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If you are hip to the world of alternative and complementary medicine, you may have heard of a neti pot. A neti pot originates from the ancient Indian healing system...

Spring is usually a difficult time for people with asthma to be out and about, although this year we have no choice but to stay home. We aren’t usually told...

Warm greetings to everyone in the asthma community! As I sit here on day 22 of isolation, I am reminded of my reasons for wanting to share my experiences as...

Allergies often accompany asthma. They are separable, although many asthmatics experience flares because of seasonal allergies or other allergen triggers. Interestingly, a common allergen is not often discussed, which most...

My partner, who has asthma, decided that he wanted to incorporate more cardio into his workout routine. He decided that he would incorporate running, walking, and hiking into his workout...

As part of my health coverage through my job, I have access to a toll-free health advocate line. If I have questions about my insurance coverage or an explanation of...

Nothing goes together quite like asthma and allergies. It’s like peanut butter and jelly, but terrible and unenjoyable. If you are reading this and have asthma, it is likely that...

So, many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. Like millions of others, I decided I better lose some weight. That should bode well for better asthma control. So, how’s that...

It’s pretty established that cold or dry air—or cold AND dry air!—can cause asthma symptoms. This is because without enough humidity in the air we are breathing into our lungs...

What exactly is pollen? According to the Oxford dictionary, pollen is: noun "A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower...

It would seem that my family has lung complications coded into our genome. I have asthma, my father suffers from chronic bronchitis, and my sister would get pneumonia almost every...

The middle of the night hacking had made a comeback, a combination of an exacerbation and a wicked infection. I am just coming off another exacerbation, and I am really...

A couple of years before I got asthma, I developed symptoms of multiple chemical sensitivity. Before asthma symptoms were added to the mix, headaches, nausea, and general shakiness affected me...

Milk is one of those controversial foods - some people are die-hard fans, while others won’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. Milk products have been hot topics in the...

I’m often asked what caused my asthma. Was I born with it? Was it from catching bronchitis? Did I smoke cigarettes? (No.) One uninformed person insisted that drinking alcohol while...

Respiratory viruses affect all of us. They enact an immune response that causes airway inflammation, and this inflammation causes cold symptoms. If you have asthma, this response may hit you...

Asthma has no discretion; it will tighten its grip around a person of any sex, age, ethnicity, or body type. As a disease with many different variables and pathologies, it...

Does your family not quite understand your asthma? Is your asthma not taken seriously amongst your friends? Does your boyfriend or girlfriend want to help manage your asthma, but doesn't...

Today more people are aware that old and unused drugs can be dangerous to keep around the house. Leftover drugs may be stolen and misused, look like candy to a...

I want to get real for a minute about mental health and asthma. No one on earth would wish to have asthma. At least no one who has ever actually...