Reviews (13)

Asthmatics- this is not the solution
I read Richard Firsheins book with much interest. Yes, it is well written and contains factual information but I found my asthma was as bad after reading it as it was before. The book did little to improve my condition - it did not reverse it.
Wrong theory?
Although I greatly admire Dr. Firschein for his initiative, my experience with asthma has taught me to be skeptical of the theory of correcting breathing presented in the book.If you consider how a normal person takes a natural deep breath you will see that the chest is vigorously expanded and the upper abdomen is drawn in and upward (Gray's Anatomy).It therefore seems highly arguable that an asthmatic simply "gets stuck" in his frantic effort to take a deep inspiration, and that the upward straining of the shoulders so typical of an attack is not pathological and the deep breath should be taught by correctly learning from a healthy breather in all details.Also, a healthybreather tends to restrict the inflow of air during the deep inspiration with his lips and/teeth.
Please read this review
There is significant evidence that the root cause of many, if not most, cases of asthma (and many allergies as well) is deficiency of magnesium. This fact is discussed in detail by Dr. Carolyn Dean in her excellent book The Miracle of Magnesium. Dr. Dean recommends 600 mg of supplemental magnesium daily. People with asthma who follow Dr. Dean's advice about daily magnesium supplementation often improve dramatically even if they have continued to struggle with asthma under other treatments which omit magnesium supplementation. If you are suffering from asthma please read Dr. Dean's excellent book and follow her advice regarding daily magnesium supplementation. It may well be the most important thing you will ever due to relieve this terrible ailment. By the way, although a variety of magnesium supplements are available, and beneficial, chelated magnesium -- which is readily available in most health food stores -- is the most effective. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergies    2. Alternative medicine    3. Alternative treatment    4. Asthma    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. Diseases - Respiratory    8. General    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Coping with illness    12. Health & Fitness / Allergies   

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One of the best asthma books I have read
I have read every book I can find about asthma and, without a doubt, "Asthma-Relax, You're Not Going To Die", is my favorite. It presents a sensible, balanced view that encourages cooperation with your physician while also encouraging you to take responsibility for your health. No quackery or quick fixes in this book...just sensible, healthy advice that you can use for a lifetime.
A terrific book for asthma sufferers!
Everyone with asthma should read this book. It contains practical information on how to alleviate your symptoms with diet, exercise, and cleaning up toxins in your environment. Herbs and other alternative therapies are covered as well. Sound advice on drug therapies is also included. It's information you can put to use immediately to get control of your asthma. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Asthma    3. Audio Adult: Other    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Respiratory    6. Popular Works    7. Coping with illness    8. Popular medicine   

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patient of ellen cutler
We all know that close friends, relatives or colleagues who have something to gain write the 5 stars critics. They are really objective.
Open your mind
.... Client of Ellen Cutler
Ellen Cutler's work is visionary.It works whereas nothing else seems to - After being chronically ill for years and searching, full time, for a medical and/or alternative practitioner who could help me, finding and being treated by Ellen Cutler is like finding a needle in a haystack.I ameternally grateful that I have found her located so close to where I live. She is a kind and compassionate soul.Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergic Diseases    2. Allergies    3. Alternative Therapies    4. Alternative medicine    5. Alternative treatment    6. Asthma    7. Consumer Health    8. Diseases - Respiratory    9. Health/Fitness    10. Naturopathy    11. Treatment    12. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies   

Subjects:  1. Diseases - Respiratory    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health aspects    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Prevention    7. Psychology    8. Smoking    9. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Smoking    10. Tobacco    11. Tobacco use    12. Toxicology    13. Personal & public health   

Reviews (7)

What a BLESSING!!!
This is a tremedous book for anyone that thinks they might have asthma or if they actually have been diagnosed with asthma. My 22 month old was recently diagnosed with asthma and even though I'm a college graduate I was having some trouble making sense of all the medications and reading the signs when he was having trouble since he's too young for a peak flow meter. This book covers it all in great deal and teaches you how to really manage your asthma whether you can use a peak flow meter or not. A wonderful book and worth far more than the list price. The author is actually an asthma specialist and indicated you can get the information in this book from your doctor, but it would take 10 hours. It would be difficult for you to remember and you would probably not want to pay for it! I think that is a good description of this book! It goes along exactly with what my doctor has been saying, only presents it in an organized manner along with some forms in the back to keep a daily diary and treatment plan. EXCELLENT!!!

Great guide for asthmatics
I have read a number of books and articles on asthma. This is by far the most comprehensive, up to date and it is easy to understand, too. I checked a copy from my library but it is so good that I am going to purchase it for my personal reference library as well as my child's school nurse. This book even has short section explaining cough-variant asthma, which is what both me and my son have...this is a little known type of asthma which in my case was mis-diagnosed for 35 years.

Lifesaver
Read Plaut's book shortly after my oldest son had his first asthma attackwhich nearly resulted in respiratory failure.Plaut's book is by far mybest single source for useful information about causes, prevention andtreatment.I consult it regularly and highly recommend it for anyone withor concerned about asthma. It was a lifesaver in my family!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asthma    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Diseases - Respiratory    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Popular works    8. Reference   

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Outstanding Reporting and Story Telling
Mr. Greenfeld has written an immensely readable, honest, and intelligent history of epidemics past and possible future. If you are concerned about avian influenza and the future threat of a pandemic, read this book. Even if you aren't, read it anyway.

More Important than Hot Zone
Greenfeld has given us a medical thriller somewhat along the lines of Preston's The Hot Zone, but I find this is better than the Hot Zone because, in its more thoughtful pacing, it is better written and is much more informed about the native culture from which the bug emanates. Greenfeld spent a lot of time on the ground in China during the emergence of the viral illness known as SARS, sitting not in Beijing hotel rooms but mucking through the backstreets of crowded, stinking Guangzhou, and he brings all of this to the page in an unforgettable and somehow life-affirming portrait of humanity, painting streets as both a gory slaughterhouse and redoubt of animist superstition as well as the cutting-edge of epidemiological science that would affect the rest of the world. This is absolutely essential; rather than view China or Africa or any of the world's viral incubators as menacing, unknowable breeding grounds, this books makes it clear that the globalization of illnesses requires we understand global culture as our culture, and their consequences as our consequences. Thankfully, the latest avian flu scare has subsided somewhat, and other matters like war in the Middle East have grabbed the front pages; but when the next globalized epidemic emerges, I suspect Greenfeld's book will become something of a road map, if not a bible.

True to life - pretty much
Having been involved in the SARS epidemic laboratory testing working group at CDC in Atlanta I was very interested in the way this book tells the tale of how it all came about. These things start with rumors, samples come in, testing is done and the results reported. So much for the lab work. Then the medical journals report the epidemiology - nice if you are an epidemilogist, but dry otherwise. We very rarely get a richly detailed account of the whole story. Mr. Greenfield does that here and does a great service in that he shows the real world of infectious disease - which most people don't want to think about. The descriptions are excellent (I will never approach a "wild flavor" restaurant as long as I live!).The tension is kept throughout the book, much as the tension in the lab when the outbreak is happening - round the clock lab work, constant talks with collegues around the world, competition to see who can get it first. It's all there.
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Subjects:  1. Avian influenza    2. China    3. Diseases - Contagious    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. Epidemiology    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. History    9. Medical    10. Medical / Nursing    11. Respiratory Diseases    12. SARS (Disease)    13. History of medicine    14. Infectious & contagious diseases    15. Political Science / International Relations   

Subjects:  1. Christianity    2. Christianity - Christian Life - Physical Health    3. Christianity - General    4. Cold (Disease)    5. Diseases - Contagious    6. Diseases - General    7. Diseases - Respiratory    8. Influenza    9. Paranasal sinuses    10. Religion    11. Religion - Christian Life    12. Religious aspects   

Reviews (4)

Excellent information from a 5 star doctor
I had gone through 2 sinus surgeries.Terrible experiences to say the least.Pain, suffering and worst of all - no relief! AWESOME PERSON AWESOME BOOK!
I read the book and I have to say that it is very helpful to have around. Its packed with nothing but facts and down to earth terms. I think alot of people can relate to having more than one sinusitis attack and I wouldrecommend it to anyone.Dr. Rosin is full of knowledge and if all elsefails, come meet her in person. She will answer all your questions and helpyou solve your sinus problems. Not only a Specialist, but a special person.Thats what makes a damn good doctor. 2 thumbs up all around!

Waste of money!Simplistic; obvious.
This book is a simple collection of research about sinuses and sinusitis.I ordered every book on sinusitis and this was the worst.Try ordering "Sinus Survival" to learn everything in this book, plus lots moreabout what's actually happening in your sinuses. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Respiratory    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medical    6. Otolaryngology    7. Paranasal sinuses    8. Sinusitis    9. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Respiratory    10. Popular medicine   

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Best childhood asthma book out there.
Excellent and perhaps the best resource out there for any parent with a child that suffers from asthma.Dr. Rachelfsky very clearly outlines everything that you may want to know, and even takes away a lot of the mystery from the myriad treatments for asthma.
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Subjects:  1. Asthma in children    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Pediatrics    8. Popular works    9. Child care & upbringing    10. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Respiratory    11. Popular medicine   

Reviews (5)

Helpful General Information
My mother is newly diagnosed with asthma, at age 68. Getting this diagnosis been a confusing process that hasn't been very well explained by her doctor. This book is full of good, medically based general information. I would recommend it for someone who needs an introduction to the subject that is fairly detailed but easy to understand.

Please add magnesium
There is significant evidence that the root cause of many, if not most, cases of asthma (and many allergies as well) is deficiency of magnesium. This fact is discussed in detail by Dr. Carolyn Dean in her excellent book The Miracle of Magnesium. Dr. Dean recommends 600 mg of supplemental magnesium daily. People with asthma who follow Dr. Dean's advice about daily magnesium supplementation often improve dramatically even if they have continued to struggle with asthma under other treatments which omit magnesium supplementation. If you are suffering from asthma please read Dr. Dean's excellent book and follow her advice regarding daily magnesium supplementation. It may well be the most important thing you will ever due to relieve this terrible ailment. By the way, although a variety of magnesium supplements are available, and beneficial, chelated magnesium -- which is readily available in most health food stores -- is the most effective.

Very informative and helpful
The book has special sections, e.g. Women, Children, Adult-onset, older folks, etc.I contracted adult-onset asthma and being a diver, the disease cramped my lifestyle.This comprehensive book helped me understand the causes of the disease, treatment, advances in medicine, asthma action plan, etc.It helped me to have an intelligent and informed discussion with my pulmonologist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergies    2. Asthma    3. Consumer Health    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Nutrition    8. Treatment    9. Medical / General   

Reviews (5)

People with asthma often need magnesium supplementation
There is significant evidence that the root cause of many, if not most, cases of asthma (and many allergies as well) is deficiency of magnesium. This fact is discussed in detail by Dr. Carolyn Dean in her excellent book The Miracle of Magnesium. Dr. Dean recommends 600 mg of supplemental magnesium daily. People with asthma who follow Dr. Dean's advice about daily magnesium supplementation often improve dramatically even if they have continued to struggle with asthma under other treatments which omit magnesium supplementation. If you are suffering from asthma please read Dr. Dean's excellent book and follow her advice regarding daily magnesium supplementation. It may well be the most important thing you will ever due to relieve this terrible ailment. By the way, although a variety of magnesium supplements are available, and beneficial, chelated magnesium -- which is readily available in most health food stores -- is the most effective.

Comprehensive, and biased....
This book is probably important for all of us to have in our library, since it's very complete and comprehensive in explaining what asthma is and what kinds of treatments are available - although a book like this goes out of date the second it is printed.There are already a number of new things available for asthmatics that have come since the last edition.If you are in the care of a doctor, you will ask much more informed questions - and understand the drugs you are on - after reading this book.
This book is a great help .
This book was very helpful to me in being an informed health care consumer for my child. I especially found the detailed medication section helpful. My son's asthma had progressed from being mild to moderate and the thorough review of current medication options was very helpful. I purchased the book basedon the fact that a pulmonary nurse clinician had recommended it. I am a nurse practicioner in women's health and value the recommendation from another practicioner who is involved in educating her patients regarding their conditon. This book really helped me in making informed decisions along with my son's pediatrician. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergies    2. Asthma    3. Consumer Health    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Popular works    8. Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    9. Coping with illness    10. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Respiratory   

Reviews (3)

Pediatrician Recommended
I just attended a lecture given by my pediatrician's office and this book was recommended as a guide by the doctor facilitating the lecture. I haven't read the book yet but it was referred to quite a bit during the lecture and I do plan on purchasing it as it sounds like a good reference.

Guide You to Your Pediatrician�s Waiting Room
Just because mainstream pediatricians can't cure allergies or asthma does not mean that they are incurable.Nowhere in this book is any understanding about why people get allergies and asthma in the first place, aside from a genetic tendency.What brings out this tendency in your child?Apparently, the American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't know.This book is dedicated to keeping allergy medicine in the dark ages of throwing drugs at the symptoms without much attempt to understand their cause.Environmental approaches to allergy and asthma are almost entirely ignored, or contradicted in another part of the book. Very Informative
After finding out my daughter was diagnosed with Asthma I read this book.It was very informative and it clearly described Asthma.It was very helpful in explaining different treatments, medications, and steps to taketo limit Asthma attacks.I have a much better understanding of Asthma andhow to control it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergic Diseases    2. Allergies    3. Allergy in children    4. Care    5. Consumer Health    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. Diseases - Respiratory    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health - General    10. Health/Fitness    11. Patients    12. Pediatrics    13. Popular works    14. Prevention    15. Child care & upbringing    16. Health & Fitness / General    17. Popular medicine   

Reviews (3)

good but missing some essentials
This book has a great format with interesting case studies involving a number of respiratory conditions, however if you are looking for a thorough examination of respiratory disease, this is not where you will find it. It is completely lacking case studies involving Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Hypertension-- two topics you probably don't want to miss.Overall, a good introductory text with clinical applications and a "big picture" approach to respiratory disease.

Clear explanations of disease processes
I am a Respiratory Therapy student and I have found this book very helpful.Each chapter presents a specific disease and starts with a full description of that disease process which is then followed by a case study. The reader is provided with information about the "patient" andis then asked questions.There are answers to those questions immediatelyfollowing.This book has really helped me to understand several diseasesand I would recommend it for any respiratory pathophysiology class.

You can get vertual experiences in Pulmonary Medicine
This book mentioned case studies for medical students, residents, pulmonary fellows, internists, and other health professionals.The readers can get vertual experiences in Pulmonary Medicine.This book will be yourstrong weapon to solve the problem in your medical practice.Enjoy yourvertual medical experiences with this literature for the treatment of yourpatients with respiratory illness! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Respiratory Therapy    2. Case studies    3. Diseases    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Reference    10. Respiration Disorders    11. Respiratory Diseases    12. Respiratory organs    13. Respiratory medicine   

Subjects:  1. Diseases - Respiratory    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Neurology - General    5. Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    6. Smoking    7. Tobacco    8. Toxicology    9. adverse effects    10. physiopathology   

Reviews (5)

Excellent book for anyone with COPD or asthma!
I picked this book up because I was concerned about my husband, who has had a morning cough for about 2 years.The book was the catalyst to a whole lifestyle change for him!We went to his doctor, had him tested for COPD (he is in the early stages), he quit smoking, we ripped out our carpet, we've changed our diet....I can't say enough about the value of this book.Read it!!!

Life and Breath
Finally, a book to help patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The families of people suffering from COPD will have a better understanding of the disease after reading this book. Well worth the read....
I first saw Dr. Schacter being interviewed on the Today Show in April while I was home recouperating from my third round of pneumonia in about 15 years.I ordered the book immediately and read it within a day of receiving it.Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Respiratory    4. Diseases, Obstructive    5. Health/Fitness    6. Lungs    7. Popular works    8. Respiratory Diseases    9. Medical / Diseases / Respiratory   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Respiratory    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Sinusitis    6. Health & Fitness / General   

Reviews (5)

Fantastic Book, Genius Author!!!!!!
I love this book!!!!!It is extremely informative and has helped our family's health problems immensely.I love the Oregano products recommended in this book.They WORK!!!!My child's asthma has completely disappeared, and my chronic sinus infections are gone. No more antibiotics every few weeks for me because of sinus infections.I can't tell you how relieved I am as a mother, to no longer have to worry about my child having a full blown asthma attack and needing nebulizer treatments every few hours every time he has a cold. Dr. Ingram is a hero to our family.

Thankful for Dr. Cass Ingram
Having just read the review of July 8, 2005 relating to a press release from 2003, it boosts my trust of Dr. Ingram's very informative books.The American Medical Association would like to see Dr. Ingram and many others like him "go away".We're sort of at the crossroads right now where our liberty to buy natural products (such as Oil of Oregano and Oregacyn, etc.) could be taken away, and we would need a prescription to purchase such items.
This is a wonderful book.
If you suffer from sinus problems, such as myself, this is a great book to read. I have used one of the products, Oregacyn that Dr. Ingram recommends for sinusitis. It has helped greatly reduce the number of sinus infections that I have and has helped clear ones that start. I have allergies to pollen, trees, dust, etc. and this is the only supplement that I have ever taken that clears my sinus problems, so that I do not have to take antibiotics.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Respiratory    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness   

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Finally A Balanced View
Dr. Marc Siegel's book delivers what has been sorely missing in the discussion of bird flu--a balanced, reasonable, and objective view of this possible threat to our health. Dr. Siegel carefully explains that calls for alarm are not appropriate based on current scientific knowledge and only serve to raise the fear level. At the same time he outlines steps such as upgrading vaccine manufacture and government responsiveness in case a real threat materializes. His basic advice which is to eat smart, exercise, and reduce anxiety, will likely help all of us to live longer. This highly readable and informative book is really "everything you need to know" about this subject.

Good Insights!
Siegel believes that it is not likely that the bird flu will mutate to human form, and that even if it does, it will be less lethal than currently.In addition, generally unreported evidence from Hong Kong (about 16% of those tested had antibodies to the H5N1 virus) indicates it is less virulent than believed.
A sensible look into the hype, the facts, and the fears of Bird Flu
The spread of a lethal strain of bird flu in the past two years has sparked fears of a new pandemic. In Bird Flu, Dr. Marc Siegel looks through the facts, the fears, and the realities to explain what has the experts so worried and why there's still plenty of reason to be calm.Regardless of whether a bird flu outbreak will occur this year in the United States, there's still plenty of work to be done in preparing America for outbreaks of any kind. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Avian influenza    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases - Contagious    4. Diseases - Respiratory    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. History - General History    9. Influenza, Human    10. etiology    11. transmission    12. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Contagious    13. Infectious & contagious diseases    14. Personal & public health   

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Terrific New Allergy Treatment Resource
As a non-medical professional I found Dr.Mitchell's book very easy to understand.His 'drops' treatment is an exciting option for allergy sufferers.I strongly recommend this book as a resource in this new area of allergy treatments. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allergic Diseases    2. Allergies    3. Asthma    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Respiratory    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Health & Fitness / Allergies   

Subjects:  1. Allergic Diseases    2. Allergies    3. Alternative Therapies    4. Consumer Health    5. Diseases - Respiratory    6. Hay fever    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Popular works    10. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies