Enteric Coated Fish Oil Can Help With Asthma
One of my cats had to have surgery, so I’m stuck enjoying the 70 degree weather in Florida rather than making the long trek back to Long Island I had planned. Oh well.
A friend of mine coached girls basketball for many years, and over that time he had a small handfull of them suffer from what is called “sports” or “exercise induced” asthma. The vigorous exercise triggered an acute narrowing of the airways, making it very hard for them to breathe.
An inhaler and 30 minutes of rest would work just about 99% of the time. Most kids with asthma avoid this problem altogether by not playing sports, which is a shame. Especially when misinformed parents support this decision, which means no exercise for the kid at all.
On my friend’s team they had a remarkable system. The other girls would help out with the inhaler while the assistent coach supervised. And the affected girl’s breathing would get back to normal as she calmed down.
Then the girl would get back in the game as if nothing had happened.
I’ve just seen a study showing that a low salt diet combined with pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplementation reduces the incidence of bronchoconstriction, or “sports” asthma.
The study, which was done at the University of Indiana in 2006, showed post-exercise lung function of adults with mild to moderate persistant asthma, improved by 64%. The use of emergency inhalers decreased by roughly 31%.
One of the key findings in the study was that airway pro-inflammatory cells and markers, which are responsible for airway inflammation and subsequent airway obstruction, were reduced, while on the diet and fish oil supplementation.
So about that other key factor – salt. Where are kids getting it these days?
Cheetos, hot dogs, Doritos, frozen pizza, potato chips, and most microwavable food. All loaded with salt.
And if you’re around kids, you know they’re putting this stuff away by the pound.
I advise you to get rid of this stuff if it’s in your home. And everyone will benefit if you start introducing your kids to better food.
And don’t just get enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil for yourself. Get it for the whole family. It’s never too early to start everyone on the road to healthy living, and nobody is going to get a strong, healthy body by eating Fritos.
Good food and good exercise, plus enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil, mean your chances of contracting this type of asthma may be very slim indeed.
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