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by Baxter Ball and Wire, by Melina Meza I got this inquiry recently, and again was surprised to find that I have not written about asthma in any detail, as it is a very common condition and one that many of my students present to class with. Here�s what one of our readers asked: �What advice do you have for those with mild asthma that does not interfere with daily activities? Do you have any suggestions on what to do to strengthen the lungs/ bronchial/breath? Any warnings?� As always, it�s good to start off with defining what asthma is, so we are all on the same page. According to the folks at the Mayo Clinic website, asthma is � a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.� There are different degrees to which people will experience bouts of asthma flares or �attacks�, from very mild asthma, which our reader is interested in, to those with frequent bouts of asth...