How Fruits and Vegetables Can Help Treat Asthma

In my video Preventing Asthma With Fruits and Vegetables, I highlighted an international study of asthma and allergies involving more than a million kids. The study found a consistent inverse relationship between prevalence rates of asthma, allergies, and eczema and the intake of plants, starch, grains, and vegetables. Researchers speculated “over a decade ago that if these findings could be generalized, and if the average daily consumption of these foods increased, an important decrease in symptom prevalence could be achieved.” No need to speculate any more, though, because plants were finally put to the test.....

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Vitamin D deficiency ups odds of asthma exacerbation

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased odds of asthma exacerbations, according to a study published in the December issue of Allergy.
Ronit Confino-Cohen, M.D., from the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel, and colleagues examined the correlations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) level and asthma in a cohort of Israeli adults aged 22 to 50 years. Participants with physician-diagnosed asthma and asthma exacerbation were identified.....

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Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Remedy for Childhood Asthma?

Surgery to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which entails tonsil and adenoid removal, also improved asthma in affected children, research suggested.....

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