Chances are if you have asthma you have some degree of chronic (it's always there) inflammation in your air passages. Studies have proven the best and safest way of treating this inflammation is daily use of inhaled corticosteroids.
So much evidence links fat with asthma that some folks like to call it Fasthma. In fact, I was recently emailed this question: "What are your thoughts on "Fasthma" a.k.a. "Fat Asthma" or obesity related asthma?" Read More »
The treatment of asthma is most successful when there is a strong -- and fairly equal -- partnership between doctor and patient. I first wrote about teaming up with your doctor here, and I also suggested in another post that Knowing Your Doctor's Asthma "IQ" could be helpful. Read More »
