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		<description><![CDATA[Asthma is a condition that causes long-term inflammation of the airways. The inflammation makes the airways overreact to certain particles in the air. During an asthma episode, the muscles surrounding the tubes that carry air into the lungs (bronchial tubes) go into spasm; the mucous lining of the lungs swells; and secretions build up in [...]]]></description>
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<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">Asthma is a condition that causes long-term inflammation of the airways. The inflammation makes the airways overreact to certain particles in the air. During an asthma episode, the muscles surrounding the tubes that carry air into the lungs (bronchial tubes) go into spasm; the mucous lining of the lungs swells; and secretions build up in the lungs, suddenly making breathing difficult.</p>
<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">A person who is having an asthma episode (attack) may make a wheezing or whistling sound while breathing. The person usually coughs a great deal and may spit up mucus. Sometimes a chronic, dry cough, especially at night or early in the morning, is the only symptom of mild asthma.</p>
<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">Many things can trigger asthma, including allergens such as dust, pollen, cockroaches, and animal dander. In general, viral respiratory infections, such as colds, are the most common triggers of asthma. Other triggers include exercise, cold air, cigarette or wood smoke, chemical vapors, pain relievers (especially aspirin), food preservatives and dyes, and emotional stress.</p>
<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">Asthma usually develops during childhood but may also begin later in life. The first episode often follows a cold or the flu. Asthma is more common in children who are exposed to cigarette smoke in the home. Many children outgrow <a name="pgfId-1149319"></a>asthma symptoms as they get older, but the symptoms may return later in life.</p>
<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">Most children and adults can control their asthma by avoiding triggers that cause attacks.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">There is no way to prevent asthma. However, you may be able to limit the length and severity of asthma episodes if you can avoid or control your exposure to things that trigger asthma symptoms.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> Review Home Treatment for allergies.</span></p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Control cockroaches. Do not leave food or garbage in open containers. Use poison bait and traps to kill cockroaches. Avoid chemical sprays, which can trigger an asthma attack.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Avoid smoke of all kinds. If you smoke cigarettes, stop. Avoid places where other people may be smoking. Stay away from wood-burning stoves.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Avoid irritants in the air. Stay indoors when the air pollution or pollen count is high. Try to avoid strong odours, fumes, and perfume.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Avoid breathing cold air. In cold weather, breathe through your nose, and cover your nose and mouth with a scarf or a cold weather mask.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Aspirin, ibuprofen, and similar pain medications can cause severe asthma attacks in some people. Discuss the use of these medications with your doctor, and use them with caution. If these medications bother you, don&#8217;t use them. Try acetaminophen instead.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Do not use nonprescription cold and cough medications unless your doctor tells you to do so.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Stress may be a factor in triggering asthma attacks.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Reduce your risk of colds and flu by washing your hands often and getting a flu shot each year.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>If you use a humidifier, clean it thoroughly once a week.</p>
<p class="para" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span>Build up the strength of your lungs and airways.</p>
<p class="para" style="text-align: justify;">Get regular exercise. Swimming or water aerobics may be good choices because you are less likely to have asthma attack when you breathe moist air. If vigorous exercise triggers asthma attacks, talk with your doctor. Adjusting your medication and your exercise routine may help.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Considering this, the use of the <a href="http://www.lifefacilities.com/medical-home-health/respiratory/breathing-device.html">Frolov&#8217;s Respiration Training Device</a> (especially during the disease incipience) can both significantly decrease exacerbation of the disease (bronchospasm, breathlessness and cough) and work for a long term improvement.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">At the beginning of the respiration trainings with the Device, your body will experience the following:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Higher negative inhaling pressure dilutes bronchial mucus, clears your bronchi and lungs from mucus and sputum, and improves the patency of bronchial tubes.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Higher exhaling pressure has the bronchodilatory effect, which improves pulmonary ventilation, increases oxygen share in blood, organs and tissues.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Diaphragmatic flutter allows peak involvement of pulmonary tissue in the respiration process, increases the breathing surface of your lungs and intensifies the drainage of your thoracic cavity helping to remove sputum and mucus.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Controlled hypercapnia and stimulation of centers blockading the parasympathetic activity and taking part in the regulation of contraction and relief of smooth bronchial muscles, reduces the bronchial spasm.</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In 3 to 5 weeks of regular trainings you reach:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Adaptation to controlled hypoxia and hypercapnia, which activates functions of blood-making organs and immune system (during this period sputum is usually expectorated intensively).</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Bronchial clearance normalizes oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in your lungs, and hence considerably improves your health.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Slow and gradual increase of breathing exertions is the reason for deep changes in metabolism processes. This improves your health and lets you reduce your dose of medicines step-by-step until you need no antispasmodic and/or hormonal agents.</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bronchial asthma is often tough and even insidious, but everything is possible for a persistent and determined person. Take the <a href="http://www.lifefacilities.com/medical-home-health/respiratory/breathing-device.html">Frolov&#8217;s Training Device</a> as your assistant, and it won&#8217;t let you down!</span></h2>
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		<title>Bronchitis / Asthma / Emphysema / Sinusitus / Chronic Cough / Snoring / Sleep Apnea</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might be hard to imagine these diseases having some benefit at first, but read on. At the moment you understand why nature allows these things to happen, you will immediately see why the standard treatment is so harmful, and why the approach offered here is so effective. COPD refers to a category of diseases [...]]]></description>
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<p>It might be hard to imagine these diseases having some benefit at first, but read on. At the moment you understand why nature allows these things to happen, you will immediately see why the standard treatment is so harmful, and why the approach offered here is so effective.</p>
<p>COPD refers to a category of diseases including asthma, bronchitis and emphysema. In each of these cases, the affected person ends up with less air exchange between the body and the air. The lungs, which are where exchange takes place, develops a barrier. In the case of asthma, the muscles around the bronchioles contract, stopping air from flowing. In the case of bronchitis, the mucous acts as a barrier. Emphysema also prevents air exchange becasue the normal lung tissue is partly replaced by scar.</p>
<p>Sleep apnea is almost the same as COPD in the sense that the result is the same. It is a direct way to slow the loss of carbon dioxide. Also, when mucous is constantly produced, some people develop chronic cough.</p>
<p><strong>But Why Are These Conditions Necessary?</strong></p>
<p>Victims of each of these diseases hyperventillate, or breathe extra fast. That is the surprising truth discovered by Russian physician Professor Konstantin Buteyko, who studied breathing physiology for 30 years. But why would you, a person seeking help for your COPD, hyperventillate? The answer to that question determines what you do to reverse your COPD.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Why would I hyperventilate in the first place?</strong>&#8221;</p>
<p>Hyperventilation begins when we anticipate trouble or worry about something. It is the body&#8217;s way of preparing for phyical exertion. But when we hyperventillate without the exertion, our carbon dioxide reserves become gradually depleted. Not a big deal you think? Read on.</p>
<p>Carbon dioxide is used for virtually every chemical reaction in the body. It is used as a buffer in the blood to prevent sudden changes of blood chemistry. It is a building block for every tissue in our body. Nature strongly protects against loss of too much carbon dioxide.</p>
<p><strong>How Nature Protects Us From Hyperventillation<br />
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Nature preserves carbon dioxide in many ways, but the most direct methods are COPD and sleep apnea. Here are some facts: Low carbon dioxide causes spasm of the muscles around the broncioles. Low carbon dioxide causes mucous production. Low carbon dioxide causes scar formation. Low carbon dioxide causes you to stop breathing. Do any of these things sound related? All of these &#8216;diseases&#8217; help restore carbon dioxide levels</p>
<p>Traditional treatments are advertised like this: Mucous bad. Let&#8217;s prevent mucous produciton. Bronchial spasm bad, lets give a drug to prevent it. But what do you think your body is going to do about your low carbon dioxide now? It will have to find some other way to deal with it. That is precicely why these &#8216;treatments&#8217; are so ineffective and harmful. They stop your body from fixing itself, and ignore the thing that is really wrong.</p>
<p>We actually have a way to fix the low carbon dioxide problem, which is primarily caused by habitual hyperventillation, which is caused primarily by habitual stress. It is called <a href="http://www.lifefacilities.com/medical-home-health/respiratory/breathing-device.html">Frolov&#8217;s respiratory training device</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Instead of expensive drugs that don&#8217;t work, we advise you to train your breathing properly.</strong></p>
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