The Western lifestyle is a major contributing factor to many chronic, degenerative diseases Africa Proposed as ‘Laboratory’ for Study of Prevalence of Childhood Asthma The experience in Africa seems to support the hypothesis that the trend toward urbanization is an important factor in the increasing prevalence of childhood asthma in the developed world, according to […]
Sinus problem, allergies and asthma are the bane of many peoples’ existence. Too often, this results in the knee-jerk antibiotic prescription and steroids. These conditions can be incredibly challenging to deal with from a functional medicine standpoint because, all too often, the problem stems back to immune development in the first 2 years of life. […]
Antibiotics in early childhood increases risk of asthma/allergic disease This is yet another research study pointing to this association. It really is not a difficult concept to follow. Antibiotics destroy the normal, developing flora in the infant. These flora are instrumental in protecting the infant from the environment, and also play a key role in […]
Sublingual Immunotherapy Helpful in Mite-Sensitive Asthmatic Kids Such a simple therapy with almost no side effects, and yet most allergists scoff at doctors using this therapy. This procedure using the concept of oral tolerance, where small dosages of an allergic substance are given, and this teaches the gut to calm down its reaction to the […]
Long-Term Effects of Budesonide or Nedocromil in Children with Asthma Many of the drugs in use today for asthma are no more effective than placebo in the long term, and yet have many more side effects. So, why do we continue to use pharmaceuticals that are not effective in the long run when so many […]
