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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Himalayan Salt Lamps Review
Before you buy a Himalayan Salt Lamp, make sure you read our entire warning first.
I know that you have been looking for information on Himalayan Salt Lamps. Therefore, you will know how hard it is to find good solid facts on the product and what it does.
In this post, I am going to give you the real low down on the product; that is all the good, the bad and the ugly.
By the end of it, you will know everything you need in order to pick one up for yourself, or forget about it and move on.
There are many fans of Himalayan salt lamps; you can find them all across the net. People who endorse the lamps for this or that reason; which is fine but I cannot find any evendice that the lamps enhance or cure anything. Believe me I have looked.
You can always tell a good product from a poor one by the amount of media coverage it has gained. It is even more inspiring when you see a product talked about in the media that you know has not paid for the coverage.
Himalayan Salt Lamps do not appear to be given special attention in top newspapers and magazines around the world, unlike other Salt products.
What are Himalayan Salt Lamps?
A salt lamp is a lamp carved from a larger salt crystal often colored, with an incandescent bulb. The lamps give an attractive glow and are suitable for use as nightlights or for ambient mood lighting.
In a word; a natural lump of salt that is not processed in any way; with a light in it.
What does it do?
Apparently, Himalayan Salt lamps are said to clear the air in a room and give an atmosphere like just after a thunderstorm.
How does it work?
I do not want to get too technical here, sufficient to say that The atomic structure of crystal salt contains more negative, chloride ions than positive, sodium ions which result in the emission of negative ions during the natural ionization process. Negative ions become dust collectors, attaching themselves to positively charged dust particles and cigarette smoke, purifying the circulating indoors air from dust, bacteria and pollutants.
Is there proof that it does work?
To look for proof that Himalayan Salt Lamps actually do anything, I looked everywhere except to the companies that market them. The reason that I did not read any of the company stuff is that I thought that they are bound to talk about it in a positive light purely because they sell it and want you custom.
So I actually spent some time hunting around to see if I could find many people that had in reality gotten results, that weren’t from the company’s website.
I actually found very little positive feedback, less than I expected; I looked in forums, I read books, newspapers and spoke to people that I knew used the lamps.
While the people said that, the lamps do have a very tangible effect on their health there does not seem to be any proof as such.
Users spoke of
“ help with relaxation,
“ great for meditation focus
“I feel so much better breathing the mountain air or standing alongside a waterfall
“People with asthma often find it helpful in reducing their symptoms and many medical practitioners recommend using these lamps to help relieve depression and fatigue.
“I think there are reasonable claims of negative ions making people feel better. However, I think it is more that we associate the feel, taste, smell, or whatever with peaceful places like beaches or waterfalls.
I am skeptical of all of the health claims and if you read between the lines of what people are saying; it is all about feelings.
Owning a salt lamp and having one in your room is like owning a piece of art or sculpture; you look at it and you “feel good” or it will lighten your mood.
My own experience is that for years I had Salt Lamps in every room of my house, which I keep on 24/7.
I liked it, practically at night when there was a pink glow everywhere.
I did not, at any point feel that I was near the sea or on top of a mountain range.
I had to dust my rooms like every body else and the dust did not seem to be thicker near the lamp!
I used to suffer from a persistent cough but I do not any more.
Then, I moved to another house and decide not to use my salt lamps. The result was:
There was no pink glow
Dust levels seem to be the same.
I noticed no different in the air quality.
My cough did not return.
I have since put my lamps back on because my house “feels” better and I feel happier with them rather then without.
Now as to my persistent cough, that has got nothing to do with salt lamps but everything to do with Himalayan salt. Although Himalayan Salt Lamps do not seem to be of any health benefit, the Himalayan salt is a great benefit to people’s health.
I use a Himalayan Salt pipe to manage my cough and it works. Therefore, if you are thinking of buying a Salt Lamp because your or your child has asthma and you have heard that a salt lamp will help. Do not believe it. A salt pipe is the answer to that one.
By all means obtain a salt lamp they are great in the house and make unusual gifts but unless you are going to tile your house and buy tons of Himalayan salt to put in your home they will not help with air quality or any other health benefit.
After researching, I discovered the safest and cheapest option is to order the product through Salt Lamps because they offer an actual 90-day guarantee where if you are not happy you can actually return that product. The website also offers different colours of salt and quite often you will find discounts. As I write this, there is a 20% off salt pipes
Thank you for reading and if you have any commits please feel free to leave one.
I know that you have been looking for information on Himalayan Salt Lamps. Therefore, you will know how hard it is to find good solid facts on the product and what it does.
In this post, I am going to give you the real low down on the product; that is all the good, the bad and the ugly.
By the end of it, you will know everything you need in order to pick one up for yourself, or forget about it and move on.
There are many fans of Himalayan salt lamps; you can find them all across the net. People who endorse the lamps for this or that reason; which is fine but I cannot find any evendice that the lamps enhance or cure anything. Believe me I have looked.
You can always tell a good product from a poor one by the amount of media coverage it has gained. It is even more inspiring when you see a product talked about in the media that you know has not paid for the coverage.
Himalayan Salt Lamps do not appear to be given special attention in top newspapers and magazines around the world, unlike other Salt products.
What are Himalayan Salt Lamps?
A salt lamp is a lamp carved from a larger salt crystal often colored, with an incandescent bulb. The lamps give an attractive glow and are suitable for use as nightlights or for ambient mood lighting.
In a word; a natural lump of salt that is not processed in any way; with a light in it.
What does it do?
Apparently, Himalayan Salt lamps are said to clear the air in a room and give an atmosphere like just after a thunderstorm.
I do not want to get too technical here, sufficient to say that The atomic structure of crystal salt contains more negative, chloride ions than positive, sodium ions which result in the emission of negative ions during the natural ionization process. Negative ions become dust collectors, attaching themselves to positively charged dust particles and cigarette smoke, purifying the circulating indoors air from dust, bacteria and pollutants.
Is there proof that it does work?
To look for proof that Himalayan Salt Lamps actually do anything, I looked everywhere except to the companies that market them. The reason that I did not read any of the company stuff is that I thought that they are bound to talk about it in a positive light purely because they sell it and want you custom.
So I actually spent some time hunting around to see if I could find many people that had in reality gotten results, that weren’t from the company’s website.
I actually found very little positive feedback, less than I expected; I looked in forums, I read books, newspapers and spoke to people that I knew used the lamps.
While the people said that, the lamps do have a very tangible effect on their health there does not seem to be any proof as such.
Users spoke of
“ help with relaxation,
“ great for meditation focus
“I feel so much better breathing the mountain air or standing alongside a waterfall
“People with asthma often find it helpful in reducing their symptoms and many medical practitioners recommend using these lamps to help relieve depression and fatigue.
“I think there are reasonable claims of negative ions making people feel better. However, I think it is more that we associate the feel, taste, smell, or whatever with peaceful places like beaches or waterfalls.
I am skeptical of all of the health claims and if you read between the lines of what people are saying; it is all about feelings.
Owning a salt lamp and having one in your room is like owning a piece of art or sculpture; you look at it and you “feel good” or it will lighten your mood.
My own experience is that for years I had Salt Lamps in every room of my house, which I keep on 24/7.
I liked it, practically at night when there was a pink glow everywhere.
I did not, at any point feel that I was near the sea or on top of a mountain range.
I had to dust my rooms like every body else and the dust did not seem to be thicker near the lamp!
I used to suffer from a persistent cough but I do not any more.
Then, I moved to another house and decide not to use my salt lamps. The result was:
There was no pink glow
Dust levels seem to be the same.
I noticed no different in the air quality.
My cough did not return.
I have since put my lamps back on because my house “feels” better and I feel happier with them rather then without.
Now as to my persistent cough, that has got nothing to do with salt lamps but everything to do with Himalayan salt. Although Himalayan Salt Lamps do not seem to be of any health benefit, the Himalayan salt is a great benefit to people’s health.
I use a Himalayan Salt pipe to manage my cough and it works. Therefore, if you are thinking of buying a Salt Lamp because your or your child has asthma and you have heard that a salt lamp will help. Do not believe it. A salt pipe is the answer to that one.
After researching, I discovered the safest and cheapest option is to order the product through Salt Lamps because they offer an actual 90-day guarantee where if you are not happy you can actually return that product. The website also offers different colours of salt and quite often you will find discounts. As I write this, there is a 20% off salt pipes
Thank you for reading and if you have any commits please feel free to leave one.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
What is Reactive Airways Disease?
Is RAD a Fancy term for asthma?Reactive Airway Disease (will be referred to as RAD through this article) not very often heard of disease and very often confused with asthma If your are exposed to allergens like dust, animal dander, mould spores, and mildew then this could be the cause of RAD for you Such environmental allergens can be found in your home or place of work. .
The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .
RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .
If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.
A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.
There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .
This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.
A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .
RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .
So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.
Reactive Airway Disease (will be referred to as RAD through this article) not very often heard of disease and very often confused with asthma If your are exposed to allergens like dust, animal dander, mould spores, and mildew then this could be the cause of RAD for you Such environmental allergens can be found in your home or place of work. .
The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .
RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .
If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.
A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.
There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .
This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.
A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .
RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .
So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.
The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .
RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .
If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.
A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.
There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .
This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.
A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .
RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .
So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.
Reactive Airway Disease (will be referred to as RAD through this article) not very often heard of disease and very often confused with asthma If your are exposed to allergens like dust, animal dander, mould spores, and mildew then this could be the cause of RAD for you Such environmental allergens can be found in your home or place of work. .
The trouble is, as we all know allergens are very seasonal, like cold weather or pollen and only appear at certain times of the year. Although they are always there in some form or another. The symptoms of RAD, such as coughing and wheezing are very asthma like, as well as sneezing, runny noses and stuffy noses, itchy, watery eyes. .
RAD is more of a history of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath then disease as such. The cause of RAD is usually unknown for these symptoms and the doctor is classifying it as reactive airway disease usually until a better diagnosis can be determined. Another problem with RAD and asthma is that it is very difficult to diagnosis in children under the age of 6. Very often the doctor will diagnosis RAD until such test can be carried out to determined if the disease is asthma of not. .
If your child is always wheezing it does not follow that the child has asthma, it can be something else altogether. Parents often find this out when they go to the doctor. Only 30% of babies who have experienced wheezing develop asthma later in life; you may also be relieved to know.
A young child who is under age 6 may well go to the doctor and receive a diagnosis of RAD disease and then as the child get grows older if certain criteria can be met, the diagnosis may well change to asthma. The criteria for asthma is that the child (or body else for that matter) must be at least 5 year of age, have experienced episodic symptoms of airflow obstruction or have been diagnosed as having had airway hyper responsiveness, have been seen to have reversible airflow obstruction of at least 10% of predicted forced expiratory volume after using a short-acting beta2-agonist of one second (FEV1) and have had all other respiratory diagnoses ruled out.
There are many reasons to give up smoking and in my opinion; one of the main ones has to be the life and health of future children. I say this; because there is some medical professional evidence that, exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or during the first year of life may predispose the child to RAD. There is also currently research being conducted on the genetic basis for the pathogenesis of asthma. The airways of very young children are far more delelget and exposes to environmental allergens, can do more harm then when they are grown up. This is also true of viral respiratory diseases such as colds and the flu. .
This may surprise you: statistically, reactive airway disease is responsible for 13 million health care visits each year in the U.S. and accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion in healthcare dollars. Statistics show that reactive airway disease occurs more often in children of black and Hispanic origins and that African Americans are 4 times more likely to contract reactive airway disease than their white counterparts. Babies and young children may have previously been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection that later includes wheezing and then the diagnosis of reactive airway may be given. A young child with reactive airway disease may wheeze or cough while actively playing.
A doctor may make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease when a patient is young, and presents with a fever, tachycardia, dyspnea, wheezing, coughing, cyanosis, poor feeding, distant breath sounds upon exam, an increased inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio, and may also present with an allergic shiner (semicircles of skin under the eyes). .
RAD may have many causes including reaction to allergens or irritants; a reaction to a medication, a respiratory infection, gastroesophageal fistula, or a respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common cause of RAD. .
So giving the symptoms of asthma the name RAD does mainly reflect the difficulty in establishing a diagnosis of asthma in certain situations — such as during early childhood. Although it is possible for infants and toddlers to have asthma, tests to diagnose asthma generally are not accurate before age.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Asthma Treatment.
Types of Asthma Treatment
Asthma cannot be cured, but there are some very good treatments for various types of asthma attacks to help control asthma The purpose of asthma treatment is to prevent symptoms and to effectively control, long-term asthma attacks. Education is the key to the control of asthma. Knowing and understanding what is going on. They are many forms of treatment, both natural and medications. Some are designed to help stop or reduce the number of attacks (Himalayan Salt Pipe, for instance) and others are there to help during asthma attacks like inhalers. Triggers set off asthma attacks, which may be different for each person.
The first important part of education is to recognize the symptoms of your asthma so that you can avoid those triggers or minimize your exposure to them, which will then lessen or eliminate your asthma attacks. Triggers can be anything from dust, respiratory infections, cold or hot weather, animal fur, hard exercise or any type of allergy. . If you know that your asthma is triggered by dust, for instance; then get somebody in to clean and dust your house and make sure you avoid dust. Minimize it as much as you can, particuly in your bedroom.
Asthma is treated in many different ways and this will include, long-term control medications, inhalers for rescue during an attack., as well as inhaled corticosteroids. There are many things that determine what medications will be right for your asthma symptoms including your age. What is right for you will be dictated by your symptoms and what happens to trigger your personal asthma acctacks. Allso the doctor advising you for your medication will look at you past history to see what has worked for you in and what has not.
As has been said, there are many ways to treat asthma. To open airways during an asthma attack, quick-relief inhalers would be used. These rescue inhalers may well include one of the following medications:
Albuterol, levalbuterol or pirbuterol.
Ipratropium, which is a bronchodilator.
Oral and intravenous corticosteroids, which decrease inflammation in the airway.
In the case of allergens then what will be prescribed, are allergy medications. Inhaled corticosteroids are medications that may well take several days to weeks to reach the full benefit level but have long-term success with low risk of side effects and are safe for patients to use over long periods of time. .
Leukotriene modifiers oral medications which is used help stop asthma symptoms from develloping for up to 24 hours after they are taken. Theophylline; is a pill that can be taken daily, that is proofed to be very helpful in keeping airways open and relaxing the muscles around the airways so as to make breathing easier. Althrough Theophyllinesi not so much in use now adays.
If your symptoms are allergic in nature then it is important to take measure to control them. To help reduce the allergic reaction, immunotherapy, which is an allergy shot, can be used successfully on certain allergens. If allergens are one of your triggers then you will be given a test to find out just what it is that upsets you. When this has bee done, an allergy shot schedule will be worked out for you. This might be once a week for a few months, and then once a month for a period of one to five years. The schedule will vary, depending on how harsh the allergy has been determined to be.
Allergy medications can also be oral or nasal sprays that can contain a combination of antihistamines and decongestants. Nasal sprays are commonly used to control allergy symptoms that contain corticosteroid, cromolyn and ipratropium.
You start of with these treatment first by be diagnosed with asthma and then talking to your doctor about it who will work out for you a management plan for your treatment.This plan will change from time to time mainly because your reaction might well change during the year because of the weather (cold/hot) or pollen. The asthma management plan is a mix of lifestyle change, avoidence of triggers and ongoing medications; patient education concerning asthma, is also important. It is always best that this plan is in writing to much sure of success. You will have to see your doctor often to monitor you condition and reaction to the plain. This is to ensure that you are always in control of your life and not the asthma.
The first important part of education is to recognize the symptoms of your asthma so that you can avoid those triggers or minimize your exposure to them, which will then lessen or eliminate your asthma attacks. Triggers can be anything from dust, respiratory infections, cold or hot weather, animal fur, hard exercise or any type of allergy. . If you know that your asthma is triggered by dust, for instance; then get somebody in to clean and dust your house and make sure you avoid dust. Minimize it as much as you can, particuly in your bedroom.
Asthma is treated in many different ways and this will include, long-term control medications, inhalers for rescue during an attack., as well as inhaled corticosteroids. There are many things that determine what medications will be right for your asthma symptoms including your age. What is right for you will be dictated by your symptoms and what happens to trigger your personal asthma acctacks. Allso the doctor advising you for your medication will look at you past history to see what has worked for you in and what has not.
As has been said, there are many ways to treat asthma. To open airways during an asthma attack, quick-relief inhalers would be used. These rescue inhalers may well include one of the following medications:
Albuterol, levalbuterol or pirbuterol.
Ipratropium, which is a bronchodilator.
Oral and intravenous corticosteroids, which decrease inflammation in the airway.
In the case of allergens then what will be prescribed, are allergy medications. Inhaled corticosteroids are medications that may well take several days to weeks to reach the full benefit level but have long-term success with low risk of side effects and are safe for patients to use over long periods of time. .
Leukotriene modifiers oral medications which is used help stop asthma symptoms from develloping for up to 24 hours after they are taken. Theophylline; is a pill that can be taken daily, that is proofed to be very helpful in keeping airways open and relaxing the muscles around the airways so as to make breathing easier. Althrough Theophyllinesi not so much in use now adays.
If your symptoms are allergic in nature then it is important to take measure to control them. To help reduce the allergic reaction, immunotherapy, which is an allergy shot, can be used successfully on certain allergens. If allergens are one of your triggers then you will be given a test to find out just what it is that upsets you. When this has bee done, an allergy shot schedule will be worked out for you. This might be once a week for a few months, and then once a month for a period of one to five years. The schedule will vary, depending on how harsh the allergy has been determined to be.
Allergy medications can also be oral or nasal sprays that can contain a combination of antihistamines and decongestants. Nasal sprays are commonly used to control allergy symptoms that contain corticosteroid, cromolyn and ipratropium.
You start of with these treatment first by be diagnosed with asthma and then talking to your doctor about it who will work out for you a management plan for your treatment.This plan will change from time to time mainly because your reaction might well change during the year because of the weather (cold/hot) or pollen. The asthma management plan is a mix of lifestyle change, avoidence of triggers and ongoing medications; patient education concerning asthma, is also important. It is always best that this plan is in writing to much sure of success. You will have to see your doctor often to monitor you condition and reaction to the plain. This is to ensure that you are always in control of your life and not the asthma.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Asthma symptoms in adults
How to understand asthma symptoms in adults
Adults can recognize asthma symptoms much better then children The reason is very clear, adults can describe their symptoms better to the doctor and so a much more clearer picture is presented to the doctor for her to make an accurate diagnoses. It cannot be stress enough as to how important it is for the doctor to have a clear picture of what is going on for her to prescrip the right treatment.
A feeling of tightness or pain in the chest area and having difficulty with breathing. is normally the first thing many adults notice when they are having an asthma attack, plus, of course, coughing, This may happen at any time, like when working or being physically could well bring about a asthma attack which inflames the lungs and bronchial area.
The symptoms of asthma are stated of by what are called "triggers". It is very important for the person to find out what their trigger is. Make a note of what it is that sets you off. Be aware that it is not always the same thing. For instants, it could be dust one day and cold the next. The triggers are in the air that you breathe and will irritate your airway. The triggers are environmental in nature such as particles. These particles include dust, pollens, pet dander, pollution, tobacco smoke, pollen, fumes from road traffic, or harsh chemicals and breathing in airborne triggers like mould spores or mildew. Cold or very hot weather could also be a cause of asthma attacks.
There is a vast array of medications that is avabale to doctors that will help control the asthma symptoms in people. These medical medications include inhalers, and oral medications. Therefore, control of your asthma with a proper management plan is possible on a daily basis. These prescriptions will work by controlling the irritation in the airways or help to reduce the sensitivity to asthma triggers.
Those who know and understand what their triggers are will have a better time of controlling the problem and thus be able to enjoy life more without numerous asthma attacks. It cannot be stress too much just, how important it is to know your triggers and symptoms. What causes it for you? When you know that, then you can learn how to avoid the triggers if possible in order to really feel that you are in command of your life and asthma.
When an adult has a firm grasp and understanding of their asthma symptoms that they are experiencing they can then inform the doctor treating them and a treatment plan can be devised. Be aware that your asthma symptoms might well change, because what you do might change. For instance if you get a new job with a different environment or move house that could cause a problem or perhaps remove a problem for you. Whenever happens to you if there is any sort of change it is very important to tell your doctor right away so that you stay in control of your asthma and not the other way round.
It is very unlikely that your asthma will just go way. I have heard of very few cases but it is not the norm. What can and does happen is that your asthma seems to get better and you have far fewer attacks. The reason for this is that you have a good management plan set up by you and your doctor and you stick with it... To get that far you have to know your symptoms and pay close attention to what you are doing and where you are going. If there are any changes, make a note and find out why. Could be you went for a walk in the park and got too near a pack of dogs.
Your body may well become more susceptible to a trigger and you will notice a lot more symptoms than you had formerly. For example using a hair shampoo or your have bought a new carpet, may well trigger symptoms. You may be eating different food or trying a new restaurants or shopping in different locations where others are wearing strong colognes or perfumes and suddenly you notice an increase in symptoms.
When you finally understand your symptoms and have devised a good treatment plan, you will find that adults can still enjoy an active life.
A feeling of tightness or pain in the chest area and having difficulty with breathing. is normally the first thing many adults notice when they are having an asthma attack, plus, of course, coughing, This may happen at any time, like when working or being physically could well bring about a asthma attack which inflames the lungs and bronchial area.
The symptoms of asthma are stated of by what are called "triggers". It is very important for the person to find out what their trigger is. Make a note of what it is that sets you off. Be aware that it is not always the same thing. For instants, it could be dust one day and cold the next. The triggers are in the air that you breathe and will irritate your airway. The triggers are environmental in nature such as particles. These particles include dust, pollens, pet dander, pollution, tobacco smoke, pollen, fumes from road traffic, or harsh chemicals and breathing in airborne triggers like mould spores or mildew. Cold or very hot weather could also be a cause of asthma attacks.
There is a vast array of medications that is avabale to doctors that will help control the asthma symptoms in people. These medical medications include inhalers, and oral medications. Therefore, control of your asthma with a proper management plan is possible on a daily basis. These prescriptions will work by controlling the irritation in the airways or help to reduce the sensitivity to asthma triggers.
Those who know and understand what their triggers are will have a better time of controlling the problem and thus be able to enjoy life more without numerous asthma attacks. It cannot be stress too much just, how important it is to know your triggers and symptoms. What causes it for you? When you know that, then you can learn how to avoid the triggers if possible in order to really feel that you are in command of your life and asthma.
When an adult has a firm grasp and understanding of their asthma symptoms that they are experiencing they can then inform the doctor treating them and a treatment plan can be devised. Be aware that your asthma symptoms might well change, because what you do might change. For instance if you get a new job with a different environment or move house that could cause a problem or perhaps remove a problem for you. Whenever happens to you if there is any sort of change it is very important to tell your doctor right away so that you stay in control of your asthma and not the other way round.
It is very unlikely that your asthma will just go way. I have heard of very few cases but it is not the norm. What can and does happen is that your asthma seems to get better and you have far fewer attacks. The reason for this is that you have a good management plan set up by you and your doctor and you stick with it... To get that far you have to know your symptoms and pay close attention to what you are doing and where you are going. If there are any changes, make a note and find out why. Could be you went for a walk in the park and got too near a pack of dogs.
Your body may well become more susceptible to a trigger and you will notice a lot more symptoms than you had formerly. For example using a hair shampoo or your have bought a new carpet, may well trigger symptoms. You may be eating different food or trying a new restaurants or shopping in different locations where others are wearing strong colognes or perfumes and suddenly you notice an increase in symptoms.
When you finally understand your symptoms and have devised a good treatment plan, you will find that adults can still enjoy an active life.
The Signs Of Asthma
What are the signs of asthma?
People who are coughing or wheezing may think that they have asthma but do not. Then again people who do not have any symptoms for a while may then have an attack because something has triggered it.
Asthma can be triggered by many things among the most common are: high pollen, cold weather, dust, allergranes, respiratory infections, exercise.
Allergens can be quite a nuisance because they are all around us, things like dust, mould, smoke, fumes, or even very strong smells.
Most people would get a cold or flu at least once or twice a year and these can be a trigger for asthma attacks making them quite serious infection. Also playing sports could bring on asthma, this is practically true of children.
It is very important to understand the symptoms of asthma because if the disease is not treated there could be very serious health issues. Parents must be able to recognize them in their childereds, to be able to get on top of the problem as soon as possible. Asthma symptoms are very easy to spot.
Asthma symptoms may occur for no obvious reason, practically at night when the person is sleeping and for no obvious reason. The symptoms can be different from person to person and also people can have different symptoms for one attack and another set of symptoms for another attack.
The symptoms of asthma occur when the airways tighten, become inflamed, and fill with mucus. As the airway closes the person could start coughing, particularly at night and early morning. They will experience shortness of breath, pain in the chest or chest pressure. Feeling breathless (you may gasp for breath), a tight chest, like a band tightening around it, wheezing, which makes a whistling sound when you breathe. You may have one or more of these symptoms. Symptoms that are worse during the night or with exercise can mean that asthma is getting worse.
A lot of people ask if reactive airway disease is the same as asthma Reactive airway disease is more of a history of coughing and shortness of breath then a specific diagnosis. That does not mean to say that asthma is not misdiagnosed as reactive airway disease most doctors would have difficult with this. Because there are not any accurate test for asthma under the age of 6. .
Of course, if a person finds it difficulty to breath sometimes then they should go to the doctor right away. .
What the doctor will do is ask for a medical history and find out what sort of trouble is being experienced by that person. Difficulty of breathing will look for and the doctor will look out for any signs of whistling or wheezing in the lungs. The doctor will also ask if there has been any coughing. .
Frequent asthma attacks can be a strong sign of asthma. The doctor should be able to find out if the lungs are OK with the use of a peak flow meter.This meter shows lung function and the less there is the worse the asthma will be. In addition, if the person has to use an inhaler more often, that is a sign that they are getting worse.
People who have asthma should try to avoid working where there is likely to be chemical fumes, dust or gases in the air. .
If a person is frequently coughing and is experiencing difficulty breathing or the treatment plan is no longer controlling asthma symptoms. Then a doctor help must be called for. Remember that asthma can cause a person to die. If a person changes their treatment plan it is a good idea to be closely look at and monitored for the first few days to make sure that the new plan is working corttly.
If there is no improvement with a new plan and the person is having worsening symptoms whilst doing a small amount of work or physical activity it is important to get back to the doctor right away.
People at risk for developing signs of asthma include those with family members who have asthma, anyone who is overweight, smokers, or those people exposed to second-hand smoke. Individuals working around exhaust fumes or other types of pollution are also at risk for developing signs of asthma. Many people can be at risk of developing symptoms of asthma such as people working with chemicals or those working in dusty conditions like farmers or wood workers. It is also a fact that those babies born with a with low birth weight are at risk for developing asthma. .
Asthma can be triggered by many things among the most common are: high pollen, cold weather, dust, allergranes, respiratory infections, exercise.
Allergens can be quite a nuisance because they are all around us, things like dust, mould, smoke, fumes, or even very strong smells.
Most people would get a cold or flu at least once or twice a year and these can be a trigger for asthma attacks making them quite serious infection. Also playing sports could bring on asthma, this is practically true of children.
It is very important to understand the symptoms of asthma because if the disease is not treated there could be very serious health issues. Parents must be able to recognize them in their childereds, to be able to get on top of the problem as soon as possible. Asthma symptoms are very easy to spot.
Asthma symptoms may occur for no obvious reason, practically at night when the person is sleeping and for no obvious reason. The symptoms can be different from person to person and also people can have different symptoms for one attack and another set of symptoms for another attack.
The symptoms of asthma occur when the airways tighten, become inflamed, and fill with mucus. As the airway closes the person could start coughing, particularly at night and early morning. They will experience shortness of breath, pain in the chest or chest pressure. Feeling breathless (you may gasp for breath), a tight chest, like a band tightening around it, wheezing, which makes a whistling sound when you breathe. You may have one or more of these symptoms. Symptoms that are worse during the night or with exercise can mean that asthma is getting worse.
A lot of people ask if reactive airway disease is the same as asthma Reactive airway disease is more of a history of coughing and shortness of breath then a specific diagnosis. That does not mean to say that asthma is not misdiagnosed as reactive airway disease most doctors would have difficult with this. Because there are not any accurate test for asthma under the age of 6. .
Of course, if a person finds it difficulty to breath sometimes then they should go to the doctor right away. .
What the doctor will do is ask for a medical history and find out what sort of trouble is being experienced by that person. Difficulty of breathing will look for and the doctor will look out for any signs of whistling or wheezing in the lungs. The doctor will also ask if there has been any coughing. .
Frequent asthma attacks can be a strong sign of asthma. The doctor should be able to find out if the lungs are OK with the use of a peak flow meter.This meter shows lung function and the less there is the worse the asthma will be. In addition, if the person has to use an inhaler more often, that is a sign that they are getting worse.
People who have asthma should try to avoid working where there is likely to be chemical fumes, dust or gases in the air. .
If a person is frequently coughing and is experiencing difficulty breathing or the treatment plan is no longer controlling asthma symptoms. Then a doctor help must be called for. Remember that asthma can cause a person to die. If a person changes their treatment plan it is a good idea to be closely look at and monitored for the first few days to make sure that the new plan is working corttly.
If there is no improvement with a new plan and the person is having worsening symptoms whilst doing a small amount of work or physical activity it is important to get back to the doctor right away.
People at risk for developing signs of asthma include those with family members who have asthma, anyone who is overweight, smokers, or those people exposed to second-hand smoke. Individuals working around exhaust fumes or other types of pollution are also at risk for developing signs of asthma. Many people can be at risk of developing symptoms of asthma such as people working with chemicals or those working in dusty conditions like farmers or wood workers. It is also a fact that those babies born with a with low birth weight are at risk for developing asthma. .
Friday, September 16, 2011
A Few Foods To Help You Live With Asthma
Foods to help you live with asthma:
There is probably no bodily function that we take so much for granted as breathing. Day and night, from moment to moment we breathe. When we cannot do that with ease, life can become difficult and we have to find ways of overcome this. I have researched a variety of foods from around the world that can make your next asthma attack much easier to survive.
Here is a first class recipe that you will very helpful: Start with a fruit salad made with oranges, pineapple, straberries, kiwifruit, and papaya. Then follow with a plate of high-c vegetables like broccoli, red, and green peppers, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, peas and add a bit of salmon.
Mixing radish, honey and lemon juice in a blender until well blended and then cook in a small pan over low heat for 20 minutes can make another home remedy for asthma. This mixture should be cooled and then the person with the asthma should take a teaspoonful each morning.
What we all crave in this modern world is variety and for that reason sorrel is highly recommend as part of you diet. The flavonoids presentt in sorrel may be a useful deterrent against certain types of cancer and help to enhance the body’s immune system in general. It is for the latter reason that sorrel is recommended as part of an asthma suffers diet, because you need to keep building your immune sysetm up to help control the asthma attackes. .
A good tea recipe is: combine six ounces of dried sorrel with two tablespoons of dried ginger, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ground allspice. When you mix these ingredients into hot water, it makes a warm and inviting tea. If it is too bitter for your taste, it is OK to add sugar to make it a little sweeter. For best results, boil the water for about 10 minutes with the ingredients in the water. It is best to use a tea strainer when you pour it into a cup, to avoid getting leaves and other residue in your drink. You can either drink it hot right away, or put it in the refrigerator for later. If you pour it over ice, it creates a great iced tea beverage. .
Sorrel also makes a great winter soup: .
Handfuls sorrel leaves.
1 medium onion.
1 ltr chicken stock.
Salt & pepper.
To mix with the soup you could use potatoes, courgettes, or any other vegetable that you fancy I boil this for about 20 minutes and put thought a electric blender.
On of the main problems with sorrel is getting hold of it. It is not really a verterbal that you can buy in the store. I grow my own, it is very easy to do, cut and come again type of crop. It grows well in a pot. .
Onions have an anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic effect, they also inhibit the release of histamines, and reduce bronchial obstruction. Onions contain prostaglandins that relax the bronchial passageways. Onions are also high in quercetin, a type of flavonoid that has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties and in vitamin C. And onions contain L-cysteine, an amino acid that factors into the production of glutathione, a naturally occurring antioxidant in the body that is necessary for maintaining immunity. Glutathione production is often compromised in asthmatics. (Note: raw and picked onions may provoke asthma attacks in a small number of sensitive people.) .
Most of us do not cook or eat with out salt being in reach, it has been shown that reducing our daily salt in our diets is thought to be beneficial for many reasons and the possibility that it may improve asthma symptoms. For several reasons, previous research has shown that eating many fresh foods can help to reduce symptoms in some people with asthma and we also know that many processed foods contain high levels of salt. With this in mind we would encourage people with asthma to eat a healthy diet of fresh foods that are likely to contain lower levels of salt." Now if you live without salt, then at least do not use common salt but try Himalayan Salt , a natural salt that has not been processed.
Recommended foods for Asthma suffers: garlic, black and red radish, horserdish, chervil, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, cabbage, parsley, dried beans, fish, eggs, and varech. Try to avoid any food suspected of being an allergen like: peanuts, celery, chocolate, strawberries, and milk Lifestyle changes such as spending time in fresh air and sunshine on a daily basis, living in a dust-free environment free of any triggers such as pet dander, chemical pollutants and cigarette smoke can lead to less frequent asthma symptoms. It is also important to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day because staying well hydrated can help thin out or loosen mucus. Eating the right foods can be a cost-effective way to help control and combat asthma symptoms. It is vital asthma is recognized as a serious condition and that signs and symptoms of asthma not ignored. If treatment does not relieve the symptoms and the signs of asthma worsen, you should always seek emergency medical help without delay.
Here is a first class recipe that you will very helpful: Start with a fruit salad made with oranges, pineapple, straberries, kiwifruit, and papaya. Then follow with a plate of high-c vegetables like broccoli, red, and green peppers, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, peas and add a bit of salmon.
Mixing radish, honey and lemon juice in a blender until well blended and then cook in a small pan over low heat for 20 minutes can make another home remedy for asthma. This mixture should be cooled and then the person with the asthma should take a teaspoonful each morning.
What we all crave in this modern world is variety and for that reason sorrel is highly recommend as part of you diet. The flavonoids presentt in sorrel may be a useful deterrent against certain types of cancer and help to enhance the body’s immune system in general. It is for the latter reason that sorrel is recommended as part of an asthma suffers diet, because you need to keep building your immune sysetm up to help control the asthma attackes. .
A good tea recipe is: combine six ounces of dried sorrel with two tablespoons of dried ginger, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ground allspice. When you mix these ingredients into hot water, it makes a warm and inviting tea. If it is too bitter for your taste, it is OK to add sugar to make it a little sweeter. For best results, boil the water for about 10 minutes with the ingredients in the water. It is best to use a tea strainer when you pour it into a cup, to avoid getting leaves and other residue in your drink. You can either drink it hot right away, or put it in the refrigerator for later. If you pour it over ice, it creates a great iced tea beverage. .
Sorrel also makes a great winter soup: .
Handfuls sorrel leaves.
1 medium onion.
1 ltr chicken stock.
Salt & pepper.
To mix with the soup you could use potatoes, courgettes, or any other vegetable that you fancy I boil this for about 20 minutes and put thought a electric blender.
On of the main problems with sorrel is getting hold of it. It is not really a verterbal that you can buy in the store. I grow my own, it is very easy to do, cut and come again type of crop. It grows well in a pot. .
Onions have an anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic effect, they also inhibit the release of histamines, and reduce bronchial obstruction. Onions contain prostaglandins that relax the bronchial passageways. Onions are also high in quercetin, a type of flavonoid that has anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties and in vitamin C. And onions contain L-cysteine, an amino acid that factors into the production of glutathione, a naturally occurring antioxidant in the body that is necessary for maintaining immunity. Glutathione production is often compromised in asthmatics. (Note: raw and picked onions may provoke asthma attacks in a small number of sensitive people.) .
Most of us do not cook or eat with out salt being in reach, it has been shown that reducing our daily salt in our diets is thought to be beneficial for many reasons and the possibility that it may improve asthma symptoms. For several reasons, previous research has shown that eating many fresh foods can help to reduce symptoms in some people with asthma and we also know that many processed foods contain high levels of salt. With this in mind we would encourage people with asthma to eat a healthy diet of fresh foods that are likely to contain lower levels of salt." Now if you live without salt, then at least do not use common salt but try Himalayan Salt , a natural salt that has not been processed.
Recommended foods for Asthma suffers: garlic, black and red radish, horserdish, chervil, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, cabbage, parsley, dried beans, fish, eggs, and varech. Try to avoid any food suspected of being an allergen like: peanuts, celery, chocolate, strawberries, and milk Lifestyle changes such as spending time in fresh air and sunshine on a daily basis, living in a dust-free environment free of any triggers such as pet dander, chemical pollutants and cigarette smoke can lead to less frequent asthma symptoms. It is also important to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day because staying well hydrated can help thin out or loosen mucus. Eating the right foods can be a cost-effective way to help control and combat asthma symptoms. It is vital asthma is recognized as a serious condition and that signs and symptoms of asthma not ignored. If treatment does not relieve the symptoms and the signs of asthma worsen, you should always seek emergency medical help without delay.
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