This information was obtained from the Asthma Society of Canada.
"Doctors define asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways." It is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting Canadians. Asthma can be diagnosed at any age, but most often it begins in childhood. Canadians are estimated to have asthma.
"Three strong risk factors for developing asthma are family history, exposure to high levels of antigens in childhood, such as house dust mites, and exposure to tobacco smoke and / or chemicals.
“We all know about the allergic triggers for asthma symptoms such as mold, animal skin, pollen, dust mites, etc., but are probably not so familiar with certain drugs, chemicals, fumes and odors, as well as non-allergic triggers such as respiratory viral. Infections, certain weather conditions, strenuous physical exercise, tobacco smoke and air pollution.
"Urbanization seems to be correlated with an increase in asthma. The nature of the risk is unclear as studies do not take into account indoor allergens, although they have been identified as significant risk factors.
"Experts are struggling to understand why global dominance rates are rising by an average of 50% each decade."
At first glance, there is nothing quite surprising in this report. But with a little research, it's worrying in my opinion.
First, the report was updated in April 2005, but most of the footnote references are from the mid-90s to the end. So the report is generally about "Canadians"; Children are still not recognized as a separate segment of the population, and less attention is paid to their needs, habits, and sensitivities, although all studies agree that asthma often begins in childhood.
Next, about 3 million Canadians have asthma. You have to put this in the context of how many Canadians there were, about 31 million in 2000 with an annual growth rate of almost 1%. So about 9.6% of Canadians have asthma. One in 10 people. If one in 10 Canadians is in a wheelchair or is wearing a cast, we can notice. Sorry, because we see it so often. It is a chronic disease, meaning lifelong continuous maintenance and medication.
The current global (total and natural) growth rate is 1.3% per year, while the global asthma prevalence rate is growing at an average of 50% per decade. Therefore, asthma is increasing 3 times according to population growth. These are tough toys, to give us an idea of what we are looking at.
And it’s only about asthma. It could be a disease caused by chemical poisoning, or it could be death due to poisoning, or it could be lung cancer, or ...
So it is time to take action to prevent asthma and other diseases and illnesses. At the very least, find and buy the least toxic cleansers for home use. Read on! Again, keep all chemicals safe and secure from children and pets.
Do not allow smoking in your home and avoid air pollution inside and outside. Ventilate your home well three times a day. Did you know that cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemical agents, including over 60 carcinogens? The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program and the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (ARC) all classify secondhand smoke as a human carcinogen...
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