Foods Helpful in Asthma.
Some foods can help to control the severity of an attack. One of the best-known foods for doing this is coffee, due to the caffeine. Some Foods can actually dilate air passageways, by thinning the mucus and opening them up for freer breathing. The foods in this category include the spicy, pungent foods like chili, hot mustard, garlic and onions. These hot foods work by stimulating nerves, resulting in the release of watery fluid in the mouth, throat and lungs. Some foods can control inflammation of the airways because of their anti-inflammatory components. Foods that help to do this include onions, fatty fish (fish oil is a proven anti-inflammatory high in omega 3 fatty acids) and vitamin C-packed foods. Eat foods rich in the B vitamins such as green leafy vegetables and pulses and good sources of magnesium such as sunflower seeds and dried figs. Asthmatic patients should take wholemeal bread, maize, jawar and bajra (millets) which are very useful. Among vegetables, spinach, bitt