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Asthma Diet Plan - What To Eat and What To Avoid

Managing your diet along with your asthma treatment is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. One should avoid food that may cause exacerbation of asthma symptoms<br>

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Asthma Diet Plan - What To Eat and What To Avoid

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  1. AsthmaDietPlan: WhatToEatand WhatToAvoid WhatCan Help Fightingfromachronic diseaseisexhausting, to saytheleast,andmayrequireseverallifestyle adjustments.Stressingondietary changes,let'stakealookat thethingsyoushouldbeconsumingin yourdietasa partofyourmanagingyourhealthalongwithyourasthmatreatment. FruitsAndVegetables Itmayseemsomewhatgeneric,butfruitsandvegetablesare full ofantioxidantsandrichsourcesof multiplevitamins.VitaminsC and E(foundincarrotsandleafy greens)andglutathione(foundin avocados)can reduceswellingsand inflammationinlungscausedby freeradicals. VitaminE,especially, contains tocopherolwhichcansignificantlyreducewheezingandcoughing. Spinach contains magnesiumandfolate,akindofBvitaminessential toasthmapatients. Magnesium Somestudies haveshownthatthereisapossibilitythatmagnesiumdeficiencycanleadtolungproblems. What'smore, magnesiumisusuallyfoundto bedeficientinpeoplewithsevereasthma. So, stayonthe lookoutforpumpkinseedsamong othersourcesfor essentialmagnesiumintake. Omega-3 Studieshaveshownthatdietary supplements containingOmega-3fattyacidsmayhelppeople whohave asthma.Thesepolyunsaturatedfatsaremainly foundincold-water fattyfishoil(tuna,mackerel,etc.), flaxseed,and chiaseeds,among othersources. VitaminD Patients with severe asthma tend to have low vitamin D levels. While spending a few minutes under the sun certainly increases those levels, milk, and fish like Salmon are popular and widely available dietary sources. Even eggs have high vitamin D content, but certain patients may be allergic to them, so err on the sideofcaution. OtherAllergy-TriggeringFoods Whenyou'reallergicto certainfoods,youshouldavoidthem tokeepyourselffromdevelopingallergic reactions. For instance, peanuts can induce fatal allergic reactions in some cases and can even be a potentialtriggerforallergicasthmainothers, leadingtoasteroid-dependency.Consultaprofessional allergisttoverifywhichallergens arecausingallergicreactionsforyousoyoucanremovethem fromyour diet.

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