The Holistic Asthma Clinic
- Adult and Children's Clinic Every 1st Tuesday of the Month
This is a one stop clinic, it offers allergy testing, Buteyko breathing technique, homeopathic remedies, it will try to isolate root causes and address individual triggers. You will also be given nutritional advice guidance for specific ailments.
Do you suffer from Asthma, respiratory disorders, repeated Bronchitis, persistent cough, Hay Fever/Rhinitis, mild COPD, Emphysema, panic attacks, chronic Sinusitis?
We can help you isolate personal root causes and address individual triggers with:
We give you nutritional guidance for specific ailments - Asthmatics are known to be over sensitive to certain types of food. We support desensitisation with specially designed homeopathic treatment.
We teach you Buteyko Breathing Method.
What is the BEST SYSTEM?
The BEST system is a state of the art electro acupuncture computerised system capable of pinpointing even the slightest intolerances in your body.
We test for food hyper-sensitivities as well as environmental triggers such as cat’s hair, goose feathers, various pollens, etc..
Why bother testing?
If your doctor has already performed the skin prick test on the arm, you know what your immediate allergies are. Since they can be life threatening, it is a very important step to take. However we know that 85% reactions occur up to 72 hours later.
These reactions to allergens can be very subtle (a little dry patch on the wrist) or more obvious as in sneezing fits and urinary. They are all signs of a misguided immune system. Research in functional medicine clearly shows that after years and years of undiagnosed intolerances, the immune system weakens, leaving us open to potentially more serious health challenges. Prevention is always better than cure and the more you can do to support your immune system now, the better for later.
What has nutrition got to do with asthma or even hay fever?
Nutrition is the bed rock of health. Finding out what is good for your particular constitution is essential to your well being and equilibrium.
The “well balanced diet” is somewhat of a myth as what is good for your body is not necessarily good for another for a number of reasons. Food is an emotional subject, and one person's perception of a “good diet” may be totally different another person's perception. Food has to do with upbringing, cultural differences, ingrained habits etc. it is the hardest thing to change but sometimes we just have to if we want to heal.
Nutritional supplements are another controversial issue. The media would have us believe that we do not need them if we eat a “well balanced diet”. the truth is somewhat different; in this day and age, good quality nutritional supplements are such biologically advanced molecules that they are able to alter body functions and redirect the immune system in a matter of months.
Your results will enable us to make the right choices and discuss the best options with you.
Nutritional therapy will help support your immune system and reduce inflammation.
What is the Buteyko method?
Buteyko was a Russian medical professor from the 1950s who researched the association of nasal over-breathing with poor health. He subsequently started to re-train his patients to shallow breathe, through the nose only.
It was so successful that the Russian government allowed the method to be taught throughout the country in government hospitals. More recently 8 large scale clinical trials have been conducted in the western world and the results have all shown that asthma sufferers using the Buteyko system managed to reduce their asthma medication significantly.
It is totally safe method, drug free method, complementary to medical treatment. Some UK NHS hospitals have stared to teach it via Buteyko-trained physiotherapists and asthma nurses. It is more commonly taught by specially trained complementary therapists.
Buteyko teachers work alongside medical practitioners. They leave medication management in the hands of GPs and concentrate on the breathing techniques.
What benefits can you expect?
Normalised breathing
Reduction in the number of panic attacks
A reduction in asthma symptoms
Reduction in snoring
Reduction in coughing
Improved sleep
Decreased medication
Reduction in rhinitis symptoms
Control over your symptoms
Increased quality of life
What is involved?
The Buteyko method is taught in 5 1-hour sessions over 5 consecutive weeks for adults. Children’s sessions are 45mins. Your commitment to practise is absolutely vital. The exercises are simple and practice makes perfect - speed of progress is directly related to the time you dedicate to practice and incorporate the method into your daily life.
Therapist:
Brigitte Duplessix-Pelham