Having had issues with asthma my whole life, I thought I was pretty well informed.  When I was young I could refrain from running in cold weather or inhaling anything “funny”, and avoid most wheezing situations.

Our culture in the United States is extremely stressful, and people are always looking for a way to reduce that stress. Meditation, massage, yoga, deep breathing, subliminal music and aromatherapy are just a few of the ways we’re trying to relax and treat the symptoms of a high-stress life.

You feel it as soon as you wake up in the morning. Your nose is clogged, possibly dripping, and you realize you’ve been breathing through your mouth for most of the night while this lovely situation set on while you were fast asleep. Sort of gross, I know, yet we’ve all been there, many of us multiple times a year. It’s that delicious Common Cold, and its here yet again to make your next few days quite miserable.