In addition to ensuring the safety of the environment, asthmatics also need to pay attention to their daily diet to avoid worsening their asthma and compromising their overall health. So what are the dietary taboos for asthma in winter?
[What Asthmatics Should Avoid Eating in Winter]
1. Asthmatics should avoid eating peaches.
Although peaches contain a large amount of vitamins and trace elements that can effectively supplement the body with necessary nutrients, the peach fuzz on the surface is a major trigger for asthma. Additionally, certain substances in peaches are common allergens that can induce asthma. Therefore, peaches are forbidden for those with asthma.
2. Asthmatics should avoid drinking milk.
Milk contains a lot of protein which has positive effects on the body. However, because proteins often contain allergens that can easily cause asthma relapses, it is not suitable for asthmatics to consume milk. It is also best to avoid consuming dairy products to prevent any unnecessary consequences that may be detrimental to health.
3. Asthmatics should avoid eating squid.
Squid, as a common seafood, is popular among many people due to its delicious taste and tender texture. However, certain substances in squid can trigger asthma, so it should not be consumed. This also applies to other seafood and various marine products, as they can also induce asthma.
4. Asthmatics should avoid drinking alcohol.
Asthma patients are prohibited from drinking alcohol. After drinking, alcohol enters the bloodstream and causes increased heart rate while decreasing lung function. Since bronchial asthma patients already have poor lung ventilation function, drinking alcohol can worsen coughing and asthma symptoms.
5. Asthmatics should avoid eating allergenic foods.
Some foods can trigger bronchial asthma attacks after consumption, and these foods are known as allergenic foods. As people have different constitutions, the foods that can cause allergic reactions vary as well. Common allergens include fish, eel, shrimp, crab, eggs, milk, peanuts, etc. All foods that can cause allergic reactions in bronchial asthma patients should be avoided to prevent or alleviate asthma attacks.
6. Asthmatics should not eat too many red dates.
While red dates are warm and sweet, excessive consumption can lead to phlegm production, heat accumulation, and indigestion. This is especially true for those with food stagnation and asthma.
[What Asthmatics Should Eat in Winter]
1. Carrots: It is well known that carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which can be converted into the necessary vitamins for the body. Vitamins have a certain effect on strengthening the body's resistance and immunity. Therefore, eating carrots is beneficial for asthmatics.
2. Oranges: According to traditional Chinese medicine, oranges have a sweet and sour taste, are moistening, and non-toxic. Oranges are associated with the lung, stomach, heart, liver, and other meridians. The leaves, seeds, and fibers of oranges can also be used medicinally. Oranges have the effects of moisturizing the lungs, stopping coughs, improving appetite, promoting saliva production, invigorating the spleen, relieving diarrhea, promoting blood circulation, and relieving liver depression.
3. Winter Melon: Winter melon is rich in vitamins and various amino acids. It is also rich in dietary fiber, which has the effects of moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm, relieving coughs, diuretic and reducing swelling, clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting the discharge of pus. It can be used for thirst caused by heat, phlegm-heat cough, edema, etc. Therefore, winter melon is beneficial for asthma patients.
4. Chinese Yam: Chinese yam has a warm and sweet taste and is non-toxic. It has the functions of tonifying the middle, benefiting the Qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, promoting muscle growth, stopping diarrhea, invigorating the kidney and consolidating essence, and benefiting the lungs. It is suitable for physical weakness, fatigue, poor appetite, indigestion, chronic diarrhea, asthenic cough, excessive nocturnal emissions, night sweats, diabetes, and increased nocturnal urination, etc.
[Home Remedies for Asthma in Winter]
1. Ingredients: half of a loquat, 2-3 persimmons, a little rock sugar. Wash the loquat, add it to a pot with the persimmons and 2 and a half bowls of water. Boil until reduced to 1 and a half bowls, add a little rock sugar to taste, and strain the mixture. Drink in 3 servings throughout the day. This remedy clears heat, removes phlegm fire, and relieves cough and asthma.
2. Ingredients: 30g Fritillaria, Chuanbei, and Juhong tea, 20g almonds, 15g Qianhu, 10g licorice, 6 pears, 100g winter melon strips, 150g rock sugar, and appropriate amount of alum. First, boil Fritillaria, almonds, Qianhu, and licorice together to obtain a small bowl of medicinal juice. Then, cut the winter melon into soybean-sized pieces, crush the Chuanbei into powder, and grind the Juhong into powder. Peel and mash the pears in alum water. Add the winter melon, rock sugar, Chuanbei powder, and Juhong powder into the pear mixture, and then pour in the medicinal juice. Mix well in a large bowl. Steam in a steamer over water for about 50 minutes until it forms a thick paste. Consume in small amounts. This remedy clears heat, relieves cough, and soothes asthma. It is suitable for those with hot-type asthma.
3. Ingredients: 100g earthworms, 150g mulberry bark. Fry the earthworms until charred and grind them into powder. Take 5g per dose, twice a day. Avoid eating spicy foods. This remedy is suitable for those with yellow and sticky phlegm asthma.
4. Ingredients: 15g mint, 10g orange peel, 10g perilla leaf. Boil the ingredients together and drink the soup twice a day. This remedy is suitable for cough and asthma caused by external wind and cold.
