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Have you ever noticed that no matter how well your asthma is controlled it can come up and hit you very unexpectedly and really hard? As if it needs to...

It’s a known fact that when you want to improve muscle strength, exercising the target muscles consistently can build muscle mass. The same is true for your lungs - just...

When I was pregnant, one of the best pieces of advice I received was to make sure to have my hospital bag packed way ahead of time. That way, if...

As an asthma nerd, I am always trying keep up on the latest happenings in the asthma world. Even after 21 years of dealing with asthma, I can learn something new! The...

A friend of mine once told me, “...we live to experience art.”; a phrase that has stuck with me through many phases of my artistic career. We all appreciate art...

If you live with asthma, you probably had several tests before receiving your diagnosis. A complete medical history, a physical exam, and some lung tests are generally what doctors rely...

After posting the article, "Community Views: Frequent Nighttime Asthma Symptoms" on our Facebook page, many community members chimed in with what helps them manage common nighttime asthma symptoms. Interestingly, there...

The year is 2020: we are all staying home more than usual, and video games can be purchased without even setting down your device. And like many of you, I...

My hands shake; they tremor ever so slightly. It’s a symptom I’ve experienced most of my life. Sometimes it gets worse, sometimes it’s minimal. Usually, I tolerate and forget about...

I consider myself fairly seasoned at participating in clinical trials for my asthma. However, it is important to remember that, just like in life, things happen in studies too. I...

We had Sunday dinner with our college-aged kids, and then Middle Son said he wanted to (prepare yourself)... watch a video with us. He never does that! While I was...

Sometimes I like to speculate about my asthma. When I was a kid I had severe asthma that was poorly controlled. I had frequent and horrible asthma attacks. I had...

Your body needs oxygen so you can walk, talk, eat, and exercise. The way you get this oxygen is through the air you breathe. During normal breathing, each time you...

This year, all of our holidays have been very different and very small. When it comes time to cook a "big holiday dinner," what's the point? There are only 3...

Again last week I had another of my many restarts of nasal steroids and saline. If you’ve been following my posts on Asthma.net for any period of time, you likely...

Finding a partnership can be difficult. A business partner, an exercise partner, a romantic partner; all have similar qualities that make the partnership constructive. To me, choosing a doctor is...

I have an upcoming asthma anniversary which made me think about how far I have come and what a weird and wacky adventure my severe asthma journey has been. If...

If you follow asthma blogs, you have probably heard of Breathin Stephen. Stephen has been blogging about his asthma for over 15 years at breathinstephen.com. Over time, he has shared...

Several years ago, I bought one of those allergy and asthma-friendly certified pillows on sale for Boxing Day, which I’ve at this point replaced a couple times, though likely not...

Yesterday was a beautiful, warm Saturday. But weirdly warm. In fact – it was 82 degrees! In mid-October! I live near the mountains and it's very unusual to have warm...