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Asthma is a chronic disease?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I have six Ironman medals saying otherwise, inhaler-free.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The doctors said asthma was for life. But I discovered how to heal my body naturally. A decade without medication and six Ironman finishes (226km each) stand as proof that asthma doesn’t have to define your limits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Two Decades of Disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was 9 years old when I was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, medics thinking I was dying. It turned out to be a really bad asthma attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started on asthma medication, and for the next 20 years I was dependent on inhalers. Every morning and every night I used my prevention inhaler, and I always had my emergency inhaler with me in case of another attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the inhalers did help my asthma symptoms, they didn’t make me healthier. Over time I needed stronger inhalers, and higher doses. The constant medication made me feel like a patient rather than a person, eroding my confidence and keeping me from an athletic life.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Back to Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everything changed in 2012 when a friend recommended the book “You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty” by Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj. I started his protocol, drinking around 3 liters of water per day (for my body weight and activity level), and taking unrefined sea salt. I felt better day by day, and after six months I went inhaler-free – and have been ever since<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The water+salt protocol was life-changing, but when I learned to stack it with nose-breathing, increasing oxygen uptake, I found a new level of health. The final key was movement, helping my body clear out inflammation and making it stronger.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pushing Limits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As I got better, I started being more physically active \u2014 I had found my athletic strength. My performance improved so drastically that in 2017 I decided to test my body with a serious challenge: A half-Ironman triathlon, consisting of a non-stop 1.9km swim, 90km bike, and 21.1km run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With just six months to prepare, it was a crazy challenge, and asthma was the least of my worries: I couldn’t swim, and had never ridden a roadbike. But I took on the challenge, learned both disciplines, and when the day came I was able to finish the race, in just under 7.5 hours.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Grand Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, the question was, could I do the insane full distance Ironman? Could my lungs handle a 3.8km swim, 180km bike, and full marathon run (42.2km)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For two years I trained towards that seemingly impossible goal. And in 2019 at Ironman Copenhagen, I crossed the finish line after more than 13 hours, breathing free all the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was just the beginning. I have since finished six full Ironman triathlons (226km each) and four half Ironmans (113km each) total. That’s over 1.800km of racing and countless hours of training \u2014 zero inhalers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Breathing Free is Possible!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have asthma, know this: There is a way out<\/strong>. We all have the potential to break through our limits, and I believe you too deserve to breathe free and find stronger health on the other side. What would you do<\/strong> if you had more energy<\/strong>, more stamina<\/strong> and a feeling of freedom<\/strong> from inhalers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I did<\/em> was set out to show that asthma can be overcome naturally, and undeniably proving it by doing long distance triathlons, inhaler-free. I’m currently training for my 7th full Ironman triathlon, and I invite you to follow my journey to prove that asthma is a limit you can break through!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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