Studies Prove Vitamin Works For Asthma
Hospitalizations and deaths due to asthma are increasing at an alarming rate, and medical doctor's don't seem to know why.
This is happening in spite of the fact that there are newer and "better" prescription drugs for the treatment of asthma.
Because asthma can be such a serious condition, someone should always work closely with a physician even when using natural treatments, and learn as much as possible.
Vitamin C Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin C in particular, and antioxidants in general, can be quite beneficial for lung function.
One of the more fascinating vitamin C discoveries evolved out of a review of the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Researchers analyzed more than nine thousand adults and concluded that an "above average intake of vitamin C (200 mg more than the 98-mg average) was associated with about a 30% lower incidence of bronchitis and wheezing.
" Greater serum niacin levels were also associated with a reduction in wheezing.
A newer survey published in the American Journal of Epidemiology of more than three thousand people living in rural China produced complementary results.
According to lead author Dr.
Patricia Cassano of Cornell University, "We found that the higher the intake of vitamin C, the better the lung function.
" A randomized, double-blind crossover study of 20 people with exercise-induced asthma (ages 7 to 28) also produced intriguing results.
An hour before vigorous exercise on a treadmill, the subjects were given either 2,000 mg of vitamin C or a placebo.
9 out of 20 experienced significant benefit from the vitamin C.
Obviously, vitamin C is no substitute for asthma medicine, but the data suggest that it may improve lung function for some people.
As in the case of allergy, the ideal dose remains uncertain.
A small study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition noted that 50 mg of vitamin B6 also produced a "dramatic decrease in the frequency and severity of the wheezing attacks.
"
This is happening in spite of the fact that there are newer and "better" prescription drugs for the treatment of asthma.
Because asthma can be such a serious condition, someone should always work closely with a physician even when using natural treatments, and learn as much as possible.
Vitamin C Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin C in particular, and antioxidants in general, can be quite beneficial for lung function.
One of the more fascinating vitamin C discoveries evolved out of a review of the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Researchers analyzed more than nine thousand adults and concluded that an "above average intake of vitamin C (200 mg more than the 98-mg average) was associated with about a 30% lower incidence of bronchitis and wheezing.
" Greater serum niacin levels were also associated with a reduction in wheezing.
A newer survey published in the American Journal of Epidemiology of more than three thousand people living in rural China produced complementary results.
According to lead author Dr.
Patricia Cassano of Cornell University, "We found that the higher the intake of vitamin C, the better the lung function.
" A randomized, double-blind crossover study of 20 people with exercise-induced asthma (ages 7 to 28) also produced intriguing results.
An hour before vigorous exercise on a treadmill, the subjects were given either 2,000 mg of vitamin C or a placebo.
9 out of 20 experienced significant benefit from the vitamin C.
Obviously, vitamin C is no substitute for asthma medicine, but the data suggest that it may improve lung function for some people.
As in the case of allergy, the ideal dose remains uncertain.
A small study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition noted that 50 mg of vitamin B6 also produced a "dramatic decrease in the frequency and severity of the wheezing attacks.
"
