Dysphea, my nocturnal shortness of breath and fish oil

Dysphea, my nocturnal shortness of breath and fish oil

Hi. I will tell you about my experiences with asthma, exercise, and my nighttime breathing experiences. Then I'll explain what I did to help me get more restful sleep and even snore less! I'm not a doctor and I'm not giving you any advice. However, we live in America where we have some freedom to speak, and that should pragmatically mean that we should have good will toward one another. Years ago when I was training for the Olympic Trials for Judo, I would go to sleep at night after a good workout with a headache and would sometimes wake up gasping for air and not really feeling well when I lay back down. As time passed, I found myself sitting in bed, trying to catch my breath more and more often. After doing some research, I discovered that I had a lot of allergies that made my breathing worse, such as dog hair, dog dander, dust mites, and of all things, house dust. (Try to escape this one). I had also become intolerant to many dairy products such as cheese, milk and even chocolate. I noticed that if I had too much of any of these products, I would find myself gasping for air in the middle of the night, especially if I had worked out that night. The combination of training and wrong eating was fatal for me.

Fast forward 25 years and I was at ground zero. No results of anything. I admit that in the past I have found temporary relief from antihistamines and allergy pills in the middle of the night, but I have only used them in emergencies because I don't like taking them. After an exercise-induced asthma attack, my body would vibrate and feel jittery in the middle of the night, making it difficult to fall asleep if my sleep was disrupted by an attack. This was very stressful and I wasn't sure what to do about it.

I was watching TV about a year ago after I fell asleep and woke up not breathing. I hadn't found anything until today, that helped a lot, and you know what? I've found what works for me and want to share it with you. FISH OIL!!! I had it in my bathroom all the time. The omega-3s (fish oil) were from Trader Joe's, and I took 3 at once right before bed after working out, eating chocolate, eating a bowl of ice cream, and smothering my face with my dog's fur. I slept like a baby and didn't get up except to go to the toilet once. The fish oil doesn't clear my breathing 100 percent, but I would say it improves my breathing by at least 90 percent. Praise God for this wonderful gift. By the way, I haven't been woken up once in the middle of the night in the last year, so speaking for myself, I'll call that a win!!

There are many more articles online and I invite you to explore the benefits of fish oil and asthma. There is a lot of good information out there.

Inspired by David Firkins