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Air Purifier: How About Just Some Air Please!

Posted by admin on March 21, 2011 in Air Purification with No Comments


Several years ago I had a cold that progressed into walking pneumonia. The usual scenario. Got an x-ray, which lead to a diagnosis, then the usual antibiotic and voila…no more pneumonia! Unfortunately, I became asthmatic. I never had “go to the hospital” asthma, but it was bad enough that I had to make sure I had an inhaler with me whenever I left the house. At home, I could always breathe easy because I purchased an Alpine Air Purifier; no surprise there, as that relates significantly to my profession. My asthma lingered for several years. Doctors would not take any time to try to remedy my asthma. I had it and there was no medicine that would cure it. At my doctors visits, I would hear, “So here is another script for an inhaler, and I’ll see you next time.” 

I love to read and one of the things I do at least once a week is go to “my” Half Price Books store. If you don’t know about Half Price Books, they are simply the best used book stores I have ever shopped. One day as I perused the racks, in the health section to be exact, I found a book written by a well known character actor. I am sorry to say that I loaned out this book, as I often do with books which make an impression on me, and I do not remember the particular actor’s name. 

The book was about his lifelong battle with asthma. He described the struggle that he had with asthma throughout his childhood and how he determined not to let the asthma hold him back from becoming an actor. Since acting was his passion he engaged in acting lessons and voice lessons. Then I read the part of the book that would impact my life forever. When his voice coach found out he had asthma, he gave him a breathing exercise to do.

He had him breath in very deeply and then purse his lips like he was whistling and blow out as hard as he could. As I remember, he had him do it a few breaths several times a day. After several weeks of faithfully doing the exercises his asthma went away. Now do not hold me to the details of his book. As I said, I read it years ago and then let it get away, so I am working off memory.

Here is one personal fact that I can share with you. I gave the breathing “exercise” concept a try for myself. I had a rowing machine and after 5 to 10 minutes of rowing I was breathing deeply. Throughout my daily rowing routine I would breath out, purse my lips and blow out very hard. In a short time, I am thrilled to report that my asthma totally subsided and I am 97% free of any asthmatic symptoms to date. The cure was complete and still is amazing to me.

If any of you give this breathing exercise a try, please give me a post and let me know how it worked for you.

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