Asthma is a chronic condition that can have serious impacts on quality of life. Though there’s no known cure, there are ways to manage asthma effectively: by staying hydrated with water or other healthful beverages, avoiding known triggers, and working with healthcare professionals on an asthma treatment plan. These steps may help alleviate some symptoms while making life with asthma simpler.
An asthma attack happens when the airways in your lungs become inflamed and produce excess mucus, narrowing your bronchial tubes that carry oxygen to your lungs and making breathing more difficult. Common symptoms are wheezing, tightness in chest, coughing and shortness of breath – however some individuals may experience more serious attacks that require emergency treatment immediately.
Numerous triggers may contribute to asthma attacks, including heavy perfumes or smoke from bonfires; cleaning chemicals, pollen, pet dander and mold irritants; cold weather; exercise; stress or just plain fatigue or stress – these could all trigger an asthma episode in some individuals.
Sugary soft drinks have been linked with increased risks for asthma. Furthermore, drinking too many of these drinks can cause dehydration which in turn triggers symptoms associated with asthma.
Other beverages do not contribute to or worsen asthma symptoms, yet should still be consumed in moderation. According to research, drinking fortified milk, water, tea and coffee in moderation may help relieve asthma symptoms by providing compounds which dilate airways and ease breathing – such as those present in Breathe Easy tea’s mix of eastern and western herbs like fennel fruit, ginger root, Bi Yan Pian, licorice root eucalyptus and peppermint for example.
Alcohol may be another trigger of asthma symptoms as it contains histamine and sulfites that may exacerbate existing ones. Therefore, those living with asthma are recommended to either avoid all or consume only small quantities of alcohol at one time.
Drinking too much of any type of beverage can be harmful to our health. Most experts agree, however, that drinking a lot of water does not seem to exacerbate asthma symptoms. For best results when managing asthma symptoms it is recommended that a glass of Setlzer water be consumed at the beginning and end of each day as well as during meals and activities that require physical exertion. One easy way of monitoring water consumption is using Hydracy 17oz fruit infusion bottles equipped with time markers to encourage and track daily hydration – keeping yourself hydrated when on the move! Hydracy 17oz fruit infusion bottles provide convenient portable ways of staying hydrated on the go!