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"She could barely talk as she struggled to get enough air into her lungs. Her heart was beating irregularly, at about 170 times per minute. She was in atrial fibrillation—chaotic electrical activity in the upper chambers of her heart was overriding her heart's own natural pacemaker. Her chest x-ray showed pulmonary edema, fluid in her lungs, as a result of her heart not being able to pump blood effectively when beating so fast. All I knew about Sister Marguerite was from her chart: she was in her mid-eighties and had recently retired to the local convent after teaching school for 55 years." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Because of possible damage to the lungs, you should have your lung function checked six months after starting to use inhalable insulin, and then every year thereafter. Furthermore, if you currently need injectable insulin, inhaled insulin can be used at mealtime, but not as a replacement for your longer-acting injections. Although we are enthusiastic about the mealtime convenience of inhaled insulin, there remain residual, open-ended questions about the possible long-term effects this type of insulin delivery system may have on the lungs." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"For instance, a meridian in our arm is connected to our heart or lungs, which makes sense since our heart and lungs developed from the same place as our arms when we were an embryo. Our liver grew from the same embry-ologic region as our legs, hence the liver meridian begins in our foot. According to Chinese medicine, our body's twelve meridians, or energetic pathways, nourish and regulate our organs, muscles, and nerves. The flow of energy through our meridians affects how we think and feel. I had a hard time conceptualizing meridians when I first studied Chinese medicine." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Either curl into a ball or lay on your back, blow all the air from your lungs, and see what happens. • 25 percent body fat: You float! • 22 percent body fat: You will just barely float. • 20 percent body fat: You can't stay afloat unless you move your arms and legs. • 15 percent body fat: You will slowly sink, even if you have air in your lungs. • 13 percent body fat: You will sink even with air in your lungs. You should strive for a body composition that lets you sink slowly when you exhale." - James Scala Ph.D., 20 Natural Ways to Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer : A Mind-Body Approach to Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"Singulair can help decrease inflammation in the lungs, and possibly systemically. It's good for allergically triggered asthma, as well as exercise-induced asthma, and is generally very safe. Medications for Relief During Asthma Episodes These meds bring quick relief, and literally save some children's lives. They can be used early in an episode, to keep it from escalating, and they can also be used if the episode begins to get out of control. They're usually inhaled, but can be taken as syrups." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"One of the main causes of death in airplanes is dehydration, which causes clots in the legs, which then can migrate to the lungs as pulmonary embolisms. It is estimated by some scientific sources that 75 percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated. In 37 percent of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak from the dehydration that it is mistaken for hunger. In fact, one of the best ways to lose weight is to drink water when you are hungry. One glass of water at bedtime can shut down midnight hunger pangs for close to 100 percent of dieters." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Premixed (combined short- and intermediate-acting): begins in thirty minutes and works for sixteen to twenty-four hours The seventh type is inhaled insulin, which generally consists of a powdered formulation that you inhale into your lungs. Inhaled insulin is formulated in such a way as to optimize pulmonary (lung) delivery and absorption. Inhaled insulin is not for everyone. If you have asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or if you smoke or recently quit smoking (within six months), you should not use this drug." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Although we are enthusiastic about the mealtime convenience of inhaled insulin, there remain residual, open-ended questions about the possible long-term effects this type of insulin delivery system may have on the lungs. Diabetes Medication Combinations Many people with diabetes are taking more than one antidiabetes medication or are taking one of the newer combination drugs. Sulfonylureas are sometimes taken along with metformin or TZDs for improved glycemic control, while TZDs are taken with metformin for improved glycemic control, insulin sensitivity, and beta-cell health." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Traditional types of insulation can be irritating to the skin, nose, throat, and lungs. Conventional fiberglass insulation might contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. Natural insulation products such as cotton, cellulose, and straw bales are filling a growing niche in the insulation market. Consumers need to consider a full range of aspects concerning insulation, including energy efficiency, the environmental impact of raw material acquisition, product performance, flammability, and recycled content." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "And since the powder isn't as fine as baby powder, I didn't worry about him breathing it in and irritating his lungs. Sun Protection Very early in life, you and your child should get into the habit of protecting his skin from the sun—not just on rare excursions to the beach, but every single day of the year, even in the dead of winter. However nice the sun feels warming your shoulders, overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation can have serious adverse health effects over the long term." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways of the lungs. The inside walls of the airways in a person with asthma are inflamed or swollen. This inflammation makes the airways very sensitive, and they tend to react strongly to allergens. A reaction by the airways to an allergen restricts the movement of air. This causes symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and chest tightness. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled in most individuals." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Exposure to formaldehyde can severely irritate or burn skin, eyes, nose, mouth, throat, and lungs, in addition to triggering skin allergies, asthma attacks, and even pulmonary edema. For more information on formaldehyde in other parts of the house, see page 40. Perchlorethylene, or PERC, is a toxin found in spot removers, degreasers, and carpet cleaners. It's also the main chemical used in conventional dry-cleaning fluids." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes arthritis in the small and large joints and also can cause inflammation in the eyes, lungs, and blood vessels. This disease worsens rapidly, leading to deformity and disability in only a few years unless the rheumatoid arthritis sufferer takes potent anti-inflammatory medications. Doctors see rheumatoid arthritis in more women than men, three to one. Typically, sufferers are thirty to fifty, but you can have rheumatoid arthritis at any time from adolescence to age one hundred." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"For the past hour, ever since Keri had awakened in the middle of the night wheezing, she had been struggling to force enough breath into her lungs to keep from passing out. If she blacked out, there was always the chance, with asthma as severe as hers, that she would die. Keri's diaphragm and chest were exhausted, and exhaustion is the leading cause of death from asthma. To Keri, it felt to her as if someone were smothering her with a wet pillow. Keri felt the shock of this slow drowning all over her body, even in her toes and face, which were beginning to turn purple." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Wesley and Lynne took the relatively drastic step of having plastic tubes inserted into Paul's ears to drain the congestion, but the infections just shifted to other areas, including his throat, lungs, and buttocks. Instead of playing with his toys, Poopy Pauly started rambling around the house in a strange state of stupor that was punctuated by sudden meltdowns. He ignored everyone. Nothing penetrated-not IlLrVLUMVJ I1ILHLW VI IlLLVl IVJKJLJ LI 1L/ L/VIIV-J love, not a raised voice, not constant attention." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "They forced pure oxygen into her lungs. Priya struggled and gasped, and then grew still. Anju finally got there. She slammed her car door and ran inside. She found Priya's room. Priya was alive. When some of Priya's strength came back, four or five hours later, Priya held her mother's hand and gazed warmly into Anju's eyes, bringing Anju the pure, unconditional child's love that Anju now felt she needed as much as she needed air itself. "Mom," Priya said, "I had this dream." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"A combination of the smoke that is released from the end of a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. short chain fatty acids A small fat found in the human body that contains less than eight carbons. species A taxonomic category subordinate to a genus (or subgenus) and superior to a subspecies or variety, composed of individual organisms possessing common characteristics distinguishing them from other categories of individual organisms of the same taxonomic level. Staph: Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that can become resistant to antibiotic treatments." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Higher exposures can cause a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which can lead to pulmonary edema. Internal consumption of large quantities can lead to circulatory collapse, convulsions, cold sweats, coma, and death. Safe Alternatives All over the country, safe, effective natural alternatives to conventional household cleaning products are becoming more available every day. As more and more of us clean up our lives, green alternatives will be even easier to find—and cheaper, too. Look out for products that disclose all ingredients (and tell you that they do)." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"That's why people become congested, why their ankles swell and their lungs fill up with fluid. Failing hearts do not have enough energy to drive pump function. So one way to attack the problem is to give nutritional supports that can supply the heart with additional energy it needs to strengthen cardiac contractions and fully relax so it can refill effectively. This is where our "triad" of cardiac nutrients comes into play. L-carnitine, coenzyme Q10, and D-ribose all support the bioenergetic processes of the heart." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Classical laws were undoubtedly useful for fundamental properties of motion, in describing how skeletons hold us up or how our lungs breathe, our hearts pump, our muscles carry heavy weights. And many of the body's basic processes - eating, digestion, sleeping, sexual function ?are indeed governed by physical laws." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"Clove clears our congestion and strengthens the adrenal glands in our lungs so that we can take in that deep breath." According to a 2007 study reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry, people who seek treatment for depression are less likely to attempt suicide. The study, involving more than 100,000 patients, found that the act of seeking help?not the type of help received—was the determining factor. Clearly, as this research shows, it's so crucial to take that first step." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "And she would shriek at the top of her lungs. Some days were worse than others. Now I know that on the days she had a combination of foods or a lot of the foods she was allergic to that she was at her worst. The way that I figured out it was food again was because every once in a while we would have a great day or two and every once in a while her diet just happened to not include these things. Then she would be fine. But the next day she'd be right back again with the behavior—totally out of control for long periods of time." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "If you blow 400 before you eat and half an hour later you blow 200, one or more of the foods that you ate is causing asthma or spasm of your lungs. Check out each food separately five days later and find the culprit. "Another thing to do is to take your child's pulse before eating. If the pulse is 80 and suddenly after eating it is 120, a food has set off a silent alarm in the child's body, which has caused her pulse to increase. So check the writing, the drawing, the pulse rate, the breathing, and how your child feels and looks before a meal and then a half hour or so later." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "A month and a half later a new x-ray revealed clear lungs, no spots. Today my grandson is seven years old. He is home schooled. His health continues to be good. This experience changed many of our concepts. People have tools for health and healing. There is much to learn. The information is there. Appropriate resources are available. I no longer serve the children in my day care center canned foods. I create delicious vegetable sandwiches on healthy bread. The children adapted to the taste of real food and love it. My grandson's health is perfect. Gary Null simplifies information." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"The health of most life in the seas depends on these lowly, single-celled creatures, and the seas, like the rain forests, represent the lungs of the Earth. As algae go, so, eventually, do we. Being able to show that mass intention could rescue a sample of algae might demonstrate that our thoughts could combat something as potentially devastating as global warming. On March 1, 2006,1 traveled to Germany to meet Popp and his colleagues at the IIB laboratory on Museum Island in Hombroich, west of Diissel-dorf." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Physical exam The exam will involve the doctor assessing your heart and lungs and other body systems as part of a general exam. In addition, a neurological exam will be given assessing motor function and sensory perception. Psychological tests will also be administered to gauge your memory, your command of language, and your ability to comprehend the visual world around you. The doctor may ask you to remember some words or remember a list of presidents." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Some of the reported benefits of the omega-3s include protection against heart disease, strokes, and clots in the lungs; anti-carcinogenic activity against tumors; protection against diabetes; prevention and treatment of arthritis; and treatment for asthma, PMS, allergies, inflammatory diseases, water retention, rough or dry skin, and multiple sclerosis. The omega-3 s are reported to increase vitality and contribute to smoother skin, shinier hair, softer hands, smoother muscle action, the normalization of blood sugar, increased cold weather resistance, and a generally improved immune system." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"That's the reason why, when someone starts breathing fully with his lungs and "being" he is "born again." Many occidental schools on breathing take their name from such processes as Rebirthing and Vivation. Learning fluid and natural breathing (free from blocks and inhibitions) is a cathartic and delicate process that leads to positive and deep changes in one's being." - David De Angelis, The Secret of Perfect Vision: How You Can Prevent and Reverse Nearsightedness (Get the book.)

"Max Oskar Bircher-Brenner called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power" and said: Chlorophyll increases the functions of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs. It raises the basic nitrogen exchange and is therefore a tonic which considering its stimulating properties cannot be compared with any other.100 PLANT CHLOROPHYLL HUMAN BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN MAGNESIUM AT THE CENTER IRON AT THE CENTER Figure 9: Plant chlorophyll and human blood hemoglobin One of the reasons chlorophyll is so effective may be its similarity to hemin." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

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