Yoga breathing exercises can help sufferers of mild asthma, and may help them having reduced use of low-dose drug inhalers in wheezing attacks.

Two simulated pranayama exercises have been tested by researchers, i.e. slow deep breathing and breathing out for twice as long as breathing in, and it helped the sufferers.

Actually, in Asthma, the airways become restricted and thus make breathing difficult. Yoga improves breathing and hence helps Asthma sufferers.

Although it helps a lot, but still Asthma patients should not stop their medication, they should experiment with breathing exercises, and reduce the medication depending on the result. Stopping medication suddenly will cause more severe problems.

Orange has some nutritional contents, that help us in many different ways, i.e.

1. Betacarotene, a powerful antioxidant that protects our cells from being damaged.
2. Calcium that helps protecting and maintaining the health of our bone and teeth.
3. Folic Acid for proper brain development.
4. Magnesium to maintain blood pressure.
5. Potassium to maintain electrolyte balance in the cells, and a healthy cardiovascular system.
6. Thiamin that helps to convert food into energy.
7. Vitamin B6 that helps support the production of hemoglobin that carries oxygen to all parts of the body.

The nutritive values per 100 gm are as follows:

1. Vitamin A : 190 I.U.
2. Vitamin B : Thiamine .08 mg.
3. Vitamin C : 49 mg.
4. Calcium : 33 mg.
5. Phosphorus : 23 mg.
6. Potassium : 300 mg.

Being so rich in nutrition, Orange is Beneficial in the following cases :

1. Asthma
2. Bronchitis
3. Tuberculosis
4. Pneumonia
5. Rheumatism
6. Prevent kidney stone
7. Helps lower cholesterol
8. Helps prevent diabetes
9. Arthritis
10. High blood pressure
11. Persons addicted to alcohol have found that the desire for liquor is greatly reduced by drinking of orange juice.
12. Consumption of large quantities of oranges will decrease the outpouring of mucus secretions from the nose.