What is a pet hair allergy? People who are allergic to pet hair do not react to the hair itself. They are triggered by protein components in the saliva, sweat, sebum or urine of the animals. These particles adhere to the animal’s hair or feathers and are released into the environment. Allergic people inhale them …
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When pollen flies again in spring, hay fever sufferers should pay more attention to their symptoms: Wheezing, tightness in the chest, coughing or shortness of breath can be warning signs that the allergy has developed into asthma. In Germany, up to eight million people are affected by this disease. Five to seven percent of adults …
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Allergic asthma – what causes it? Asthma has many causes Did you know? Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and its rate is increasing every year. Up to ten percent of people under the age of 18 are affected by asthma, as are one in twenty adults. Asthma is especially common …
What can I expect when I visit the doctor? What are the symptoms of asthma? Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases. Characteristic symptoms such as shortness of breath and tightness in the chest can be a sign of asthma, but not necessarily. In fact, bronchial asthma can manifest itself differently …
Cat allergy? What exactly is it? We would like to clear up a misunderstanding here: cat allergy is often called “cat hair allergy”, like other allergies to animal hair. This term is misleading. Cat hair is not the real cause of the allergy, although it plays a central role in the spread of allergens. The …
Ozone in the air we breathe can harm our health, especially on hot sunny days when ozone can reach unhealthy levels. Even relatively low levels of ozone can cause health effects. Who is at risk? People most at risk from breathing air containing ozone include people with asthma, children, older adults, and people who are active outdoors, …
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There is considerable evidence in accepted science that many everyday factors affect the expression and severity of asthma. These factors are our life habits, the things we do every day—and how we do them—like eating, drinking, elimination, sleeping, physical activity and emotional attitude. All of these habits and mundane acts can be studied and understood …
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CALCIUM Calcium is known primarily for its function as the main mineral component of bones. But calcium has other important functions, some of which are pertinent to asthma. The control of smooth muscle contraction is governed by changes in the intracellular concentration of calcium ions. (1) In the presence of calcium, ATPase is activated to …
Common Sense Challenges Accepted Science: Ignaz Semmelweiss In medical practice in the mid 1800s, cleanliness was next to prudishness. Said a surgeon of a later era, Sir Frederick Treve, “There was no object in being clean. Indeed, cleanliness was out of place. It was considered to be finicking and affected. An executioner might as well …
“There is a medical term, known as the Respiratory Quotient (RQ) that represents the amount of energy expended by the lungs to rid the body of carbon dioxide generated by the metabolism of foods. Different foods have different Rqs. The higher the RQ, the harder the lungs work. Carbohydrates have a quotient of 1; fats …
