the air.

There are two kinds of asthma:

1. Acute
2. Chronic

In the first case there is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. Inflammation of the cells lining these tubes causes a secretion of sticky mucus. This mucus blocks the air pathways and gives a feeling of breathlessness, coughing is a reaction trying to eliminate the mucus, and there could be spitting up of phlegm. Wheezing is also noticed and occasionally an upper chest pain.

Chronic asthma is characterized by the excessive secretion of mucus in the bronchi. The victims are generally middle aged and older. Chronic bronchitis is far more prevalent in developing countries where the indiscriminate use of tobacco products, unchecked pollution, poorly ventilated homes using wood fires for cooking and heating, poor industrial safety standards (particularly in the paint industry) are some of the innumerable factors responsible for the high incidence of chronic asthma. However populations in industrialized countries of N America and Europe are also under threat as the consumption of fossil fuels and deforestation continues to grow alarmingly

AV ASMO helps in:

• Controlling antigen response and reducing histamine release.
• Relieving inflammation of the bronchial pathways.
• Reducing mucus build up thereby clearing bronchial pathways.
• Produces anti-anaphylactic effect.
• Promotes bronchial dilation