too much pool?

Last summer was a good summer. we alternated camps : with and without swimming to avoid A catching a cold and having it linger. This summer I was not as careful, A swims all the time (we had a good winter too) and now he has this tiny bit of cough lingering and I never know if it is going away or trying to get back. Maybe it is not swimming but the remnants of a cold. Do not know so I do double dose of flovent but need to stop soon. Perhaps just a bit of xopenex instead?
I hope he will get back to a good healthy baseline soon.
And we are trying to inroduce fish oil supplements (carlson) but he dislikes the "fishy" (after)taste.
tried thyme tea - another invention.

camps

A loves his camp at New Hope Church. They are active there and swim. But I wonder if he does get cold and this is why it's taking seemingly long for inflammation to go down.

Here is an interesting article on asthma - a multifaceted approach.

http://www.ajc.com/health/altmed/shared/health/alt_medicine/ConsConditions/Asthmacc.html

Which natural ingredients can have an effect on asthma?

from http://www.healthresearchdata.com/health-concerns/treatments/asthma.html

Carotenoids, grape seed extract, quercetin, N-acetylcysteine, ginkgo biloba, coenzyme Q10, fish oils (EPA/DHA), vitamins B5, B6, B12 and C, selenium, magnesium and molybdenum.

from

http://www.practicalasthma.net/pages/practical_strategy.htm

In the presence of ample nutritive factors such as vitamins B3 and B6 as well as zinc and magnesium and such fatty acids as EPA, DHA, and GLA, antinflammatory mediators are more likely to be produced.

predinsone

started a 5 days course f prednisone 10 ml, twice a day (concentration ?/5ml).
rainy ...coldish today in the 90 and then 100.

anti-inflamatory foods

http://www.metabolismadvice.com/anti_inflammatory_food/

1. lower body fat
2. exercise
3. eat right: more of these




Vegetables


Bell Peppers
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Broccoli Sprouts
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chard
Collards
Fennel Bulb
Garlic
Green Beans
Green Onions/Spring Onions
Kale
Leeks
Olives
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Turnip Greens





Herbs & Spices


Basil
Cayenne Peppers/Chilli Peppers
Cinnamon
Cloves
Cocoa (at least 70% cocoa chocolate)
Licorice
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Thyme
Turmeric





Oils


Avocado Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil





Drinks


Green Tea




Fruits


Acerola (West Indian) Cherries
Apples
Avocados
Black Currants
Blueberries
Fresh Pineapple
Guavas
Kiwifruit
Kumquats
Lemons
Limes
Mulberries
Oranges
Papaya
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tomatoes





Nuts & Seeds


Almonds
Flaxseed/Linseed
Hazelnuts
Sunflower Seeds
Walnuts





Fish


Cod
Halibut
Herring
Oysters
Rainbow Trout
Salmon
Sardines
Snapper Fish
Striped Bass
Tuna
Whitefish

4. eat less of these: sugars, refined or hydrogenated vegetable oils such as those found in margarines, potato chips and baked goods

summer troubles

since Thursday the 4th A has had some troubles - a little bit of a virus. Then we had a bad night on sunday the 7th and we kept him out of school for monday. Called the good doctor KS and he prescribed corticosteroids. But A got better on monday so we refrained from using the meds. A seemed to get better but every time he got wet (it's hard to keep him from getting wet during the summer) he nose would start running . Now we are coughing some again...and it is the 15th. It takes so long to get in perfect shape.

not asthma - just laxative foods

this is for my other A:
(source is iloveindia)

* Avocadoes
* Alcohol
* Almonds
* Aloe Vera
* Apple Juice
* Cabbage
* Chicken Broth (canned)
* Chicory
* Chocolate
* Coconut
* Coffee
* Dandelion
* Dates
* Dried apricots
* Endive
* Figs
* Flaxseed
* Grapes
* Hot Tea w/ Lemon
* Licorice
* Mangos
* Molasses
* Olives
* Papayas
* Parsley
* Peach/Apricots
* Pears
* Persimmons
* Pineapple
* Plums
* Prunes/Prune Juice
* Psylium Husk
* Rhubarb
* Soybeans
* Spicy Foods
* Turnips
* Walnuts
* Watercress