Question:

: Its been one year for me now as a vegetarian. That is, no dairy or : animal products. The human body doesn’t need them. I endorse following Actually, yes you do, unless you get supplements in otehr food products, which most vegetarians don’t, unfortunately.  There are a few essential amino acids which, although found in a couple of strange <and usually difficult to find plants, are only otherwise found in meats. Most adults CAN do without dairy products <in fact, many adults are lactose intolerant and shoudn’t be having dairy products anyways, providing they get enough Vitamin D and Calcium from otehr sources <which can be done, as anyone who is allergic to milk will tell you .  Meats <or their appropriate substitutes are, however, a somewhat different story…. I’m glad your diet seems to have worked for you, but I also hope you ARE eating some of those strange foods so that you can all the a.a. you need to be healthy. DHM.

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Sam has every right to be angry with a medical establishment that did not, at the very least, tell him about vegetarianism and the gobs of "anecdotal" evidence supporting vegetarianism and its positive effect on a number of chronic diseases, including asthma. The effects of asthma on my system have been reduced 90% to 100% since I started following the vegetarian life described in the best-selling books, "Fit for Life" and "Fit for Life II: Living Health". My doctor brushes it off as a "fad diet" and thinks his shots are helping me. When I told him that I wanted to eliminate asthma in my life, he looked me in the eye and sternly told me that I was in denial. "You have asthma now," he said, "get used to it." I don’t think anyone has anything to lose by trying vegetarianism. Its been one year for me now as a vegetarian. That is, no dairy or animal products. The human body doesn’t need them. I endorse following the "Fit for Life" approach since it works for so many people. In fact, I’ll be starting up a newsgroup for the growing subculture of "Fit for Lifers"…soon I hope. I just turned 40 and I feel better now than I did in my early thirties (before my asthma symptoms appeared). Plus, I’m thin again. For those seeking immediate salvation, it takes a couple of weeks for the "Fit for Life" diet to start showing positive results. As time goes on, and you maintain your discipline, other benefits start developing. Higher energy level, weight loss, lack of need for caffeiene or alcohol. Lots of subtle things…clearer thought processes. My wife doesn’t have asthma, but she follows the "Fit for Life" diet also. We recently articulated to each other the realization that we have quietly lost our Northeastern frantic, aggitated approach to the day. We’re both much calmer now. I grew up on a meat-centered diet and sometimes I miss it. But I had a hamburger a couple of weeks ago and two hours later I could hear the deep rumble of mucous in my lungs. For me, vegetarianism works. Thanks, Sam. I would’ve supported you sooner but I just discovered this group. I suspect many readers will not believe me as well. Ted

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When I have the Ephedra tea, NO ASTHMA.  When I skip for a few days, it comes back.  Simple cause and effect.  It’s cheap, find it at your health food store.  Some commercial tea, called "Breathe Easy" tea, is available.  I’ll drink it in a pinch, but it’s NO WAY near as effective as straight Ephedra herb.

It makes me wonder, is the active ingrediant in the teas theophylline? In which case one may just be taking the same thing the doctor prescribed. Gwenith Jones

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I think it’s significant that my original post,  titled "Conquer Asthma," is no longer around for anyone to read.  Medical professional news administrator?  Just a guess.

Mmm, possibly the rather more benign conspiracy known as "normal news expiry"? — RADIOCARBON, Dep’t of Geosciences, U of Arizona |  bacchanals, revellers,   WWW: http://packrat.aml.arizona.edu/~dsew/    |  sharers in the mysteries."   Tel. 1-602-881-0857  Fax 1-602-881-0554       |              –Heraclitus  

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