Whether a child will develop asthma is often decided during pregnancy or in the first years of life. Air and nutrition play a major role in this.
Full of anticipation, Chiara (name changed) makes her way to a riding stable in the outskirts of Berlin. The eight-year-old girl loves horseback riding. A wooden horse's head hangs over his bed, and flying mares are printed on the bedclothes.
But the riding lesson ends abruptly this time: Chiara's face swells in the saddle. Her eyes start to water, her nose runs. Alarmed, an employee of the
