The Power of Your Mind

By Dr. Mercola

Asthma has been on the rise for decades and now impacts nearly 20 million Americans, or 8 percent of the population.1 If you have asthma, the airways in your lungs may narrow and swell, triggering coughing fits and wheezing and making breathing difficult.

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Does Air Pollution Cause Asthma?

Does air pollution cause asthma? Research shows that traffic pollution can not only reduce IQ ratings of unborn children, but it can also cause asthma before children are even born. According to a study of pregnant women, pollution can actually alter the genes in unborn children, leading to asthma. >

Avoid Swimming Pools if You Have Allergies or Asthma

Swimming in a chlorinated pool may boost the odds that a child susceptible to asthma and allergies will develop these problems.
Chlorinated pools irritate the airways of swimmers, exerting a strong additive effect on the development of asthma and respiratory allergies such as hay fever and allergic rhinitis.

The impact of chlorinated pools on the respiratory health of children and adolescents appears to be much more important -- at least by a factor of five -- than that associated with secondhand smoke. >