Asthma -- Air Sources

Airborne allergens and chemicals cause respiratory disease - inflammation in the nose and in the lung. Lung inflammation is often expressed as asthma. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor,  plays a significant role in the exacerbation of airway disease in asthmatics and may contribute to the overall increase in asthma morbidity.

The spring or summer wheezing attacks of pollen sensitive patients is a form of extrinsic asthma, usually obvious to patients and allergists alike. Indoor allergens often play a role in maintaining year-round asthma and may present as "intrinsic" asthma. Allergy to house dust mites is a leading cause of winter asthma. Cigarette smoke is always a major problem for asthmatics. Air pollution is a growing concern, although rates of asthma are equal or higher in rural residents compared with urban residents. People living in rural areas do not breath cleaner air.

Remove the original cause

Consider asthma to be an allergic disease and look at the air and food supplies for the triggers of asthma. Here is a simple problem-solving approach:

If asthmatic; then

1. Stop all smoking and association with smokers
2. Stop all use of volatile chemicals
3. If attacks of asthma are intermittent and related to airborne exposures then avoid the exposure or wear air-purifying filters when exposed and/or use preventive medications
4. If asthma attacks are seasonal and related to plant cycles, then get allergy tests and consider using preventive medication. If pollen allergy is the main and only cause of asthma, consider immunotherapy.
5. If asthma is chronic and tends to occur in all seasons and is not related to airborne exposure, then consider delayed pattern food allergy as the cause and do diet revision using  Alpha Nutrition Program.