A little selection of news items that came across my desk today for you. All very interesting Telegraph 29.11.17 “ONE IN THREE ASTHMA ‘SUFFERERS’ MAY BE MISDIAGNOSED” As many as 30% of people diagnosed with asthma may not have the condition. NICE has urged GPs to carry out “objective tests” such as spirometry & breath …
Asthma Many people are diagnosed with mild asthma or respiratory problems nowadays. Some have severe problems which can be frightening and frustratingly difficult to treat. There are several options available to help you. Nutritional therapy, hypnotherapy, Bowen therapy, acupuncture, stress control and breathing methods with a non-toxic and anti-allergic lifestyle are the main ones. Nutritional …
Really useful little reminder today of the use of zinc as an anti-inflammatory in asthma. ZINC, OMEGA 3 AND VITAMIN C SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES CHILDHOOD ASTHMA 1 in 11 children and 1 in 12 adults suffer from asthma in the UK, with on average 3 deaths per day from the disease. It has become much more …
In naturopathic medicine, we often take note of what is termed the ‘Six Phase Table ‘designed by Reckeweg. This basically shows a sort of link between illnesses and gives a clue to what may come later if the initial illnesses are suppressed or ignored. Cradle cap, colic, eczema, hayfever and asthma is one of the …
Here is an opportunity for you if you suffer with asthma. The Heart and Lung centre in London is looking for people to help them evaluate asthma therapies, and they will pay up to £2,800. I don’t know what therapies are involved, so you will need to check it out, but, just in case, here are …
A new study from researchers in Egypt and published in the medical journal Acta Paediatrica has found that a combination supplement containing omega 3, vitamin C and zinc may help to improve symptoms of asthma. The trial was a randomised, double blind, placebo-self-controlled crossover trial, which involved 60 children with an average age of 8 …
Giving young children Calpol or other paracetamol increases the risk of them developing asthma symptoms. In a study of 200,000 children in 31 countries, children aged 6 and 7 who took paracetamol at least once a month were found to have 3 times the risk of having asthma symptoms than those never given it. Experts said …
This might help, which I picked up from Medscape: Presentations of COVID-19 have ranged from no or mild symptoms to severe illness and mortality. Symptoms may develop 2 days to 2 weeks after exposure to the virus. Although symptoms may occur in various orders and individuals do not necessarily have any or all symptoms, a study …
Testing Summary Do a GPL-TOX (RG) and/or a GPL-MYCOTOX (PHC) to see if you likely have any common chemicals or moulds respectively at high levels in your body. Check to see if you are sensitive to any of them using the Cyrex 11 and/or the ALCAT Molds (RG). For heavy metals, do the DD Hair …
Unsure if you need a Heart Disease Test? With heart tests, you can look at what risk factors you may have and offset those risks very specifically to prevent problems developing or progressing in future. You can also test to see if you already have active heart disease as plaques formed during atherosclerosis release specific …