Supplements Can Help Asthma

One of the nation's foremost alternative medicine doctor, Dr. Andrew Weil, recently recommended some natural sources to help people suffering from asthma reduce both the severity and the frequency of the symptoms and attacks.

For acute asthma attacks:
Lobelia, or Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflate). Mix three parts tincture of lobelia with one part tincture of capsicum (red pepper or cayenne pepper). Take twenty drops of the mixture in water at the start of an asthmatic attack. Repeat every thirty minutes for a total of three or four doses.

For long-term treatment of asthma, increase your intake of omega-3 fatty acids (consider a high quality fish oil supplement such as those found in my Vitamin Advisor) for their anti-inflammatory effects.