Minor adjustments to your everyday routine can yield enormous results when it comes to preventing asthma attacks. How you ask. Lets look at just one kind of asthma. Extrinsic, or allergic, asthma is instigated by environmental triggers. Most childhood asthma falls in the extrinsic category. It is more frequent in boys than girls. Asthma is the most common childhood illness, accounting for 10 million lost school days annually. Asthma affects 5 million children in the U.S. Common culprits are
– air conditioning
– air pollution, including atmospheric ozone
– animal saliva, urine and dander
– bacteria
– chemicals (particularly hexachlorophene, formalin, ethylene diamine)
– cockroaches
– cold air
– colds and upper respiratory tract infections
– drugs (especially aspirin, cimetidine, antibiotics, beta blockers)
– dust mites and their droppings
– exertion (especially if strenuous and in cold air)
– food additives or preservatives (especially tartrazine or sulfur dioxide)
– fungal spores
– fumes (e.g.,...