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Some Tips For My Regular Readers (and patients)
Posted on15. Dec, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Many of my regular readers (big HUG) are also families that I see in my clinic. First, thank you for entrusting the care of your children to me. I see this as a great privilege, and a huge responsibility. And as a parent, I know how difficult it can be to put the health of [...]
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What to Look For in a Humidifier – An Update
Posted on09. Sep, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
.This is an update from an article that I posted about a year ago, What to Look For in a Humidifier: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. As we enter the cold and flu season, as the weather cools down and we turn up the heat at home, at school, and at work, nasal drying [...]
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Can Your Child Think Away Their Asthma?
Posted on23. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Can you think your way to better health? The Mind-Body Connection. Let’s say you (or your child) have asthma – can simply imagining yourself healthier, breathing more easily, controlling your anxiety, actually improve your asthma symptoms? Randomized Clinical Trials – the gold standard for medical evidence – are suggesting that the answer is yes. Picturing [...]
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Ask The Expert – Breathe Easier with Acupuncture Part 2
Posted on14. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
This is Part 2 of the Ask-the-Expert article on using Acupuncture as a remedy for Childhood Asthma. Please see Part 1, Acupuncture for Childhood Asthma, for an introduction to our expert, Robin Green, who has earned a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as a License in Acupuncture. I want to send a [...]
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Ask The Expert – Acupuncture For Childhood Asthma?
Posted on07. Apr, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
It is with great excitement that I introduce our expert for this Ask The Expert series – Robin Green, L.Ac. (that’s Licensed Acupuncturist). She has also earned a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MTCM)! Robin is well-trained and experienced in the healing arts, and she is passionate about working to optimize the health of [...]
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Thank You All For A Great Year – boogordoctor.com Turns One Year Old Today
Posted on05. Mar, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Wow. It has been one whole year since I set up this blog site for my patients, for their families, and for anyone else challenged by Unified Airway Disorders – asthma, allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, reflux, otitis, bronchitis, and all other pediatric Ear, Nose & Throat issues. I am extremely grateful to generous contributors to my [...]
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Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, Laryngitis, Adenoiditis, Tonsillitis Are All Connected
Posted on25. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Cut From the Same Cloth The Unified Airway Model helps explain why children who have rhinitis also get more than their share of otitis (ear infections) or adenoiditis or tonsillitis or sinusitis or asthma exacerbations, etc. All these anatomic regions have a similar lining, and when one area becomes inflamed or infected, they can all [...]
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Quit Smoking: Do It For Your Kids
Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
If You, or Your Children, Have Asthma, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, … If your child has any of these chronic inflammatory aero-digestive disorders, YOU. MUST. QUIT. SMOKING. Tobacco smoke has been shown, with no doubt, to cause all of these ailments: asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis. Not to mention that smoking will take, on average, 15 years [...]
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Eliminate Your Smoke Exposure
Posted on14. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Smoking … Bad … We’ve heard about the harm from tobacco smoke these days – the number of cancers related to smoking or chewing tobacco, the cost of respiratory illness such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, or emphysema). We hear about the addictive properties of tobacco smoke, and we see the advertisements [...]
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Some Facts About Your Air Quality From the American Lung Association
Posted on07. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
From the American Lung Association, here are some facts about our air quality for 2010. Some of them are encouraging, like improved air quality in most of the worst-polluted cities compared to last year’s list. Some discouraging, like just how bad our air quality remains. The list provides some tips on improving our air quality. Continue reading to check it out …
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Dust Mite Dust-Up
Posted on30. Sep, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
That image is a scanning electron micrograph photo of a group of American House Dust Mites having a party. These little guys are the most common indoor allergen and trigger for asthma, and they contribute to rhinitis and eczema. Here are some facts, and 12 STEPS that you can take put a damper on their [...]
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Chronic Airway-Digestive Inflammatory Disorders: do YOU have CAID?
Posted on23. Sep, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Allergic Rhinitis: 40 – 50 Million in USA with allergic rhinitis 10-30% of adults have allergic rhinitis Almost 40% of children miss some school each year due to allergies! 12 Million doctor-visits per year for allergic rhinitis! 55% of those with sinusitis have history of allergic rhinitis. Sinusitis: estimated 20-30 Million in USA with sinusitis [...]
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13 Startling Facts About Asthma
Posted on02. Sep, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
The number of us (Americans) who will be diagnosed with asthma during our lifetimes is expected to be 100 Million by the yr 2025. The cost, in dollars, in trouble, and in lives, is staggering. Here are the details …
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Free LIBRARY
Posted on29. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
The following is a short list of articles that I have published in medical journals, and some of the more popular articles from this blog – all in PDF format. The articles from medical journals are at the bottom of the page. The best way to open them is to right-click on the highlighted (underlined) [...]
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: 8 Natural Alternatives to Toxic Cleaners
Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) are ubiquitous – they are all around us, and in us. In addition to allergies, rhinitis, asthma, alterations in our immune systems, and neuro-toxicity, these toxins have been linked to cancer, diabetes, and birth defects. We have recently reviewed how to reduce them in our water and our food. Here are some small steps that will make a BIG difference in your life.
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: Food & Water
Posted on12. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Bottled Water It’s Embarrassing Americans spend more money on bottled water than iPods or movie tickets! Not that those are expenditures to be proud of. It’s a WASTE Americans churn through 2.5 Million plastic bottles EVERY HOUR of every day. It is estimated that the amount of oil used to produce those bottles could fuel [...]
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry
Posted on05. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Most of us grew up (have I grown up yet?) in the age of “better living through chemistry.” That was the promise. Unfortunately, along with the “better living,” chemistry also brought along toxins. This is the 1st in a 4-part series on reducing the chemicals in your life – and in your children’s lives.
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What is the Unified Airway?
Posted on29. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
In practical terms the Unified Airway Model predicts that challenges affecting one anatomic area of the aero-digestive tract will also likely affect one or more of the other components. Here is the evidence for he UAM, and how to use it to get your kids better.
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Use Plants to Purify and Detoxify Your Air
Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Interesting story: We have NASA and an asthmatic in India to thank for finding the right plants to detoxify our air for us. That’s right, NASA – the space people, and a business man with severe asthma. And plants also provide us with oxygen as an added benefit. Here’s the story …
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The Human Pollution Experiment …
Posted on08. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
“… OK then, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we’ll put your little Sally in this box for 6 months, and pipe industrial waste smoke into the box to see how that affects her nose and lungs and stuff. Oh, and we’ll need to take some surgical biopsies occasionally. You’re cool with that, right?
Just sign here …”
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