Nobody is suggesting that avoiding all doctors would be healthy.

It's just that they don't generally understand breathing in an
important respect.

Googling with the words "work of breathing" will show that there is
a medical craze for minimizing it.

This makes about as much sense as attempting to minimize the rpm of a
car engine to increase its horsepower.  Experimenting with trying to
breathe with the mouth and throat as wide open as possible and the
tongue protruded will show that breathing is promoted (not hindered) by
placing a finger across the gap between the tongue and the upper lip.
The head is tilted back or the person lies on his back. The possible
depth of breathing increases with a narrower gap.

Therefore some "work of breathing" is necessary for health and
cannot be regarded as a separate option.

Hence the medical view of respiratory  mechanics is  misleading and
simple experimenting gets us back to common sense about the value of
taking a deep breath with a feeling of airflow resistance in the nose.

Getting a square deal from a doctor on asthma would seem to mean
learning to take a deep breath as is implied (but not explicitly
stated) in the research of Gwen Skloot, as the highest priority.
Regards, Richard Friedel

I want to bring you up-to-date on my health problems. I think I'm
finally getting somewhere. Dr. Uhren, my family doctor, has sent me to
several specialists and I wanted you to know everything they've been
telling me.

Dr. Looney, Psychologist, found no psychological problems, sort of.
That was a strange visit. He only asked me two questions and the exam
was over.  I don't know how he learned so much when all he wanted to
know was if I had a computer and how much time I spend reading Richard
Freidel online.  Dr. Blatter, Urologist, gave me a good report.  He
did make the suggestion that I drink less soda and more water. He said
he was having a lot of urinary tract infections among his patients who
are internet users; especially those used to filtering Freidel on a
regular basis.  Dr. Aikenhead, Allergist, said my headaches were being
caused by eye fatigue, not by inverted Kama Sutra postures I picked up
online.

Dr. Bonebrake, Chiropractor, gave me a treatment which should help my
neck. I'm suppose to get an adjustable chair to use at the computer
and set closer to my monitor. Dr. Drewel, Dentist, found that I had an
infected tooth. He has me scheduled for a root canal with Dr. Filler
on Monday. Dr. Whitehead, Dermatologist, says my pale skin color
wasn't a health issue, just a lack of sun.  Now if I can just get
enough sun, that just might kill my dust mites...