ASTHMA, THE COMPLETE GUIDE by Prof. Jonathan Brostoff & Linda Gamlin

You might find it difficult to believe that a seriously thick, large format paperback called 'The Complete guide' was hard to put down - but this is !
Taking what is recognised to be one of the fastest growing conditions, especially among young children, in the western world the authors deconstruct conventional attitudes to asthma. Their grounds, as they say in the introductory section, are that most asthmatics could feel substantially better, need fewer drugs and enjoy life more if they would tackle their asthma from several different angles rather than relying solely on drugs.

Identifying and avoiding allergens and major triggers (pets, damp houses, house dust mite, pollen etc), learning to breathe well and strengthening breathing muscles, investigating and treating food sensitivities and chronic low level infections, reviewing whether your home or your work environments and contributing to your asthma, checking that the drugs that you are taking are right for you and improving your diet - are just a few of the measures that they suggest - and exhaustively examine - in the books' 500 odd pages. An excellent investment for both doctor and patient.

Published by Bloomsbury - ISBN 0-7475-4043-8
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ASTHMA EPIDEMIC by Dr John Mansfield

Dr Mansfieldinvestigates the exponential rise in asthma over the last 20 years and challenges the conventional drug based approach to treatment.

He points out that vitamin and mineral deficiencies (especially magnesium) are usually overlooked as background factors of potential importance. Food allergy and intolerance are seldom considered and no attempt is made to find a cause which could, ideally, lead to a cure. Instead the patient is prescribed drugs and shuffled from clinic to clinic, rarely attending one which sees asthma as part of a general allergic condition.

Nutritional advice, elimination diets and desensitisation through neutralisation are all considered. A very worthwhile book for any asthma sufferer.

Published by Thorsons - ISBN 0-7225-3600-3
Recommended Retail Price: £7.99

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ALL ABOUT ASTHMA AND ALLERGY by Dr Harry Morrow-Brown

An old but very interesting book looking at the link between allergies (both to inhaled allergens and food) and asthma. Also touches on the links between allergy and rthritis, colitis and beahvioural problems. Dr Morrow-Brown is an allergist with unparaleled experience in this field.

Published by Crowood - ISBN 1-85223-324-9

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