Alligator is actually common as it is believed that it helps with asthma. I’ve seen the armadillo with shell and all there and at other local Chinese store too. Don’t know about eating it though.

Hi chowhounders...I was recently diagnosed with this weird GI disease (eosinophilic esophagitis) that makes my throat swell and close, much like asthma. I was drinking a Muscat when I first choked (thankfully I was rushed to the...

I have been wanting to try this place but they allow smoking and I have asthma so i am a little worried ..any comments about the smoking at this place ?

I’ll be spending a few days next week in Amsterdam. If the weather’s nice, sitting outside will be an option, but if rain blows in, I have to find a place that has a large space, or preferably is 100%, smoke-free....

1000 mg of sulphites a day. Also yeast produces sulfites during fermentation. Any sulphites produced by yeast evaporate during distillation. About 1 in 100 people have a small reaction to sulphites and 5% of those may have a...

asthma. If I’m in a smoky room, even a slightly smoky room, for just a few minutes, my head feels like it’s wedged in a vise and about to explode. I have to get up and walk out, no matter what the situation. This is not...

I’ve only ever bought Bob’s brand pmint sticks and family members tell me it works. (I have a sensitivity to oranges, and can’t always eat them without asthma, so avoid them generally. I just eat the pmint...

What an delightful coincidence; the insidious encroachment of soy is my rant du jour (literally). Earlier today I emailed my sister with the suggestion that soy – which is in most prepared foods in US supermarkets –...

I’m headed to Buenos Aires for a week later this month. I’ve dutifully read the various BA posts and have learned a lot about the eating possibilities. (Thanks, y’all!) But I still have a question... I have an...

) and Bellini’s in North Conway. Of major importance is the quality of the food and a smoke-free atmosphere (I have asthma). I’d also like to know about decor and service. Thanks for your help. P.S. I just learned that...

. the lady sitting next to me when i sat down had the most horrendous perfume on. my friend complained that it was agrevating my asthma and they promptly moved us (i don’t have asthma but they don’t know that)....

Thanks for this info. I have asthma, but surely even many ch’ers with fully intact respiratory gear are interested in whether restaurants in non-nonsmoking countries are nonsmoking. It would be great if reports on these...

In Asia, alligator/crocodile meat (soup) is a common asthma medication (as alternative and complementary medicine)

of milk in the diet. My dad loves dairy, but does not eat it because it makes his asthma worse. Many folks can’t handle lactose. There have been several studies linking dairy consumption to diabetes and more recently to...

Currently on my mind, is raw stuff. Maybe it’s because of the long, hot, ashy summer. Heat, fires, ash in the air, asthma flaring: a boy’s heart turns to raw flesh. My current favorites in this town: MEAT: Gorgeous...