The Allergy Directory, Asthma Publications

Books on Asthma

A quick word on the Asthma publications below. There are literally thousands of books available on Asthma, some claiming to cure the condition by diet in only eight days. Personally, I feel there should be a law passed to stop certain individuals from fleecing the often desperate public. There is no cure for Asthma, and you can bet your last penny that if there was, it would be on six o clock news. With medication and certain reputable methods of alternate therapy, it is possible to manage Asthma, to the extent that the sufferer should be able to enjoy a nearly normal life. The books below have been selected to enable you to educate yourself about asthma. Happy reading!

	Breathing Works for Asthma
	Just 4 minutes a day – watching television, at a desk or even in a traffic jam – is enough to perform simple stretches which can keep the upper body, head and jaw mobile and tension-free and ease breathing. Dysfunctional breathing patterns affect 10% of the population and, while this isn’t confined to people with asthma, they are especially vulnerable. Asthma causes around 1,500 deaths every year, and it can seriously reduce quality of life for anyone affected by it. However, patients can now help themselves.

	My House Is Killing Me
	The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma. It's a world we barely see, but it is teeming with life. In the dust of a typical house, carpet beetles, mites, silverfish, spiders and other creatures live and die, producing new generations every few months. Mould, bacteria and yeast lurk undetected in heating and cooling systems. Debris dispersed into the air from these creatures can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing, headaches and breathing difficulties. Some people, especially those made highly sensitive by allergies, suffer from devastating health problems and the worry that, as one such sufferer lamented, "My house is killing me!" Scrutinizing house dust and air samples with a microscope, indoor air quality expert Jeffrey May has spent his career helping people identify what's causing their chronic health problems. In this text he draws on dramatic personal stories of suffering and relief to help readers understand the links between environmental factors and problems like allergies and asthma. Explaining how air conditioning, finished basements, and other home features affect air quality, he offers a step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens. If we could see this contamination, May observes, the air would look as murky as stagnant water and we would know not to breathe it. Just as he looks at spaces and systems during an indoor air quality investigation, May focuses first on the areas of daily life (bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen), then moves into attics and basements (including heating and air conditioning), and finally outside to the garage and the exterior of a home. Along with offering a wealth of practical advice and proven solutions for various problems, he includes a glossary of terms and a list of valuable resources.

	Control Your Child's Asthma
	A Breakthrough Program for the Treatment and Management of Childhood Asthma. This is one of the most popular asthma titles on sale at the moment.

	Coping with Childhood Asthma
	Learn how to manage your child's asthma with this straightforward handbook. It will help you to identify the triggers for your child's attacks and will give you confidence in getting the medical care your child needs.

	The Complete Guide to Asthma
	This guide to asthma shows the reader how they can beat the illness. Step-by-step programmes identify allergies and offer advice on how to use diet to treat asthma and how to cope better with asthma attacks. Alternative medicine therapies are assessed and breathing exercises that can help reduce asthma symptoms are described. Also included is information on asthma drugs and their side effects.

	Freedom from Asthma: Buteyko's Revolutionary Treatment
	The observations of a Russian doctor, Konstantin Buteyko, suggest that breathing patterns are fundamental to the natural and effective treatment of asthma. Buteyko believes that only shallow breathing, which increases the proportion of carbon dioxide in our systems, enables the body to function efficiently. The first clinical trial of Buteyko's controversial treatment, conducted in Australia, showed that 90 per cent of asthma sufferers were able significantly to reduce their dependence on medication. Alexander Stalmatski worked with Buteyko in Russia, and then practised the Buteyko Technique in Australia and England. In this book he explains the physiology behind the theory, describes how the Buteyko method works, and provides simple self-help exercises for asthma sufferers who wish to treat themselves.

	Sinus Survival
	The Holistic Medical Treatment for Allergies, Asthma, Bronchitis, Colds and Sinusitis. A reader from Honolulu, Hawaii Having suffered through the medical system for years with repeated antibiotic treatments, this book summarized my "condition" better than anything I'd read in years. After 6 weeks of faithfully following this regime, I was sleeping at night, NOT coughing up fluid like a consumption patient each morning and headaches were a memory rather than a daily reality. Highly recommend this book.

	Asthma: Your Questions Answered
	For the more medically minded amongst us. If you want to find out more about asthma from the doctors perspective. This book, written in the popular Q and A format of the Your Questions Answered series, will provide sufficient information for a primary care doctor to be able to understand and treat patients with asthma. Answers are presented in a succinct, accessible style, with emphasis on evidence-based, up-to-date knowledge.

	The Asthma Sourcebook
	Adams reviews the physical anatomy involved in asthma, describing what the condition is and isn't, and highlighting its many factors. He discusses how asthma is diagnosed, treated, and managed. The book, which presents topics in a logical and straightforward manner, offers graphics and diagrams to aid the reader, and its appendices provide a glossary and a list of resources for those who wish to investigate further

	Living well with Asthma
	Asthma is a medical problem, but it can have a powerful psychological impact as well. If you or someone you love has asthma, this book will help you "breathe easier" about the challenges it poses in relationships, at work, and in everyday activities. From social embarrassment, to anxiety, to feelings of incapacity and low self-esteem, each chapter is packed with real-life stories of commonly encountered problems and step-by-step strategies for solving them. Topics covered in this practical, authoritative book include: asthma myths and misconceptions - are they hurting you?; asthma's effects on the family; parenting an asthmatic child; and asthma in the workplace - what you can do.

	Childhood Asthma: What It Is & What You Can Do
	A practical guide for parents with children who suffer from asthma offers an explanation of common causes and treatments for this affliction, plus suggestions on diet, how to talk to children about asthma, and more

	House Dust Mites
	This book explains the scientific research which demonstrates that house dust mites are the predominant cause of asthma. It also explains why there are more house dust mites than ever before and thus gives the answer to why asthma is increasing.