This is a very good site.  I would like to use some of the information on my site: <a href="www.asthmaallergiestreatment.com">Asthma Attack Natural Treatment</a>.  How do I go about doing this.  Just leave a link back to your site?  Thanks and great site, keep up the good work.

Health Kinesiology corrects allergies (an allergic reaction is the body not recognising the item(s) to which it is reacting.  With my therapy we reintroduce the item(s) to the body and correct the misunderstanding.  Taking supplements of any kind is only effective if the body firstly understands what the supplement is.  If a body does not know what Vitamin C is then taking half a ton of it would not help to alleviate the sysmptoms presented by a shortage of this vitamin.  Health Kinesiology will detect the reason for the problem and then cure that not just pile on extra baggage for an overloaded body system to try and deal with.  WWW.HK4health.co.uk will give you loads more info as will my website www.allergycorrection.com...........get it sorted don't just learn to live with the problem.  

The gold-standard treatment for asthma rests on the assumption that asthma is an inflammation. Consequently,

I cured my asthma since April 2006.  I have not needed any asthma meds. since.  I read about the Buteyko Method on the internet and used one of their suggestions, i.e. that most asthmatics breathe through their mouths and not their noses and therefore hyperventilate.  Since becoming a 100% nose breather I have never had an asthma symptom again.  Don't take my word for it, check out the Buteyko Method, you can find details through Google.

Lynn's comment is correct. I have treated hundreds of asthma cases using The Bowen Technique with truly amazing results. Typical was Kelly (27) who needed Ventolin 20 times a day and went to not using it at all in 2 treatments and has not used it for 3 years. She is now not needing any medication. The Bowen "Release Move" illustrated on both web sites releases the diaphragm and does what Ventolin does very effectively All my cases now use their thumb very gently rather than Ventolin (only 10% reaches the lungs anyway). They cannot run out of medication, lose it and they use their thumb at the first signs of chest tightness, not when they are in trouble. Gives them their life back.

I am a certified biofeedback therapist and have been successfully treating asthma for over 20 years by teaching people slow diaphragmatic breathing.  Years ago, I did this through electromyographic (muscle tension) biofeedback to teach people to keep their neck and shoulder muscles relaxed, breathing by expanding and contracting their abdomen rather than lifting and dropping their chest.  Recent research shows that even more effective is heart-rate variability biofeedback:  training people to breathe slowly enough to enhance the difference between heart-rate following inhalation and heart rate following exhalation.  (This improves vagal tone and has also been shown to be effective in managing hypertension and ameliorating major depression.)  

Slowing respiration has similar effects as the Buteyko method on blood CO2 and O2, but is much easier to teach  and more comfortable to learn and practice as there is no need, as in Buteyko, to train people to hold their breath for long periods of time.  Heart-rate variability biofeedback also enhances the relaxation response.    

Julie Weiner, M.S. (Nutrition), LMHC

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

BCIA-Certified Biofeedback Therapist

Riverdale, NY

P.S.  Another nutrient combo that reduces inflammation is "activated quercetin," i.e. quercetin+bromelain.  This combo taken between (not with) meals, plus magnesium, helped me nip my own exercise- and cold-induced asthma in the bud.  Also valuable in enhancing magnesium absorption:  cutting down on sugars and starches, which increase magnesium excretion and inhibit absorption.

I am a trained Yoga therapist and have worked with asthmatics Yogic breathing ,many different techniques are possible Ie teaching to lenghten the exhale which will eventually increase the inhale Postures (asanas) to open the chest ,to strengthen the intercostal muscles For those who are "afraid " of the word breathing one can begin with using  external sounding ie Ahhhh oohhh etc  So  in fact the client is breathing out with out being aware of that Once his /her confidence grows and fear is lessened one can move onto breath awareness techniques ,postures usuing breathing Relaxation deals wonderfully with the psychosomatic side of the illness There are techniques to prevent an asthma attack happening if one recognises the signsLast but not least diet is important Check out your mucous forming foods ie dairy ; reduce it or cut it out A qualified nutritionist should be able to help here

Lynne McTaggart&#39;s recent blog post suggests that conventional medicine&#39;s approach to asthma is

Well done Lynne,

just ask the questions "what is it, and where does it come from."  We tend to make life too complicated.  Asthma results from a hyperactive immune system.  Obviously we have to cut out attack causing chemicals and sprays first.  I always give my patients a diet sheet to keep to for 4 weeks.  When the attacks stop, they re-introduce a food of their choice for 1 week, if all is well another etc.  Then we have to re-direct the immune system back to doing what it should, namely protect you from the real enemy, not go crazy at will.  I have been using the supplements on your site for years combined with own blood injections.  There is also a fantastic asthma nosode from the German company Heel which can be mixed with the blood.

Sometimes asthma can be caused by fungus in the lungs, possibly due to taking antibiotics a year or two earlier and not taking probiotics afterwards. Such was my case. Taking acidophilus for six weeks (1-2 capsules/day) appeared to be the reason it cleared up. So if all asthmatics tried acidophilus I am sure a proportion of them would be cured.

Acidophilus can cure thrush (6 caps/day for 6 weeks). This may be overdose but there are no side effects so an overdose will do no harm.

I attended a Buteyko course in 2000 and overcame a life time of asthma and need for daily medication. I have been asthma free and have not required asthma medication for 7 years now.  The experience lead me to train as a practitioner. I have now taught Buteyko to over 1,000 people from my clinic in Auckland, New Zealand.  I encourage any one with asthma to enrol in a Buteyko course. There is a list of registered practitioners worldwide on the Buteyko Institute web site at www.buteyko.info

I agree with the above regarding the Buteyko method. It si certainly the most effective approach to treating the underlying condition of asthma. What I am dismayed about is that the WWDTY give it very little attention. As a once severe asthmatic myself, it is the only approach that works. There are not 11 ways to solve asthma- there is only one- namely correct your overbreathing that is causing cooling, dehydration and loss of CO2 from the airways. The other ways as mentioned help a little but that is about it. Further information see www.buteykoclinic.com