The Breathe Easy Naturally – Asthma Clinic now open
This clinic was developed to provide an effective treatment for those suffering from asthma. Asthma affects people all over the world and of all ages – in Canada, it is the third-most common chronic disease (behind only arthritis and hypertension).
This clinic offers services including acupuncture, Chinese Herbal medicine, and dietary/lifestyle counselling. These tools have a long and successful history of treating asthma effectively and the empirical success of these therapies is also supported by modern research and our own clinical experience.
The clinic is open to both adults and children and can be used in conjunction and often as an alternative to an individual’s current asthma medication. The treatments we provide are customized to manage and treat all types of asthma including: allergic, exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), reactive airway disease (i.e. asthma that only occurs during colds) and miscellaneous types (heartburn or reflux asthma and stress induced asthma).
We are committed to improving and maintaining high standards of care in the area of respiratory health with complimentary medicine and also sharing this wealth of knowledge with others.
For a limited time, we are offering a FREE assessment = $135 value until January 15th, 2020
Asthma on the Rise
There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of asthma in the late twentieth century and it is now the most common serious chronic illness in children.
Asthma affects more people throughout the world, particularly in more developed countries, than at any other time in evolution and it is estimated that 100 to 150 million people in the world are now affected by it, but it is not a recent phenomenon. The highest incidence of this disease appears in the – UK, Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Ireland followed by North, Central and South America. [1998 International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)].
At present, almost 3 million Canadians are living with asthma or roughly 9.5% of the total population of Canada. In 2005, 8.3% of Canadians ages 12 and older had asthma. In 2000, almost 16% of children age 4 to 11 had asthma.
Nine percent of US children below 18 years of age had asthma in 2001, compared with just 3.6% in 1980. In addition, 8% of the Swiss population suffers from asthma today, compared with just 2% some 25–30 years ago. Other reports, suggest that the incidence of asthma in Western Europe has doubled in the last ten years
Globally, asthma is responsible for around 180,000 deaths annually. Some children outgrow their asthma and half of these children will see a lessening of their symptoms as they move into adolescence. Unfortunately, fifty percent of this group will see their asthma return, often when they are in their 30s and 40’s.
According to modern medical research the majority of adult’s and children’s asthma is NOT under control. Poorly controlled asthma leads to an increase in asthmatic symptoms during the day and night, absenteeism (i.e. school or social engagements), exacerbations (i.e. more frequent acute attacks), an increased need for ‘rescue’ medication and a lower tolerance for physical activity. Poorly controlled asthma is a burden to the asthma sufferers and their family as well as healthcare systems as these patients are more likely to require urgent care and hospitalization. Although statistics show that more than 50% of these children are suffering with poorly controlled asthma, 88% of parents continue to believe their child’s asthma is controlled ‘very well’. Moreover, 77% of general physicians and 90% of specialists surveyed also believe their asthma patients are optimally controlled even though statistics demonstrate otherwise. Ultimately, improperly treated asthma may lead to a lifetime of asthma.
Asthma and TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] is a form of Asian medicine that is the oldest and second largest medical system in the world today. TCM is currently used by 1/4 of the entire world’s population in over 90 different countries. TCM is a non-invasive healing modality that facilitates the body’s natural ability to heal itself by restoring harmony and balance to the entire individual. This time-tested professional medicine treats and assesses each child as an individual therefore treating the cause of the disease instead of just the symptoms.
The current TCM approach to the treatment of asthma was first discussed in great detail by a famous TCM doctor named Zhu Dan-xi (approximately 600 years ago). Since this time, the treatment of this disease has been refined and improved upon by many generations of Chinese doctors. The most important modalities used in the treatment of asthma with TCM are Chinese Herbal Medicineand acupuncture.
For more information about asthma and TCM click here – https://vitalitymagazine.com/article/childhood-asthma/
Please contact The Breathe Easy Naturally – Asthma Clinic and Robert Helmer at Robert@urban-wellness.ca today for your FREE your limited time offer assessment ($135 value)
expires January 15th, 2021.