The Dr. Ardis Show | Top 20 Drugs: Asthma| Episode 07.15.2026

The Dr. Ardis Show | Top 20 Drugs: Asthma| Episode 07.15.2026

From The Dr. Ardis Show Podcast by Dr Bryan Ardis

July 15, 2026 · 56 min

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Dr. Bryan Ardis discusses the common asthma medication Albuterol and explores alternative treatments for asthma.

In this week's episode of the Top 20 Drugs of 2025 series, Dr. Bryan Ardis breaks down Albuterol - the 11th most prescribed outpatient medication in America and the rescue inhaler millions of children and adults carry with them every day for asthma. Drawing on his own family's story (his daughter suffered daily asthma attacks for two and a half years before targeted supplementation resolved them for good, 20 years ago and counting), he walks through the FDA-published side effects of albuterol - tachycardia, angina, high and low blood pressure, tremors, rashes, urinary tract infections, pulmonary edema, and even asthma exacerbation itself - and asks the question every parent of an asthmatic child deserves an answer to: why has asthma become this common, and why isn't anyone offering a cure? Nature Wins Products Featured: Breathe Free - built on vitamin A and vitamin C, shown in mouse models to cut IgE, histamine, and inflammatory cytokine levels in half for allergic asthma, while a randomized trial found 1,000mg/day of vitamin C improved neutrophil response in asthmatic children better than standard albuterol treatment alone. Magnesium Complex - shown in a 2001 study to fully…

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