My Story

"There is no cure for asthma." - modern medicine

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I was diagnosed with asthma and prescribed my first inhaler at the age of 7. Any form of exercise made my heart race and my lungs feel like they were on fire. Exercise was daunting, as it was something that triggered my fears of not being able to breathe. Throughout the years, I was prescribed several more treatments which included anti-inflammatory medications, corticosteroid inhalers, peak flow tracking tools, allergy shots, nebulizers - you name it, I had it.

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Knowing that I didn't want to be a victim of my diagnosis, I consumed as much information as I could find about asthma. This included books, magazines, research articles, youtube videos, podcasts, and even trying out some questionable supplements hoping to find something that could potentially help me with my symptoms. Some things worked, but not others, so I tried another method, hoping that would work. This became an obsessive cycle until I realized it went nowhere and I was back at square one.

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When I was 22, I had a near-death experience from an asthma attack. I was rushed to the emergency room on an ambulance on the eve of Halloween. Coming home after that, I realized that this wasn't right, that my medications weren't working. I knew I couldn't AFFORD to continue that lifestyle; to get allergy shots once a week, to follow up with doctors once a month, to refill all those prescriptions every other month. On top of all that, the medications didn't seem to treat my condition, they only kept my symptoms at bay. This was it, I knew I had to do something, that something had to give. 

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I decided to change the way I thought about health. Despite the fact that there is no cure for asthma, I imagined living a life without symptoms and everything changed from there. 

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It was a slow start, but I made sure it was a steady one. I signed myself up at a local gym, started on a recreational soccer league, incorporated healthier eating habits, and slowly weaned myself off of my medications, one by one. I found a new community that encouraged and supported the lifestyle changes I wanted to make.

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Three years later, I have no active asthma medications. And I actively participate in competitive soccer, bouldering/climbing, hiking, and snowboarding. All without the use of an inhaler. I'm the healthiest I've ever been, mentally, emotionally, and most of all, physically. 

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There is no cure for asthma. But there are countless ways to minimize the symptoms. Your body is extremely adaptive and so much more capable of healing itself than you may think.