“Asthma can be caused by outdoor air pollution, but also by indoor emissions of chemicals, strong odors, mold, smoke or other factors. The air inside homes can be two to five times as polluted as outdoor air.” Dietary triggers like certain food additives should be watched carefully, also.
Keep a healthy body weight. Shed extra pounds to improve breathing and decrease the needs for medications. Losing excess weight brings along many health benefits, but its effect on asthma often goes unnoticed.
An American Lung Association article shares that people with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more have a much higher risk of having asthma than those with a lower BMI. Extra weight increases the risk of having asthma and having more severe, difficult to control asthma.
Check out certain antioxidants. 30 mg a day of lycopene or 64 mg a day of beta-carotene can help prevent exercise-related asthma attacks. The US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health concludes in a