"New Treatment Breakthrough For
Asthma"
What is
asthma?
Everything
you always wanted to know about asthma but didn't
Asthma is the disease of the twenty-first century. Typhoid and cholera
were once rampant everywhere, and they indeed still are problems in
developing or Third World countries. However, it is increasingly true
in developed countries, including the United States, that asthma is a
new epidemic. Asthma does not make the headlines as dramatically as
these two killers once did, but nonetheless, it is a killer in its own
right. If not taken care of properly, asthma is just as deadly as
typhoid and cholera once were.
What is asthma and how does it affect sufferers' bodies? Simply put,
asthma narrows the tubes present in the lungs during an acute attack,
which makes it more difficult for the sufferer to breathe. Three
factors affect this spasmodic reaction in the lungs' tubes. In
addition, because sufferers are struggling to breathe, muscles in the
throat also contract during an attack, and edema may also occur
(basically, swelling), which makes it even more difficult to breathe.
Mucus may also build up because mucus occurs as a reaction to irritants
and tries to act as a buffer or coating to both remove any irritant and
to soothe the underlying tissue. This constitutes an asthma attack.
Asthma attacks be relatively benign or very severe. Simply relaxing and
breathing through an attack calmly may be enough to thwart it, perhaps
with use of an inhaler. Experienced asthma sufferers know that it helps
to be calm during an attack, in order to make symptoms less severe and
go away more quickly. Inexperienced sufferers, or those prone to
nervousness anyway, may experience panic attacks, which would make the
asthma attacks even more severe. The harder you try to breathe, the
harder it becomes. You may truly feel as though you are drowning.
Why do some people get asthma and others not? No one knows for sure who
will get asthma and who won't, but there are several predisposing
factors, including genetic predisposition. Others prone to asthma may
include those who smoke and those who are overweight and/or obese, and
who do not remain physically active. After all, the lungs are organs
that need exercise, too, and if you're not getting sufficient
cardiovascular exercise every day, you make yourself more prone to
asthma. Whatever your particular predisposition, if you have asthma, it
will help to know what you're triggers are. These include pollen, dust,
cigarette smoke, animal hair and dander, and others. Those with the
most severe asthma may even have to be careful with vigorous exercise
or extreme laughter, for example. Fortunately, with the intervention of
medications, these types of situations are relatively rare.
If you do have asthma, the good news is the that you can control it,
both by limiting your exposure to your triggers and knowing what they
are, and using proper medication as prescribed by your doctor. You
should also get sufficient exercise geared to your particular
situation, since strengthening your lungs will also help thwart asthma
attacks.
One little-known theory as to why asthma occurs is that asthma is a
defense mechanism asthma sufferers' bodies use to keep the right
balance of different gases in their lungs. By retraining themselves in
their breathing (meaning slowly and carefully) they found that their
asthma went away. Whether or not this is true, certainly, calm and
relaxed breathing does, indeed, help keep asthma at bay, as does
strengthening the lungs, as previously stated.
Asthma is
not just a summer disease
Watch your
asthma this winter
Although it may seem to make sense that asthma is largely a summer
disease, since pollen is one of the major triggering factors, in fact,
asthma occurs year-round. It is true that asthmatic children's parents
do need to gear up for the summer months, because high pollen counts
from grasses and other plants make exposure very common. In the winter,
asthma is exacerbated not only by cold air, which can trigger asthma
attacks itself, but also by indoor air pollutants, such as animal
dander, cigarette smoke, and the like. In addition, the winter months
are the season for colds and flu, which can be doubly hurtful to asthma
sufferers. If you or someone you love has asthma, take special
precautions to protect against a more severe attack and to watch for
symptoms, so that you may thwart an attack if it should occur.
There are more than 200 different strains of cold and flu viruses for
you to be aware of and to protect against. These are called
rhinoviruses. Health professionals estimate that approximately 80% of
children who must go to a hospital for asthma attack treatment have one
of these rhinoviruses. In addition, there are also three types of flu
virus, viral infections, and parainfluenza to be concerned about.
Although you may not be able to prevent asthma attacks in the winter
entirely, you can certainly cut down on their occurrence and lessen the
severity of the ones that do occur. First, minimize your risk of
catching a cold or the flu. If you have asthma, this will help your
symptoms. If you don't have asthma, you won't be a carrier of the
illness to someone who does have asthma if you don't have a cold or the
flu. If you do get sick and you don't have asthma, stay away from
friends and loved ones who do have asthma so that they don't catch your
cold or flu, too.
Second, watch the news and see what it says about possible epidemics in
your area. If there is a cold or flu epidemic in your area, stay away
from large crowds as much as possible. And make sure to get your flu
shot. This will help keep you from getting the flu. Although it does
not cover every type of flu virus, it covers the most common for the
season and will greatly reduce your chances of getting sick. In regard
to children, make sure that they know these things too. Many if not
most asthmatic children are very, very responsible when it comes to
doing what they must to control their illness, since if they don't,
they must then suffer the effects of more attacks, which are very
uncomfortable and terrifying.
Third, in addition to minimizing your risk of exposure to cold or the
flu, wash your hands regularly and make sure everyone around you does,
too. As stated above, it is wise to ask anyone who is sick with a cold
or the flu not to visit you while they are contagious. This will help
prevent you or your child from catching the cold or flu if you or
he/she has asthma. It should also be noted that if more than one person
has asthma in your household, they should not share inhalers. This is a
very good way of passing on a cold or flu virus.
It should also be noted, finally, that children don't quite have the
immunities that adults do, and so, they are prone to get sick more
often than adults do, anyway. It is very common, especially in the
primary grades, for young children to be sick almost constantly. For
healthy children, this is simply a way for them to build up their
immunities, and it's normal. However, for children with asthma, this
can be problematic. Staying informed and keeping children with asthma
as healthy as possible, along with proper medical intervention and
treatment, can make asthma a minor annoyance instead of a major
problem. In addition, with a little good sense and good hygiene,
children can enjoy the winter months as they were supposed to.
How dust mites are making
asthma sufferers' lives a mess.
The
effects that bed bugs can have on someone suffering from asthma.
Ah, the almighty dust mite. It used to be thought that although dust
mites, indeed, do look creepy crawly and pretty scary when you look at
them up close (you must magnify them to look at them, as they are
microscopic insects), that they were relatively harmless. Now, however,
we know that this is not the case. Unfortunately, there's little you
can do about dust mites. They're here, and they're here to stay.
However, you can do things that will help you manage them, if not
completely eradicate them.
In a normal mattress, there are literally thousands and perhaps
hundreds of thousands of dust mites in it. The same holds true for your
pillows. Now, you can’t see them, because as stated above,
they are microscopic. There are hundreds of them in a speck of dust.
Nonetheless, although they are tiny, they can cause havoc for you,
especially if you have asthma or other allergies.
Simply put, dust mites have a protein in their waste that can trigger
an asthma attack. And, guess what? They can produce 200 times their
body weight in waste. That's a lot of dust mite waste to be breathing
in, and it can help your asthma symptoms a lot to minimize it.
Although dust mites are in every room in your house, they are
particularly popular in the bedroom. They seem to like mattresses and
pillows especially, for example. Dust mites live off the dust in your
house (which is how they got their name "dust mite"), and by and large,
they like the dust in your house. And dust is composed of, what? Dead
skin cells. Yes, you guessed it, dead skin cells that we shed every day
just going through the course of our daily lives. Perhaps you didn't
know that not only do you shed skin cells when you're in the shower
trying to exfoliate, but you also shed skin cells simply by brushing
your hand against your shirt, for example, or pulling on a pair of
slacks. The simple act of touching skin sloughs off tiny microscopic
particles of skin, and this is the kind of thing dust mites like.
Unfortunately, it's not possible to eliminate dust mites completely. It
simply can't be done. However, you can do your part to greatly minimize
them in your house. Certainly, you can cut them down enough so that you
can live with your allergy and/or asthma symptoms and so that dust
mites don't bother you.
First of all, you can go a long way toward eliminating allergy and/or
asthma symptoms, especially at night, by buying yourself an anti-mite
dust cover for both your mattress and pillows. Most department stores
now carry these, and you can also find them online. Not only do they
protect the mattress and/or pillows from being infested by dust mites,
but they will protect you from any dust mites that are already there.
Second of all, do the best you can to keep your house very clean. This
is not to say sterile, however. It is greatly touted, now, that
antibacterial cleaners and our rabid need to have our homes "sterile"
are among the main reasons that we are developing asthma at greater and
greater rates. We simply don't develop our immunities to the point that
we used to, because we don't live around enough dirt, simply put. In
addition, children don't play outside the way they used to, and so,
they aren't exposed to dirt, as they were then, to build up the proper
immunities. Therefore, although you must keep your house clean, you
should not keep it sterile. A big factor in allergies, though, is dust
in the house, and this you can do your best to keep to a minimum
without having to do the antibacterial scourge. To do this, simply use
a damp cloth to dust, making sure that you pick up dust instead of
simply scattering it around, as a feather duster would.
Third of all, make sure you wash your bedding weekly. Use hot water
when you do so. If a great deal of the clothes your closet tend to hang
for long periods of time without being worn, you might want to consider
using dust mite covers for them as well, including your bedding and
pillows. Finally, you should either have no carpeting in your house or
a very good vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter. You can also wear a
facemask when you vacuum if vacuuming causes allergies or an asthma
attack for you.
Although dust mites are bother, they can be a nuisance instead of a
hazard with these simple steps. You may even find once you've taken
steps to control them that dust mites are a major cause of your asthma
attacks and that controlling them will greatly ease your symptoms.
How to
live in a dirty world
The
effects pollution has on the asthma sufferer.
Pollution is one factor that has become increasingly common in
exacerbating asthma symptoms among sufferers. Other factors include our
increasingly sedentary lifestyles, our lack of exposure to dirt and
germs so that we don't build up immunities, and the like. As with the
other factors, pollution can and should be controlled, to ease
symptoms. Although steps are being taken to control pollution, there's
still much present in the form of car exhaust, contamination from
chemical plants, and cigarette smoke, plus a myriad of other sources.
Children are perhaps most at risk for developing asthma because of
exposure to pollution. This is because of their relatively small size
when compared to adults. Their lungs are smaller, as are they, so that
the pollution affects them more. In other words, they are exposed to
the same density of pollution as adults are, but they receive a much
greater concentration of it, because they are proportionately smaller
than adults. Therefore, if children live in a house where smoking takes
place and/or they live in an area that is smog filled, their health
problems as a result of this pollution exposure will be much greater
than those of the adults around them.
In addition, those who already have asthma may see symptoms getting
worse than they used to be. More sufferers are needing visits to the
emergency room, whereas previously, they may have simply been able to
treat symptoms at home.
Simply put, pollution is an asthma trigger that can and should be
reduced. Of course, we as citizens should write our public officials
and make sure they keep controls in place to reduce pollution, and put
them in a place where more needs to be done. Personally, we can control
pollution ourselves by keeping our homes and lives as pollution free as
possible, including reducing cigarette smoke and driving cars that have
the lowest emissions possible. We can also take public transportation
or carpool instead of driving ourselves, alone, in our cars to places
we need to go to. Finally, in addition to getting public officials to
put "green" power sources into place, such as solar and wind energy, we
ourselves can cut down our energy consumption and thus reduce the
amount of coal and oil that need to be mined to meet our energy needs.
Even though we ourselves are not burning that coal and oil personally,
if we use electricity in our homes, we are requiring that power plant
that generates our electricity to burn coal to produce it. Therefore,
we ourselves are responsible for those coal emissions as well.
Therefore, we can take steps now to be prudent with our energy use,
including efficient use of lighting and appliances, as well as other
energy-saving measures in our homes.
In addition, ask your doctor for measures you can take to keep your own
home as pollution-free as possible. In addition to his or her advice,
some other methods include commonsensical things, like not smoking in
your house and not letting other people smoke there, either. Use air
filters in your home to reduce airborne pollutants like dust, pet
dander or hair.
Finally, as stated above, drive as little as you can, carpool when you
can, and use public transportation. This will cut down on smog from
vehicle emissions, which is another major asthma trigger. Since asthma
is also helped by exercise, if you suffer from asthma, bicycle or start
walking more instead of taking your car for shorter distances. Just
watch what results this will produce. Not only will the reduced
pollutants in your area improve your asthma, but the exercise will help
your symptoms improve as well.
Why are
doctors so stubborn with asthma relief?
What they
don't know can hurt you.
Many asthma sufferers may know that there are alternative treatments to
dealing with asthma who, in addition to the inhalers and medications on
the market in traditional or allopathic medicines. Much research is
currently going on with regard to alternative forms of asthma treatment
and relief. Unfortunately, many in the medical profession give them
little merit.
However, doctors are only responsible for part of the blame in this. It
is indeed true that many doctors don't like being told about
alternative forms of asthma treatment, especially by their patients.
They may think that they are more knowledgeable than their patients
are, even though patients themselves have often lived with the disease
for years and therefore may know almost as much as their doctors, if
not even more.
But there's more to it than that. In the first place, medical schools
don't teach student doctors about alternative remedies this is because
allopathic medicine operates on a different principle than do the more
traditional, centuries old treatments such as acupuncture or herbal
remedies, which deal with bringing the body back in balance and letting
it right itself, with a little help. Allopathic medicine deals with
treating symptoms, not necessarily the cause oh the disease itself.
However, there is another factor, and that is that the pharmaceutical
companies are simply in the business of making money. The drugs they
produce to help asthma sufferers, as with other diseases, make them a
profit. Therefore, if the diseases are cured, the pharmaceutical
companies' profits go away. Now, it's absolutely true that there are
some "quack" treatments out there that are of little use, and the
people who run those types of scams are also in the business of making
money, not benefiting the asthma sufferer. However, there are many
alternative treatments out there that have shown very promising results
for asthma and other diseases, and these are the ones that should be
investigated. In many if not most cases, the reason the FDA or the ADA
are against them is because these treatments do not make the
pharmaceutical companies or the ADA any money. In addition, the FDA
(Food and Drug Administration), which is the governmental body that
regulates and approves all drug treatments in the United States, does
not recognize or approve of most alternative treatments. This is slowly
changing, as remedies like acupuncture are slowly gaining credence as
ways to control disease symptoms.
Unfortunately, for the present, whether or not doctors do agree with
alternative treatments, they are not permitted to administer any
treatment not approved by the FDA. In fact, doctors can have their
licenses taken away from them or face heavy fines by doing so. Simply
put, their hands are tied, too, and it behooves this country to change
its practices enough so that doctors may practice alternative therapies
in addition to the more familiar allopathic ones.
As alternative therapies gain more and more credence, it is hoped that
the tide in this country will slowly shift, to one where allopathic and
alternative medicines can work hand-in-hand, for the treatment and
management of diseases like asthma. Indeed, more doctors are seeing the
benefit of these, and as medical schools graduate younger and more
open-minded doctors, this trend should continue. Some state that within
20 years, alternative treatments will be put on the "shelf" alongside
allopathic treatments as bona fide methods of managing and curing
disease. Although this may not be soon enough for current asthma
sufferers, it is at least a start, and it should be of note that
alternative treatments do exist today, even if your doctor doesn't
currently approve of them.
A typical
asthma symptom
What are
asthma symptoms?
If you think you might have asthma, here are some signs and symptoms
that can help you distinguish between a simple cold or flu virus and
the advent of asthma and/or an impending asthma attack.
Of course, the main problem with diagnosing asthma is that a typical
asthma symptom is easily confused with a symptom caused by a common
cold or flu virus. If you suspect that you or your child may have
asthma, or if you or your child are displaying any of the following
symptoms, it is imperative that you immediately see your doctor. Even
if you think something is “just a cold,” for
safety’s sake, you should see your doctor and rule out
asthma. Should you ignore any symptoms, doing so can have serious
repercussions, especially in regard to your child’s health.
As with most things, “typical” asthma symptoms can
vary from one person to another. However, there are specific things to
look out for. These include wheezing, in which you
“whistle” when you breathe in or out. If this
happens to you or your child at night or when you have just gotten over
suffering a cold, it could mean that you are developing asthma. Of
course, it could also mean that you are developing or suffering from a
lung infection, which is dangerous in its own right. Either way, see a
doctor immediately.
Of course, not all asthma sufferers have wheezing, but there are other
symptoms as well. For example, does your child have a cough that just
won’t go away? This is an asthma symptom as well, and should
be checked out immediately. Another asthma symptom that’s
common is to have the feeling of “breathlessness,”
or finding it extremely difficult to breathe. Less severely, it can
simply be a feeling of “tightness” in the chest.
Keep in mind that very young children may not be able to clearly
verbalize what they’re feeling, so it behooves you as the
parent to surmise what may be happening and get prompt medical care.
For example, even if your very young child says he has a
“stomach ache,” he may in fact be talking about
pain in his chest, if he cannot be very clear on exactly what
he’s feeling. Having such symptoms checked out by a doctor
covers all the bases and makes sure that your child is safe.
Of course, young children need to be held, and they may also say that
they “need” to be carried or otherwise treated like
an infant, especially if they’ve had some traumatic event in
their life, such as a new baby in the house. However, this is different
than the type of neediness or clinging that happens when a child is
feeling ill, and you as the parent will be able to clue in on what the
difference is. It should also be noted that feeling tired is a common
asthmatic symptom, so if your normally energetic child is feeling
lethargic, this is another clue. All in all, just to be safe, taking
your child to the doctor when he or she is exhibiting any kind of
illness that is clearly not simply minor should be checked out.
If you suspect your child has or might be developing asthma, or if your
child is showing asthmatic symptoms or other symptoms denoting illness,
keep a simple journal showing what elements are present when your child
exhibits the symptoms. It may help your doctor determine the whether or
not this is asthma, and it will certainly help you notice any patterns
that are common as a result of the onset of either allergies, other
illness or asthma. You may be able to notice patterns and identify what
is triggering your child’s asthma, which will be a great help
to both you and your doctor.
Is it me,
or is asthma in children becoming more frequent?
An
increasing menace.
Seemingly, asthma is becoming increasingly common in the United States
and Europe. A visit to any school these days will find as many asthma
inhalers among its students as Gameboys or cell phones. Why is it that
asthma in children has become so widespread? For one thing, asthma is
genetic, but that's not why it has become so common.
It is widely believed that pollution does not cause asthma, but it
certainly may exacerbate symptoms. The EPA, or Environmental Protection
Agency, checks air quality throughout the United States every day and
then publishes the data on the Internet and other public media. Keep
track of these pollution levels in your area (called the air quality
index, or AQI) and if levels are over 100 that day, stay indoors or
limit your exposure to the outside.
Another reason for increased asthma may be that smoking among children
is increasing, although it is dropping for the overall population.
Prior to the 1960s, it was not public knowledge that smoking was bad
for you. In fact, as late as the early 20th century, doctors were
encouraging patients to smoke to ease their "consumption," or
tuberculosis, symptoms. These days, of course it's public knowledge
that smoking increases lung cancer and other long illness, as well as
other health disorders. Therefore, it is imperative for parents to not
only encourage their children not to smoke and to talk with them about
it, but to model good behavior themselves and quit smoking if they do.
It will do little good for parents to lecture their children on the
dangers of smoking if they themselves have a cigarette hanging out of
their mouths while they're talking.
Additionally, the rise in obesity among children, as well as the lack
of exercise, contributes to the rise in asthma among children. It is
also thought that smoking during pregnancy causes asthma in children,
and it certainly contributes to health problems in newborns, including
low birth weight. Similar to alcohol consumption, smoking during
pregnancy is not illegal, but because it is so dangerous to the fetus,
any smoking increases risks to the newborn. Therefore, any responsible
mother to be would certainly give up cigarettes at least for the
duration of the pregnancy, and perhaps forever. Certainly, pregnancy is
a great motivator to quit smoking if you haven't already and you
currently smoke. With nine months off of cigarettes behind you, it
should be a relatively easy transition to stay off of cigarettes once
the baby is born. Certainly, if mothers nurse, the nicotine and other
pollutants from the cigarettes get into the breast milk and are
transmitted to the baby that way. Therefore, breast-feeding mothers
also should not smoke, even if they don't do so around the baby.
Smoking is still dangerous to breast-feeding infants even if the
mothers who are nursing them do not smoke around them.
Perhaps most surprisingly, one of the greatest triggers for the
development of asthma these days in children is hygiene and
cleanliness. In years previous, antibacterial products were not
available. Soap and water were "good enough" for our mothers and
grandmothers to keep their homes clean. Children also spent much more
time outside playing in the dirt and getting dirty. These days, they
spend their time on the computer. Therefore, children were exposed to
and had to develop immunities to many types of different bacteria and
germs that they no longer are exposed to as a matter of course. In
addition, we are absolutely rabid about "antibacterial" products and
think that any germ whatsoever should not touch our children or
ourselves. However, this is not only not practical, but it actually
flies in the face of common sense. We need exposure to bacteria and to
germs to build immunities. If we do not get this exposure, one of the
results is asthma. Therefore, it is prudent that we not use
antibacterial products, but go back to plain old soap and water. We
should also strive to have "clean" rather than "sterile" environments
for both ourselves and our children.
Another possible asthma trigger these days are the cleaning products
themselves. Many of them are full of toxic chemicals, which can trigger
asthma attacks. It may or may not surprise you to know that many of
these products have products in them that are utilized in other
capacities to actually make bombs! Simply put, we need to "get back to
nature" and use simple cleaning products, such as soap and water,
vinegar and baking soda. By doing so, at the very least we can ease
asthma symptoms in children who currently have asthma. Perhaps, we can
even reverse them.
What
is an asthma trigger?
Knowing
your poison can control your asthma trigger.
An asthma trigger is something in the environment that triggers an
asthma attack. If you're an asthma sufferer, an attack can be triggered
when you become exposed to your particular trigger. When you become
exposed to this trigger, you will experience an allergic reaction and
your airways will narrow, so that you will have difficulty breathing.
Triggers vary among sufferers, but some of the most common include
dust, animal hair, and pollen. Whatever your particular trigger(s), it
will require some detective work to figure out what your particular
ones are.
To begin your investigation, start by keeping a log or diary of
attacks. Note the time of day, what you were doing, and where you were
when one happened. For example, you may have been vacuuming when you
experienced an attack. In this case, it may be animal hair, dust mites
and/or dust that trigger an attack for you. Another possible trigger
may be cigarette smoke, the smell of perfume, or paint fumes. Outside,
pollen, cold air or car fumes may be triggers as well.
Once you know what your triggers are, you can learn ways to avoid or at
least minimize them. For example, if vacuuming triggers an asthma
attack for you and you cannot get out of this duty, wearing a mask over
your mouth and nose when you're vacuuming may minimize your exposure to
dust and therefore minimize your chance of an attack. Medications will
also help, and in some cases, your doctor may also be able to give you
allergy shots that will greatly reduce your chances of an attack when
you are being exposed to triggers. Certainly, you will be in situations
where you won't know what a particular trigger is and therefore won't
be able to avoid it. Therefore, medications and perhaps allergy shots
are necessary regardless of whether or not you can completely avoid
your known triggers in most situations. Allergy shots can build up your
immune defenses and may ultimately negate some triggers, although the
imperative term for asthma is "control" rather than cure.
Coping
with an asthma attack
Knowing what to do and when.
Even if you have asthma, you can learn to keep it under control. Most
people with asthma can lead normal lives. However, if you have an
asthma attack, this can be terrifying. If not taken care of properly,
it can be serious and even fatal. An asthma attack can be terrifying
for both children and adults. Additionally, emergency room visits for
asthma sufferers, both young and old, are very common. Even worse,
thousands die every year as a direct or indirect result of an asthma
attack. Most of these deaths could be avoided with proper treatment. In
the United Kingdom, for example, approximately 1400 people every year
die from an asthma attack. That's about four people a day.
In short, people are dying needlessly. If you learn to deal with your
asthma, you can not only live a normal life, but you may very well save
your own life. If you're an adult and have recently been diagnosed with
asthma, make sure you talk to your doctor and get proper information.
The Internet is also a fine resource to find information on treatment.
However, you should take care that that the sites you get information
from are endorsed by the proper professionals and not simply "quack"
treatments. Remember that information is power, and if you have the
proper information, you're well armed to deal with an asthma attack,
should it occur.
To find out what your triggers are, keep a log for a few days and note
when asthma attacks occur. It is a trigger dust? Animal hair? By
keeping track of your symptoms and when they occur, you can learn which
substances trigger asthma attacks. Or perhaps it's situational, wherein
you have an asthma attack triggered when you breathe in cold air, for
example. In that case, it would be advised to limit your outdoor
exposure during winter months, or wear a scarf over your mouth to help
warm the air that you breathe in.
Your doctor may mention a peak flow meter. This is an instrument you
use daily to measure your lungs' strength and efficiency. It can help
you predict when an asthma attack is going to happen. Should you have
an attack, remember to keep calm.
This may be difficult for you if you've just been diagnosed with
asthma, but once you become experienced at this, you will be able to do
this easily. Place your hands palms down in your lap and focus on
breathing in slowly. Try not to take big gulps of air. The attack
should subside in 5 to 10 minutes. However, if symptoms don't go away,
go to the hospital or call an ambulance immediately, so that you get
medical intervention right away.
Discover
the alternative therapies for asthma
Drug wars
and alternative therapies for asthma.
Before the advent of global pharmaceutical companies, people had to
find "natural" ways to deal with their asthma. Although asthma is
increasingly on the rise and was relatively rare in years past,
nonetheless, you can still use these alternative treatments to help
control your asthma if taking drugs is either not an option for you
because of allergic reaction or because you want to find a more natural
way to control your asthma. It is perhaps startling to realize that
drug companies are in the business of making money. Therefore, whether
you believe in conspiracy theories or not, it may, in fact, be the drug
companies' goal to keep us in prescriptions and therefore stay
profitable. In addition, although most doctors will say "no" if you ask
them whether or not there are alternative treatments for your asthma,
in fact, remember that they, too, are helped financially by the drug
companies' profitability.
Alternative therapies for asthma exist and have been around for many
years. Some of these include the Buteyko method, acupuncture,
chiropractic theory and homeopathy. They have been used for thousands
of years and still have a place in today's therapeutic remedies for
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with is someone called a naturopath. A naturopath has medical training
in allopathic traditions, but also is versed in herbal and other
alternative therapies, so that he or she will be able to tell you if,
in fact, alternative therapy can help you control your asthma without
turning to drugs as a matter of course, at least for the most part.
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