BREATHE BETTER

While you do not personally have control of the outside environment, you should realize the outside factors that can affect your respiratory system: air pollution, temperature, wind velocity, barometric pressure, humidity, ionization. There are two types of pollution, industrial and photochemical and both are found virtually everywhere.

Industrial pollution is made up of one or a combination of the following: Sulfur dioxide; which increases airway resistance; sulfuric acid, which is potentially more dangerous than sulfur dioxide; carbon monoxide, which is derived from the exhaust of internal combustion vehicles, and interferes with the psychomotor performance and oxygen uptake in the lungs; and lastly, particulate matter, which comes from industrial and home furnaces which may actually act as a catalyst or vehicle for the other industrial pollutants.

Extreme changes in temperature and humidity result in more problems in some people than in others. It is known, too, that the frequency of asthmatic attacks increase with the onset of cold weather and sudden drops in barometric pressure, especially associtated with cold air, cause increased respiratory problems.

Early morning air has fewer floating particles in it since dust settles during the night. You may therefore find the morning a good time to do outside activities if the humidity, which is often greater in the morning, does not hinder your breathing. Climate fluctuates tremendously; therefore, it must be your decision as when to venture outside. Be sensible, life does go on.

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