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Yes. I am asthmatic, and one of the daily ayurvedic medical preventive [1][2] that I follow is to take a tablespoon of honey, ginger and lemon every morning.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda [2] http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4698/5-Ayurvedic-Morning-Ritu...

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thank you for posting this, I am also asthmatic and would like a better preventative measure instead of depending on having a dose left in my inhaler. I will be sure to give this a try to see if it helps any.

Hey, you're welcome :-).

Also I got rid of everything fried, deep-fried or coated with grease/oil/butter out of my regular diet. It helped me a lot. Might wanna consider it, but then obviously this is not medical advise. And for one thing I realize Asthma also tends to behave differently on case-to-case basis.

So have a good health and life ahead!

There is some folklore that you should get your honey from local sources such that it is made from the same pollen that is inducing your asthma. ymmv.

Anecdotal speaking, when I moved from the Southern US to the Northeast I developed allergies that kicked in during late spring.

Someone suggested this and all I can say is that after a few years I don't have the allergy attacks anymore. Not even when I mow the lawn.

Since I stopped taking Claritin or anything like it I can only assume the honey did _something_.

I've heard this too. I've seen it recommended that you buy "Bee bread" as well, though this seems tricky to get hold of. Whilst I've never tried either, I have noticed that hayfever is incredibly localised. I get awful hayfever in my native Essex, but just 180 miles away, nothing at all. Anyone had any similar experiences?

Bee bread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_pollen

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