Part 1: Getting started with asthma. Understanding asthma basics ; Building your healthcare team ; Making the most of your doctor visits ; Living well with asthma ; Managing asthma long term

Part 2: Knowing what can trigger asthma. Knowing your asthma triggers ; The role of inhalant allergies ; The role of food allergies ; The roles of exercise and emotions ; The role of other medical conditions

Part 3: Controlling your asthma. Getting allergy tested and allergy shots ; Understanding asthma medications ; Looking at asthma controller drugs ; Treating asthma episodes

Part 4: Special asthma conditions. Asthma abnd children and teens ; Pregnancy and asthma ; Asthma and older adults ; Look at other asthma concerns

Part 5: Finding support and speaking up. Patient advocacy for yourself and others ; Turning to trusted resources

Part 6: The part of tens. Ten tips for traveling with asthma ; Ten myths about asthma and allergies ; Ten ways to avoid the September asthma peak.

Part I: Asthma Basics.

1. Knowing What's Ailing You.

2. The Basics of Treating and Managing Your Asthma.

3. Dealing with Doctor Visits.

4. Managing Asthma Long-Term.

Part II: Understanding Asthma Triggers.

5. Knowing Your Asthma Triggers.

6. Understanding Asthma and the Role of Allergies.

7. Hay Fever and Asthma: The United Airway.

8. Food Allergies and Asthma.

9. Asthma and Exercise.

Part III: Treating Your Asthma

10. Avoiding Allergens That Cause Respiratory Symptoms.

11. Getting Allergy Tested and Allergy Shots.

12: Relieving Your Nasal Allergies.

13. Treating Your Ear, Nose, and Throat Symptoms.

Part IV: Controlling Asthma with Medications.

14. Knowing Asthma Medications.

15. Looking at Asthma Controller Drugs

16. Treating Asthma Episodes. Chapter 17. Future Trends in Asthma Therapy.

Part V: Special Asthma Conditions

18. Asthma during Childhood.

19. Pregnancy and Asthma

20. Asthma and the Elderly.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

21. Ten Tips for Traveling with Asthma.

22. Ten Famous Folks with Asthma.