More than 10 million American’s throughout the United States suffer from asthma. Asthma is very common, with doctors considering it to be a new epidemic. Most Americans who suffer from asthma blame it on environmental pollution, along with the increasing exposure of toxic chemicals throughout the air. Deaths that result from asthma are on the…
Read more
Yoga breathing exercises could help sufferers of mild asthma and may help reduce their use of low-dose drug inhalers in wheezing attacks. Researchers from the Respiratory Medicine Unit, City University, Nottingham, call for more studies of ways of improving breathing control which they say have been largely ignored by Western medicine. While yoga practitioners have…
Read more
When a medical specialist used the word “chronic” he is directly referring to a long-term and persistent suffering of a person from certain disease. One of which is chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is the irritation or swelling of lung’s airways. These airways are tubes in the lungs where the air used to pass through. Airways…
Read more
Asthma is a chronic situation that affects the respiratory system. During the course of an asthma attack, airways, which carry oxygen to and out of the lungs, tend to tighten and hence decrease the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways also become swollen and lined up with mucus. Such symptoms can happen…
Read moreYou can never really tell the onset of asthma. However, if your family has a history of asthma, you need to be extra careful because you might develop the condition as well. Asthma is of different types – extrinsic and intrinsic. Extrinsic Asthma So far, most of the asthma patients in the different parts of…
Read moreBefore you decide to use any asthma remedies at home, you need to know more about this serious health condition. Did you know that asthma can cause death? Yes, and that’s very true; this is the reason why asthma requires immediate treatment to prevent the condition from getting worse. If you think you’re at risk…
Read moreTo healthy individuals, asthma may be a simple health problem but for the sufferers, it’s really a different thing especially when the attack is slowly setting in. Asthma attacks happen when the air passages constrict. This may be due to allergens, air impurities, food, exercise or strenuous activities, and many others. Severe attacks are often…
Read moreThere was a study conducted in Indiana University which revealed that fish oil is a very effective remedy for asthma symptoms, especially that caused by over activity or too much exercise. Emergency medication is often needed by people who have severe asthma symptoms. The study involved 16 asthma patients suffering mild symptoms to severe ones.…
Read moreAsthma is caused by different triggering factors. The most common triggers are pollution, dust, pollen, and air irritants. If you breathe-in these triggers, you will have an asthma attack soon. Breathing is already part of the body’s natural functions. Many people take breathing for granted but asthma patients already know its true value. Even if…
Read moreBreathing or respiratory disorders are one of the most common problems facing society today. You have to consider that there are quite a lot of respiratory ailments, which include asthma, bronchitis and emphysema to name a few. These respiratory ailments can be troublesome as it can affect your breathing, which can be very uncomfortable. Today,…
Read more