Asthma: You're the Boss

Dr. Gary Epler demystifies asthma in the book, Asthma: You're the Boss which enables people to take charge of their asthma. Harvard Medical School faculty member and pulmonary consultant to the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Epler shows how to apply five steps to manage your asthma. The good news is that asthma is treatable. You just need to know how. The different types of asthma are explained in easy-to-understand, practical language. Using real-life examples, Dr. Epler guides people through step one of learning everything you can about asthma; step two of understanding the diagnostic process; step three of knowing the treatment options; step four of monitoring the asthma; and step five of creating a healing environment. Armed with the information in this book, readers gain self-confidence by becoming active participants in treating and managing their asthma. This five-step process is based on Dr. Epler's observations over years of visiting hospitals all over the world and finding that individuals who follow these five steps can successfully manage their asthma.