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Study Shows Stressful Pregnancy Increases Asthma Risk
Prenatal yoga has never sounded better. A new study by doctors at Boston's famed Brigham and Women's Hospital has discovered a link between stressful pregnancies and a child's risk of developing asthma. According to the research, a mama-to-be's stress level can influence the baby's immune system during the pregnancy, making the baby more likely to develop asthma after birth.
Don't Get Winded: Exercise Tips For Asthma Sufferers
About half of FitSugar readers suffer from asthma, myself included, and it's great to hear that your condition doesn't stop you from working out. That said, there are ways you can make exercising safer and more pleasant, so check out my tips below.
- Exercise during times of the day when your breathing is at its best.
Do You Suffer From Asthma?
I didn't always have asthma. When I went away to college and came back home for Thanksgiving, that's when my symptoms began. I sadly developed allergies to the kitties I grew up with, and it triggered my coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness.
5 Causes for Coughing at Night
You feel fine all day, but something happens when you lie down. You end up with this irritating tickle in your throat or a nagging cough that only happens at night. It's been like this for weeks so what gives?
Baby Bump: An Apple a Day Keeps the Asthma Away
What you eat prenatally, can pay off in your lil one's health even after she leaves the womb. Recent research suggests that moms-to-be who eat apples during pregnancy, have children with lower rates of asthma. Those who consumed more than four apples a week had children who were 37 percent less likely to have asthma.
After Seven Years, 9/11 Causing Asthma
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. The number of people who were affected that day is immeasurable, and people are continuing to feel the effects. As if the loss of loved ones isn't enough to bear, now a new a study released on Wednesday by the World Trade Center Health Registry estimates that 3,800 to 12,600 adults who were exposed to the World Trade Center disaster site have developed asthma.
Did You Eat Nuts While Pregnant?
A new Dutch study found that pregnant women consuming any sort of nut product on a daily basis may be putting their unborn child at risk for developing asthma. Published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the study followed more than 4,000 pregnant women, tracked their eating habits, and the diets of the children from birth until age eight. Epidemiologist at Utrecht University, Saskia Willers said:
Children whose mothers ate as little as one peanut butter sandwich a day had a far higher risk of asthma.
Pregnancy Stress Could Cause Allergies and Asthma For Baby
When I was growing up, my grandma always told me, "Worrying will make you sick," and according to new research, worrying can also make someone else sick. There seems to be a connection between a stressed-out mom, her growing baby, and the baby's developing immune system. It turns out that stress during pregnancy could make a fetus more susceptible to certain substances, which could potentially trigger asthma and allergies down the road.
Asthma Inhalers Getting a Makeover to Save the World
If you have asthma and you use an inhaler like Albuterol, then I have some bad news for you, but some good news for Mother Earth. In case you didn't know this, most inhalers right now use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to propel the medicine into user's lungs. CFCs (like those used in many aerosol hairsprays and deodorants) are bad for the environment because they deplete the ozone layer.
Free Asthma Screenings Nationwide
Do you have trouble breathing when you walk or do simple chores? Do you cough at night? Does your chest feel tight or do you ever have trouble taking a good, deep breath?
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