Asthma-Free Naturally: Everything You Need to Know to Take Control of Your Asthma

by Patrick McKeown

Book Overview

Asthma-free Naturally is based on the life's work of Russian respiratory professor Konstantin Buteyko. Buteyko's method is so effective that in clinical trials sufferers trying it experienced a 90%... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573243728
• ISBN13: 9781573243728
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Red Wheel
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Sometimes the Simplest Things are the Most Powerful.

Forest fire smoke came rolling into the Las Vegas Valley back in July and suddenly my lungs weren't working despite having no history of breathing problems. In fact I used to be about the healthiest person I know! Diagnosis? Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS), which is similar to asthma (chronic chest tightness, shortness of breath, worsened by exercise and bad air quality) but it does not respond to asthma medication and I refused to take a course of steroids. I'd been following the supplement program as outlined in "Reversing Asthma: Breathe Easier with This Revolutionary New Program" by Richard Firshein, DO, but my condition had not measuraby improved. After 4 months I started to feel a bit hopeless. I had to wait almost 4 weeks for this book to arrive, it's not very popular in the US, but it was worth the wait. After only 10 days of doing the Buteyko exercises outlined in this book I was able to resume exercising and now have moments when I have no discomfort at all! Private lessons for the Buteyko method are about $400. Videos run $100 or more. This little $16 book might not be as thorough as those options for learning the Buteyko method (or maybe it is!) but I've learned enough to be able to markedly improve my condition in less than two weeks. I still can't believe what a difference it has made, and in so short a time. And I'm going to keep doing the exercises until I'm fully recovered and my control pause is at least 40 seconds (it's already gone from 10 to 20)! I now have hope for a full recovery from my condition thanks to Patrick McKeown.

Finally an Offensive Thinker in the Game Against Asthma

Can you answer the following: Why do I continue to need my inhaler after 1, 5, 15 years? Why do my airways constrict? How could I begin to change the physiology of my body to live with asthma better? If you are willing to take the chance, get this book and read it, think about it, and do the exercises. Just by concentrating on nose breathing and keeping my mouth closed 24 hours a day, I have begun to concentrate less on how much air I take in and instead on how I should decrease the amount and let my nose do its job. More MD's should be trained in the Buteyko method. What do they have to lose?

The only solution

Asthma free naturally. The medical profession have overlooked probably the only factor guaranteed to help solve your asthma. For some reason, people are not told to close their mouth or to correct their breathing. Why is this? Is there too much income to be earned from the existing structure? The Asthma Society who are suppossed to be our friends are funded by drug companies and so are afraid to rock the boat. Give asthmatics inhalers for the rest of their life and spend no research on hyperventilation. The medical profession have a lot to answer for. Meanwhile millions suffer- people like you and me. If you are asthmatic- you will understand what I mean from reading this book. I cannot understand the logic, of why this is not taught to every adult and child.

Fantastic Results - Nearly asthma free

I have had asthma for nearly 23 years and had been steadily increasing my medication over the years which was worrying. I was always sporty and found it increasingly difficult to keep up exercise without lapsing into a coughing attack. However, when I stumbled across this book I got my life back. The simple exercises have allowed me to gradually decrease my medication. I am back playing sport 3 times a week without any wheeziness. I feel fantastic and my quality of life has improved immensly as a result. I cannot believe that by only spending 14.99 i have reversed my asthma and reduced my spending on medication by hundreds of euros a year. I am truly grateful to Patrick McKeown who has given me back a quality of life I thought was long gone.

Stop coughing and wheezing easily

Just as the book promises, I easily stopped my coughing and wheezing with this and the book Close Your Mouth. In addition I snored and this has stopped too. Nicely written, well explained without too much fluff. The exercises are appliable from the book. Overall both books have helped me tremendously. I could not recommend them more.