Re: Advice for COPD, asthma sufferers?

Thanks very much wombat, lolite, Ginagirl for your replies. I will add NAC and magnesium malate to the order!

The lungs were producing excess mucus until I switched to a low-fat raw vegan diet a year ago. It seems there's a problem with my digestive system (leaky gut?). But although the mucus has gone, the COPD (or breathing range) has not improved.

Asthma was a serious issue until GlaxoSmithKline released their beta2-adrenergic agonist (Serevent) and corticosteroid (Flovent) drugs in the mid-90's. Overnight, my asthma disappeared. But the COPD got worse with the years, forcing my doctor to increase the doses and add new drugs (Spiriva, Singulair). My fatigue and Depression also deepened until I threw up my arms in mid-2006, when I had reached max dosage of the Serevent-Flovent (Advair). I then looked into alternative medicine and fish oils, which allowed me to give up everything but the Advair.

I feel Iodine is the right path to get my life back. If I can breathe like a normal person, then maybe the fatigue will go away. But I don't know if it's just something new to believe in again. :(