Asthma and Chinese Medicine
This alternative treatment is often called holistic therapy and includes exercise, massage, chiropractic therapy, diet, and relaxation techniques. Breathing exercises which focus on the use of abdominal or belly muscles have been helpful for relaxation and the reduction of anxiety.
Changes in Lifestyle
Many patients have found benefits in yoga or Chinese tai-chi. Changes in diet that allow loss of excessive weight may be helpful in reducing shortness of breath. diet high in magnesium may be helpful in controlling asthma. Although some benefit has been found with supplements of vitamin C, in general, vitamin supplements, antioxidants, and fish oil are not very helpful in asthma.
