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Archive for April, 2009
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My Household Routine for Swine Flu (Or any Flu)
I know I don’t need to update anyone here on the Blog of Inferior Breathing with swine flu developments (except I just did). Parenting a kid with respiratory problems has a way of ramping up your typical pandemic monitoring a notch or ten. Today I want to talk prevention and avoidance. In my original swine flu post, [...] -
The State of Your Air, from the American Lung Association
It’s that time of the year again. The American Lung Association released its 2009 State of the Air report today. Here’s a tiny sample of the ALA’s key findings, and in light of all the worry over the swine flu outbreak, let’s start with: The Good - Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Atlanta, York, PA and Lancaster, PA all have personal [...] -
Announcements: Me & ABC News, Steve & the Boston Marathon
Guess what? After I posted about freaking out and then not freaking out over the swine flu yesterday, ABC News contacted me about answering some questions for an article. Go check out Lauren Cox’s piece, Swine Flu: Top 5 Reasons Not to Panic and read what your favorite Asthma Mom had to say. Let me know [...] -
Not Freaking Out About the Swine Flu
With my new shorter-and-more-frequent blogwriting strategy, I had planned to post a few more times on Friday and maybe even over the weekend, especially since I wanted to catch up on posts around the asthma blogger neighborhood. I’ll be honest with you, though: I got distracted by the swine flu. To be even further honest, I’ve been [...] -
Sunlight and Lice are Your Friends
Well, maybe. Everyone needs a little vitamin D, but now scientists think low levels of it may contribute to asthma severity in kids. The best source of vitamin D is sunlight, so the link raises a few questions for me: 1. The kids in the study who had severe asthma and low levels of vitamin D – [...] -
A is for April, Asthma, & Allergies
Last Friday morning, I woke up to this: This week? The sun shines brightly, the flowers are blooming, and the grass has turned green: This drastic change in weather is normal for the Denver area, or so I’m told. Also normal for this time of year, unfortunately, are seasonal allergy triggers. If all the pollen saturating the air [...] -
Review – Indoor Air Quality Screen Check Kits
I’ve held off on this air quality review until today, in honor of Earth Day. While I beat the U.S. air policy drum frequently since high pollution levels will affect kids like mine (and yours) first, the state of the air inside the house can pose an even bigger lung challenge for asthmatics. The air in [...] -
Earth Day Freebies, Discounts & More
I have a strong degree of. . . . ambivalence when it comes to Earth Day. Creating awareness about sustainable choices, the importance of relying on renewable resources, and other assorted environmental hot topics is always a good thing – particularly when it comes to air quality, my own personal soapbox issue. But everyone knows [...] -
Vitamins A & C as Asthma Preventative?
Read the new research on links between asthma and antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E yet? Here’s the breakdown: - Asthma patients had lower levels of vitamin A in their diets than non-asthmatics. - Asthma patients also had lower levels of vitamin C in their blood and in their diets than non-asthmatics. - Severe asthma patients had half as [...] -
Colorado on April 20, 1999
I used this photo in a post about my new home state a few weeks ago, explaining both that I love my new little corner of Colorado and even more, I can’t believe how well AG’s lungs are adapting to the colder, drier air and the higher altitude after living in Florida. What I didn’t explain [...]
