Best asthma books according to redditors

We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best asthma books. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Asthma:

u/[deleted] · 20 pointsr/WTF

I've been an EMT on and off since 1989.

After getting back into the gig from a long hiatus, what surprised me most recently is how... fat people have gotten. Yes, I know- big surprise, right? Ha-ha, people GET FAT.

In the early 90s, we didn't have ambos that were custom-built specifically to handle bariatric patients. We didn't have larger-sized gurneys, and special hydraulic lifts and ramps to get people in. We didn't have families asking, "Is this going to be big enough?" Well, it's going to have to be, because it's the largest they make- the largest gurney, the largest ambo in the state, and the heaviest ramps and lifts that are made.

The heaviest lift I was on was 750 pounds, and the guy was post-AMI, comatose, with virtually no brain activity. If he so much as twitched, the family saw it as a sign he could recover. It. Was. Devastating. I think we had a total of three crews on that lift, plus staff at the sending hospital.

Blaser in his book Missing Microbes suggests antibiotics cause permanent damage to gastrointestinal microbiota, resulting in weight issues. Interesting hypothesis, and they're gathering data in mice. Interesting stuff.

u/Fire_in_the_nuts · 9 pointsr/askscience

Three books if you're interested in this subject:

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Missing Microbes by Blaser

Life On Man, by Rosebury.

Blaser is one of the leading researchers in the field; Rosebury was a noted microbiologist who- at one point- headed up a bacterial warfare research program at Fort Detrick (now USAMRIID).

The short answer to your question: the environment. The longer answer is that it is a function of exposure from mom (including birth- the bacterial flora in the vagina changes in the third trimester- which raises some interesting questions about the effects of C-section), the family (which would make for some interesting studies in adopted children), the environment (lactic acid bacteria, etc.), and is modulated by things like diet, and antibiotic use.

Interesting note by Blaser: Helicobacter pylori, which has been implicated in ulcers, may be protective against asthma and allergies.

Now- this is the gastric environment, versus the intestines- and not many bacteria survive the stomach, so H. pylori is a minor but important subset of bacteria in the digestive tract; by numbers, it pales in comparison to those of your colon, for example. But it is rapidly being depleted in Western populations from antibiotic use- including abx that are not prescribed for such use. So, we're losing these bacteria that we can demonstrate have been colonizing our stomachs for tens of thousands of years, and the big question is whether this could be where we're getting the increase in asthma and allergies from.

Very hot topic just right now, lots of interesting work being done.

u/tesseracts · 5 pointsr/SkincareAddiction

More research would have to be done to prove diet is the most important difference between our skin and the skin of people who don't get their food from the grocery store, but there is evidence of the link between diet and acne. The thread I linked to links to a study on this subject.

>Results? Multiple randomized controlled trials with biochemical and histopathologic evidence support the benefit of low GI/GL diet for acne.

I would be interested in the role gut/skin microbiome plays in acne and other conditions. There is evidence gut microbiome has a lot to do obesity, which is something this book talks about. Someone in the thread on AskHistorians I linked to also points out Amish children have a much lower rate of respiratory infections due to being exposed to different bacteria from livestock.

The reason people focus on diet is probably because we understand the influence insulin has on our body. Other influences may be as important but they are more complex or not as easily understood. I definitely think stress is a factor but very little is understood about the human brain scientifically.

u/2pedestrian4reddit · 4 pointsr/technology

animals are also given sub-therapeutic dosages of antibiotics to promote weight gain. It promotes selection for antibiotic resistant bacteria and both the antibiotics and the bacteria are passed on to the consumer in the meat/dairy products. i'm reading this right now and it's depressing.

u/TenaceErbaccia · 3 pointsr/HumansBeingBros

On the other hand the extermination campaign this started against H. Pylori was a bad thing. Microbiomics is showing the importance of complex and healthy gut flora.

Here is a book written about how H. Pylori is also one of the “good guys” in your intestinal flora

Here is a book written about how H. Pylori is sometimes also one of the “good guys” among your intestinal flora

PSA: Don’t buy the book. If you’re interested check it out from a local library. It is very interesting though.

u/Reedms · 2 pointsr/microbiology

Some suggestions are below. They aren't "field guides" but are still some good choices. I admit I haven't finished March of the Microbes or Missing Microbes but Microbes and Evolution is a fantastic collection of essays.

March of the Microbes

Microbes and Evolution: The World Darwin Never Saw

Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

u/TurdDiggler · 1 pointr/funny

Amazon must be trolling.
Frequently bought together: The Chronic Cough

u/raoul-duke- · 1 pointr/GERD
u/a_canvas_hat · 1 pointr/Firefighting
u/revolved · 1 pointr/loseit

I have heard good things about the Buteyko method (no medicine) http://www.amazon.com/Close-Your-Mouth-Buteyko-Handbook/dp/0954599616

u/wonderfullyrich · 1 pointr/Damnthatsinteresting

Martin J. Blaser MD wrote a great book called Missing Microbes which has more of the story about H. pylori and it's research, as well as about the gut biome in general.

I also highly recommend

Gut by Julia Enders For an interesting overview of the Gut and it's working.

The Mind-Gut Connection As a side perspective on some of the same topics.

I'll also say that this parable is a beloved by the Gut research community in what I've read so far, even if it is a bit of a fable. (Not being the first to find it, and there being more to the story.)

Edit: Formatting.

u/potatoisafruit · 1 pointr/askscience

The better way to phrase this is that humans evolved as hosts for bacteria.

There are thousands of species that make their home inside us, and scientists are just beginning to understand that they are not just benign, but active participants. Bacteria create chemicals as part of their life cycle. Some of those chemicals are harmful - some are incredibly useful, particularly with regard to our gut/immune system.

Recommended book if you are interested in this topic.

u/gastronought · 1 pointr/news

Missing Microbes by Blaser is a very good book on the subject. To answer your question, we know that even single courses of antibiotics in mice can result in lifelong obesity. How well that translates to humans is yet to be seen.

However, we know that in some instances, antibiotics can get rid of H. pylori, an organism known to cause stomach ulcers- even antibiotics taken for reasons other than ulcers can do this. And pylori is inversely related to allergies and asthma, suggesting the organism may be protective.