Dr. Robert and Shelley Young exercising at the Rancho del Sol, Valley Center, California

Exercise-induced brochospasm or E.I.B. presents itself 

with acid retention symptoms of shortness of breath, 

and/or an elevated respiratory rate and wheezing, similiar 

to an asthma attack. However, many athletes will also 

experience decreased stamina, or difficulty in recovering 

from exertion compared to other team members, or paroxysmal 

coughing from an irritable airway all caused by increased 

metabolic, dietary, respiratory acidosis. 

Consequently, a potential for under-diagnosis exists because 

current medical-savants are not testing for dietary, 

metabolic and respiratory acidosis.  Measurement of airflow, 

such as peak expiratory flow rates, the pH of blood, 

saliva and urine, measurement of blood plasma oxygen, 

blood plasma carbon dioxide and blood plasma sodium 

bicarbaonte can be done inexpensively and may prove 

helpful in determining dietary, metabolic and/or 

respiratory acidosis caused by over-exercise, and an 

acidic lifestyle and diet.

While the potential triggering events for E.I.B. are 

well recognized by current medical savants, the underlying 

pathogenesis is poorly understood because of the lack of 

recognition of latent tissue acidosis caused by an acidic 

lifestyle and diet leading to dietary, metabolic and/or 

respiratory acidosis.  

E.I.B. usually occurs after at least several  minutes of 

vigorous, "aerobic" activity, which demands that normal 

nasal breathing be supplemented by mouth breathing due to 

to build of respirator acids likecarbon dioxide and the 

lack of oxygen to the lungs, blood and then tissues. The 

mouth inhalation of air due to the need for more oxygen 

and the release of carbon dioxide seems to generate 

increased blood flow to the linings of the bronchial 

tree, resulting in water retention to buffer the 

increased levels of carbon dioxide leading to edema. 

Constriction due to excess acids in these small airways 

then follows, worsening the degreeof obstruction to airflow. 

There is increasing evidence that the smooth muscle that 

lines the airways becomes progressively more sensitive to 

changes that occur as a result of injury to the airways 

from dehydration and acid build-up in the connective tissues 

due to an acidic lifestyle and diet. The acidic chemical 

mediators that provoke the muscle spasm is the resultof 

acidic build-up in the connective and fatty tissues and the 

body's inability to remove acidic dietary, metabolic and/or 

respiratory acids out through the channels of elimination 

efficenctly - especially through the lungs and then mouth 

and/or nose.

The treatment for E.I.B. is simple, effective and clear by 

improving blood and lymph circulation, opening up the channels 

of elimination through the bowels, lungs, pores of the skin 

and through urination, building healthy blood all with an 

alkaline lifestyle and diet as outlined in the pH Miracle 

revised and updated book or audio.  For more information 

go to: www.phmiracle.com.