Article on how to manage asthma based on my own experience. I have had asthma since I was 8 and I have been managing my asthma for the past 25 years. Here are 3 tips on how I manage my asthma. -- Amirul Iskandar Mannan My Blog? @ http://AmirulIskandar.blogspot.com Tweet Me? @ http://twitter.com/AmirulIskandar Facebook? @ http://facebook.com/AmirulIskandar Got Asthma? @ http://AsthmaVideo.BestHowTo.net Discover Yourself? @ http://temenggor.com Make Money From Your Hobby? @ http://Passion2Income.com

1. Asthma and Me.
By Amirul Mannan
I have been suffering from Asthma since I was very young. The first real attack
that I could remember was when I was only 8 or 9 years old. I remember not
being able to breath and feeling very uncomfortable. My parents had to take me
to the local hospital to get me the gas treatment. That’s what I call it. I would be
rushed to the emergency department and the nurses would tend to me and than I
would be put on the gas for 20 to 25 minutes. After that I would be ok. The
doctors would check to see if my lungs were clear and prescribed me with some
ventolin to take home. I have been suffering from Asthma for 25 years and today
I would like to share a few tips on how you can manage your asthma.
This went on until I got myself an inhaler. I would take now and then and would
never leave home without it. It was my partner but still on certain occasions the
inhaler was not enough and I still had to go to the hospital. This is true until
today. Looking back until today, I have been suffering from asthma for 25 years
and still having to battle it everyday.
I still remember when I was younger, every time whenever I had to take gas at
the hospital I felt really cool. I thought that I was like a fighter pilot with the
Oxygen mask and everything. Back than even when I was having an asthma
attack I could still dream of being a pilot. Ahh… the joy of being a child!
Anyways since my attacks were quite frequent, my parents and grandparents set
out to find possible cures for me. I can remember going everywhere all over the
country and following leads on all possible solutions. I have tried a lot of stuff
during my childhood days. Things such as honey and pigeon meat. There were
also some other herbal and traditional medicines that were given to me.
After finishing secondary school I furthered my studies in Canada, and going
there I was quite worried of suffering attacks as I would be very far from my
family. To my surprise for 5 years studying there I did not suffer any attacks!
Amazing! But every time I come home I will get an attack! Maybe I need to move
to Canada. I spoke this with some doctor friends and they told me probably
because of the air quality and the humidity over there which is better for me.
Staying in Canada was not an option so I had to return to my country. Ever since
coming back I have had attacks on and off until today. Now that I am married I
am quite concern that my kids might have it. Apparently I got it due to my genes.
Asthma is hereditary. My parents have it. In fact my mum had it when she was
younger but now only my father still suffers from mild attacks. Some of my
siblings have it as well.

2. The one thing that I would like to share with regard to Asthma is that you need to
manage it. After 25 years and still suffering from it, what I can share are the
following tips.
Tip#1 – Acceptance
Accept that you have asthma and chances are you will need to live with is for the
rest of your live. Do not blame others as there is no one to blame. Take it as a
blessing in disguise. Plus there are a lot of people who are successful today have
asthma including sports figures. One of them is a Manchester United Football
Club player named Paul Scholes. He has asthma and he shares how he has to
take the inhaler in between games and yet he is a world class player who has
played at the highest level in his sport. The important thing is acceptance and
dealing with it. Today I run my own business and I know that I can be successful
even with asthma and I believe that you can do it too!
Tip#2 – Know Your Triggers
Everybody is different and unique. Hence everybody with asthma is unique. If
you are suffering from asthma you need to identify what can cause you to suffer
attacks. It could be anything from dust, flower pollens, change of weather, certain
chemicals, carpet dust, food and etc. You need to know so that you can take the
necessary steps. It took me a while but my triggers are dust, flower pollens and
animal furs such cats and hamsters. If I am nearby dust and flower pollens, I will
start to sneeze and it will trigger my asthma. That’s why if you come to my house
I don’t have any carpets or live flowers inside the house. Thank God my wife and
kids understand this. That’s why when I go to my family or friends house if they
are fully carpeted I know that I might get an attack. So I will have my inhaler
standing by.
Tip#3 – Live a Healthy Lifestyle
This is very important. You need to balance your life. For some people high
stress and eating disorders can also trigger asthma attacks. It’s important that
you can control your stress level. Given the living conditions today it is so easy to
get stressed out. Everything is a concern for people now days. For myself, I have
made the effort to eat healthily and of course exercise. You must make it a point
to take care of yourself. Life is too short to be lived on the bed or limiting yourself
to what you can or cannot do. Invest in your body and it repays you in kind.
I hope that the above sharing will help you out in your day to day life with asthma.
Please feel free to contact me at amirulmannan@ymail.com .
I would also like to recommend the following ebook which is a fantastic resource
on asthma. It is called All About Asthma ~ What You Need To Know. Just go to
http://tinyurl.com/AsthmaVideo or you can also go to my Asthma website which is
http://AsthmaVideo.BestHowTo.net