Asthma is a medical condition that causes inflammation of the airways in the lungs, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. Asthma affects more than 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 adults in the United States. In addition to the steadily increasing number of asthma sufferers, the number of asthma deaths per year […]
Tag Archives: Childhood Asthma
Not every asthma attack will require a visit to the hospital emergency room. But how do you tell when an asthma attack warrants a hospital visit. If you found this writeup, you may be asking yourself “Is my child’s asthma attack an emergency?” As a mother who has been through this countless times before with […]
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Lobelia or “pukeweed” has a medicinal plant background. In some cups, however, it can be fatal, and even a little (which I failed to mention for this article) has a memorable taste. It was one of the herbs that the Native Americans cleansed themselves by making themselves vomit. Today it is released as a traditional […]
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Mar
“Don’t fool around with this. Asthma kills. It could kill you.” Those were the words of my doctor, in reply to my refusal to start a course of oral steroids for my asthma. Quite honestly, I was shocked to hear them. He’s not the type of doctor who will scare you just because scary things […]
Brown rice is a healthy fiber and vitamin rich food with a multitude of health benefits. Unlike white rice, brown rice only has the outermost layer of the rice kernel removed, the hull, leaving much of the nutritional value of the rice in tact. In fact, white rice is required to be enriched by the […]
Vitamin E deficiency in pregnant women According to a study in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, pregnant women who do not have enough vitamin E may have children who are at greater risk of developing asthma. Research indicates that early life nutrient intake, both in utero and after birth, increases the risk […]