Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder. In asthma, the airways of the lungs get inflamed. Due to this inflammation, there is swelling inside the airways. This also causes excess production of mucous. The combined effect of swelling and mucous production is that the passage of air gets obstructed. This makes breathing difficult. A whistling sound or wheezing is often heard in such patients. Often the patient gets cough due to this obstruction of the airways. This cough is a reflex of the body to get rid of the excess mucous in the airways. A sense of tightness or heaviness is felt in the chest. One cannot expand the chest fully while inhaling.

Asthma – CAUSES
According to the etiology, bronchial asthma is divided in the following groups:

1. Allergic (extrinsic/ atopic) Asthma – This type of asthma usually starts in childhood and is often preceded by eczema. But most of the young adults (<35 yrs) developing asthma also fall in this category. Genetic factors also play a significant role i this. In this type of asthma the allergen leads to production of excessive (IgE) immunoglobulins.
2. Infective or Intrinsic Asthma – This is not hereditary or allergic, but may be caused by, or at least associated with upper respiratory tract or bronchial infection which is usually viral.
3. Emotional Asthma – Psychological factors (like anxiety, emotional stress etc) are often considered to be the sole cause of some asthmatic attacks, but it is still not certain whether it can be the sole cause or is only a precipitating factor.

4. Occupational asthma – This can occur in certain industries in which there is exposure to metallic dusts (esp. platinum salts), biological detergents, toluene diisocyanate, polyurethane, flour and dust from grains etc.

What ever may be the cause, it ultimately leads to paroxysms of bronchial obstruction produced by widespread bronchial spasm accentuated by plugging of the bronchi with excessive mucus.

Asthma Triggers

The major triggers for asthma include:

Poor or polluted air,
Tobacco smoke, well
Emotional stress,
Cold air,
Exercise,
Upper respiratory tract infections (head colds and sore throats)
Exposure to things that provoke an allergic response.

Asthma – SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Recurrent episode of paroxysmal dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing)
The breathing is laboured, with a wheezing sound, mainly on expiration.
Asthma attacks often occur in the early hours of morning (when there is no immediate precipitating cause).
During the attack patients often prefers to sit then lie down.
Asthma – HOW DIAGNOSIS IS DONE?
Diagnosis can usually be made clinically by a competent doctor. Allergen sensitivity tests, X-ray, spirometry, sputum and blood tests etc may be of use in finding the cause and severity of the condition.
Asthma – WHAT TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM?
Bronchitis

Cardiac asthma
Renal asthma
Isolated attacks of non-paroxysmal dyspnoea.
Asthma – COMPLICATIONS
Apart from chronicity, usually no complications.
Pneumothorax, emphysema, or areas of consolidation or pulmonary collapse may occur in very advanced cases.

Bronchial Asthma Healing Diet

Avoid exposure to allergens.

Avoid food with artificial colour, or chemicals.
Wash your fruits and vegetables with hydrogen peroxide.
Avoid foods rich in saturated fats.
Follow a gluten-free diet.
Eat plenty of leafy, dark green vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and seeds.
Avoid mucus-forming foods.
Drink plenty of fluids to keep secretions loose.
If you smoke, don’t smoke. Avoid second hand smoking.

Side-Effects of Conventional Treatments
Inhaled bronchodilator have very less side effects as compared to tablet or liquid anti inflammatory as they causes….
Mood swings or depression, especially in children,

Increased appetite and weight gain,
Fattened, ‘moon’ face,
Thinning of the skin,
Restlessness and hyperactivity,
Sleep disturbances,
Heartburn and indigestion,
Easy bruising,
Worsening or triggering of diabetes,
Osteoporosis (brittle bones),
Cataracts of the eyes,
Muscle weakness,
Reduced resistance to infection,
High blood pressure,
Impaired growth in children.
The good news is that by treating your asthma with homoeopathy all of the above side-effects can be avoided and your asthma symptoms are far more likely to reduce over time and clear completely.

Homoeopathy approach

Homeopathy is a system of medicine which tries to ‘cure’ this disease, instead of trying to provide symptomatic relief. While dealing with a case of asthma, a homeopath not only records the symptoms of the disease but also studies the medical history, family history, physical and psychological characteristics of a person. This helps to find the cause, the precipitating factors, and the hereditary tendency etc.
Remedies like ars.alb,nat.sulf ,spongia , ipecac,kali.bich,blatta orientalis ,lobelia ,antim.tart ,tuberculinum, etc are being used frequently and gives miraculous results.
Homeopathy can cure asthma. How long it will take to completely cure the disease would, however, vary from case to case. Factors such as duration, severity and individual response to Homeopathic medicines decide the course and length of treatment.

Forgetfulness may be due to various reasons. Sometimes we tend to forget things which are not interesting to us or may be due to lack of concentration. Amnesia (loss of memory) is a symptom in various conditions

Causes of Memory Loss

Aging

Alcoholism
Alzheimer’s disease
Brain damage due to disease or injury
Brain growths (caused by tumours or infection)
Brain infections such as Lyme disease or syphilisDepression or emotional trauma
Drugs such as barbiturates or benzodiazepines
Electroconvulsive therapy (especially if it is long-term)
Encephalitis of any type (herpes, West Nile, Eastern Equine)
General anaesthetics
Head trauma or injury
Hysteria, often accompanied by confusionIllness that results in the loss of nerve cells (neurodegenerative illness)
Nutritional problems (vitamin deficiencies such as low vitamin B12)
SeizuresStroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)Transient global amnesia
Temporal lobe brain surgery

Short-term/temporary recollection.

If you are calling the florist, you look up the phone number and remember it long enough to place the call. Once you have finished the call, the information vanishes. If you were interrupted before making the call, you may lose this material.
Long-term (recent). 

This category preserves the recent past, such as what you had for breakfast today, or the outfit that you wore a few days ago.
Long-term (remote). 

This record the distant past. These memories learned 10 or 20 years ago form your knowledge base. This category can include snatches of a conversation or a tune from your high school fight song. Other information in this memory store shapes your personal history, such as what you were doing the day President John Kennedy was assassinated.

Memory Loss Symptoms

This kind of memory loss just means that remembering a name or a recent task or event may be more challenging and require a lot more effort, and the affected person is in a likely to be aware about his or her memory loss. On the other hand an individual suffering from a memory loss that is caused conditions other than aging, like Alzheimer’s disease may sense that there is something wrong but will be unable to identify the cause of that feeling. They are in fact most likely to behave as if there is nothing wrong and avoid drawing any attention to a memory lapse.

Memory loss that is associated with Alzheimer’s worsens significantly over time, but is not the only symptom.

Some of the most common and early symptoms of Alzheimer’s and other conditions that affect the memory are as follows:



-The individual may ask or inquire about the same thing repeatedly.
-The individual may at times find it tough to express himself, with problems finding the right words to use.
-The individual may not be able to perform a familiar task despite the fact that he or she may have performed that very same task previously on numerous occasions without any flaws.
-The individual may also display symptoms that are easy to mistake and regard as absent mindedness.
For example the person may misplace items and often place them in inappropriate places, such as storing a wallet in the freezer.
-Another alarming sign is that the individual may get lost while in familiar areas or in their own neighbourhood.
-The individual may also experience mood or behavioural changes for no apparent reason.
All of these memory loss symptoms could be indicative of a memory loss disorder that could be caused either by a disease like Alzheimer’s or due to brain damage from trauma or an injury.
Few super foods that can help in sharpening of memory are:
1 . Flex seeds and pumpkin seeds
2.Walnut
3.Avocado
4.chocolate
5.Onion
6.Almonds
7.Apple
8.Honey
9.Beetroot
10.water.
Homeopathy and Memory Improvement

Homeopathy is a gentle form of medicine that is over 200 years old. It aims to strengthen immune system and increase vitality. Homeopathy can treat and improve the symptoms of memory loss, poor concentration and learning difficulties in adults and children. Homeopathic medicines have no side effects and do not create drug dependency.

Some of the common remedies are:
Anacardium
Ambra gresia
Baryta carb
Kali phos
Lycopodium
Etc.

Homeopathy offers the harmonizing therapy that enables patients to return to normalcy and carry out their Social, School and Job
obligations properly.