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Do you or someone you know have asthma?

asthma sufferers read on...

This is my families personal story.  Both of my boys have asthma.  My oldest developed it at a very young age and took preventative medication for years.  To this day, we feel the steroids he took most likely stunted his growth.  He is shorter than most kids his age.  My youngest son developed asthma with allergies about 5 years ago.  He was most miserable in Spring.  At first we didn't realize it was asthma.  The doctors would treat him for sinus infections, bronchitis, etc. when it was most likely allergy and asthma symptoms and not a bacterial infection.  After the 3rd Spring, I finally figured out that it was asthma induced by allergies.  For 3 years he was miserable.  He missed school, took several medications including steroids to try to control it, and he lost sleep long with other side effects.  His allergist said the only option would be allergy shots which would be a 5 year commitment.  Nether my son nor myself wanted to go through that process.  Therefore I searched for alternatives.   He had seen a chiropractor which offered no relief. (However, I believe there is value in chiropractic care.)  Then I got a call from a neighbor that shared a similar story about one of her boys.  She said she was giving him an all natural supplement that was helping his asthma.  She introduced me to the company that manufactured and sold this product.  After taking the supplement for 1-2 weeks,  I realized his asthma was gone while taking it!  To this day my son has no asthma symptoms while taking the supplement, and his allergies are better.  This discovery and others with this manufacturer's products led me to change careers.  I'm now on a mission to help others with their health needs.  If anyone has any questions or wants other health topics covered, maybe I can help - BeWell@integra.net

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