Asthma

I just spent a couple of minutes talking on the phone to a wonderful lady with the San Diego Natural Guide. I contacted the guide earlier this week to see about getting a spot in their directory for the Fall. So as we were talking, she was asking about Lucidia and if it could possibly benefit someone with asthma. She was saying that she used to live in Illinois and had a friend come visit her recently from Illinois. The last time they saw each other, this friend was asthma free and in the two years since then, she developed such severe asthma that she uses a breathing machine when necessary and at times will have to wake up in the middle of the night, just to get herself hooked up to the machine to regulate her breathing.

Wow, I felt so bad for this woman. It's no way to live your life - to feel like you're being suffocated. Ugh! To not be able to breath... and then what if you're caught somewhere without an inhaler or breathing machine. It seems frightening.

So anyway, as this nice woman from the San Diego Natural Guide and I were talking, she asked whether Lucidia would help her asthmatic friend. I let her know that her friend should definitely not try to replace her breathing machine with Lucidia, but that Lucidia will help improve her immune system and strengthen her body so it won't be affected by allergens.

I've never experienced asthma, so I wanted to do a little research to see what happens when someone has an asthma attack. This is what I found... Basically the muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and your airways produce extra mucus that blocks the passage of air.

Some of the most common triggers of asthma are pollen, dust mites, mold and pet dander; and irritants, like smoke, pollution, fumes, cleaning chemicals, and sprays.




Thanks to the following sites for helping me out with my curiosity about asthma.
http://www.aaaai.org
http://www.bio.davidson.edu

A Career in Counting Pollen?

I was listening to KPBS, the local NPR station here in San Diego the other day. It was a bit of a miracle in and of itself that I got to listen to this one interview. I was in the car with my kids on the way to school last Wednesday morning and typically if I'm in the car with them we're either rocking out to Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift. So as it happened last Wednesday, we got in the car and my daughter says, "can you put on kids music?", so I obliged and turned on the radio. I must have been listening to KPBS the day before (sans kids - of course) because the first thing I hear is the commentator talking about counting pollen. So this really peeked my interest and before I knew it we were at my kids school and unfortunately for them, they didn't get to have their morning dose of Justin or Taylor.

Here's the full interview below. This whole counting pollen thing seems old school, but sometimes good ol' fashion human observation is the best way to go.

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What is Ragweed??

During allergy season, ragweed is an allergen that we always hear about... but what is it?

Ragweed is also called bitterweeds and bloodweeds. There are 41 species worldwide. Many are adapted to the arid climates of the desert. Ragweeds prefer dry, sunny grassy plains, sandy soils, and to grow along river banks, along roadsides, and vacant lots. The pollen from ragweed is extremely light and can be carried for many miles on air currents. Ragweed seeds can also often survive for years in the soil, growing when conditions are right.

Ragweed is highly allergenic, generally considered the greatest allergen of all pollens, and the prime cause of hay fever in North America. Common Ragweed and Western Ragweed are considered the most noxious to those prone to hay fever. Ragweeds bloom in the northern hemisphere from early July-mid August or until cooler weather arrives.

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