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UNDERSTANDING ASTHMA

Understanding Asthma is a comprehensive guide covering asthma's various forms, its symptoms, its management, and its treatments. An essential guide for anyone wanting to understand this growing health concern. Only $9.97! Learn more.

INVALUABLE ASTHMA INFORMATION

Yes, There Are Natural Preventative Asthma Treatments
More and more doctors are saying that natural preventative asthma treatments can be one part of managing asthma ...

How To Find Relief From Dust Mite Allergies
Just by following a few simple steps, you can make the interior of your house much less dust mite friendly ...

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THE BEST ASTHMA BOOKS

Breathing Free
Revolutionary 5-Day Program to heal asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, and other respiratory ailments by teaching you to change your breathing patterns so that you won't need to wheeze, breathe heavily, or take gulps of air after exertion ...

The Harvard Medical School Guide To Taking Control Of Asthma
A commonsense guide that includes cutting-edge therapies such as anti-IgE therapy and leukotriene-blocking drugs -- as well as complementary and alternative medicine treatments ...

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Asthma Insights
The Truth About Asthma

 

Asthma is a growing health concern around the world. Asthma Insights offers a variety of resources, books and articles designed to help you understand the symptoms, triggers and effects of asthma and discover the most effective asthma treatments currently available.

Asthma Overview

Asthma is a widespread persistent inflammatory condition of the lung airways whose cause is not totally understood. It's a disorder of the respiratory system in which the passage of air to the lungs sporadically narrows, causing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath which often worsens at night. This tightening is typically short-term and reversible, but in severe attacks, asthma can result in death.

Asthma causes inflammation of the airflow into and out of the lungs. The muscles of the bronchial tree become taut and causes the lining of the air passages to enlarge, which reduces airflow and produces the characteristic asthmatic wheezing sound.

An asthma attack, can also occur as an allergic reaction to an allergen or other substance (acute asthma), or as a part of a complex disease cycle which includes reactions to stress or exercise (chronic asthma).

Asthma cannot be cured, but for most patients it can be controlled so that they have only minimal and infrequent symptoms and they can live an active life.

If you have asthma, managing it is an important part of your life.  Controlling your asthma means staying away from things that bother your airways and taking medicines as directed by your doctor.  By controlling your asthma every day, you can prevent serious symptoms and take part in all normal activities.  If your asthma is not well controlled, you are likely to have symptoms that can make you miss school or work and keep you from doing things you enjoy.

Asthma is becoming increasingly common in the developed world and is now the most common chronic condition in the west.  Aspects of our modern environment such as air pollution, processed foods, and centrally heated, double-glazed houses (an ideal breeding grounds for house dust mites) are thought to be major contributing factors.

 


 

Another Asthma Resource ...

Pacific Coast Feather AllerRest Pillows

This is the perfect pillow for allergy-prone sleepers. Our exclusive 300 thread count AllerRest Fabric™ is specially woven to block dust mites and their allergens from entering your pillow. AllerRest Fabric™ is all natural and 100% cotton. No chemicals or pesticides are used. The combination of AllerRest Fabric™ and Hyperclean® down creates an effective, long-term protection from dust mites. Learn more: Pacific Coast Feather AllerRest Pillows

Did You Know ...

Website Recommendation: U.S National Library Of Medicine
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/dustfree.htm

If you're particularly sensitive to dust, this webpage gives you a perfect breakdown of all the things you can do to reduce the dust levels in your bedroom.

 

 

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