Living with Asthma

Helping you to manage your asthma

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Person in a yoga position Asthma and wellbeing

Asthma and mood

My Lungs My Life information on mood and anxiety.

My Lungs My Life 'Asthma, your mood and anxiety' web page

Anxiety

Asthma &Lung UK information on anxiety.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Your lung condition and anxiety' web page

Depression

Asthma & Lung UK information on depression.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Depression and your lung condition' web page

Wellbeing for severe asthma

Asthma & Lung UK information on looking after your physical and mental health with severe asthma.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Looking after your physical and mental health' web page

Mindfulness

NHS information on mindfulness.

NHS Mindfulness' web page

Coping for parents

Asthma & Lung UK information on wellbeing for parents and carers of children with asthma.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Wellbeing for parents and carers of children with asthma' web page

Patient experiences

Healthtalk.org (affiliated with Royal College of General Practitioners/Information Standard/University of Oxford) patient experiences of emotions and coping with asthma.

Healthtalk.org 'Emotions and coping with asthma' web page


plate with cutleryHealthy eating

Eating well for healthier lungs

British Lung Foundation (BLF) information on eating well for healthier lungs.

BLF 'Eating well' booklet (0.44 MB PDF)

Fasting and asthma

Asthma & Lung UK information on fasting with a lung condition.

Asthma & Lung  UK 'Fasting with a lung condition' web page

Could weight loss help your asthma?

Asthma & Lung UK information on weight loss and asthma.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Healthy eating and weight' web page

Healthy eating

My Lungs My Life information on healthy eating for asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Healthy eating' web page


person snoringSleep and asthma

Sleep

Asthma & Lung UK advice on sleeping and asthma.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Sleep and lung conditions' web page

Sleep and asthma

My Lungs My Life advice on sleeping and asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Sleep and asthma' web page


person walkingExercise

General exercise

Asthma & Lung UK exercise and asthma information.

Asthma & Lung UK 'Keeping active with a lung condition' web page

Exercise, sport and asthma

My Lungs My Life exercise and asthma information.

My Lungs My Life 'Exercise, sport and asthma' web page

Lungs and exercise

European Lung Foundation (ELF) your lungs and exercise information.

ELF 'Your lungs and exercise' web page

Elite athletes

European Lung Foundation (ELF) asthma and elite athletes information.

ELF 'Asthma in elite athletes' web page


person with flow of breathing arrowsBreathing exercises

Shortness of breath and breathing exercises

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care breathing exercises to cope with being short of breath.

Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care 'How To Cope With Being Short of Breath: Breathing Exercises' booklet (0.75 MB PDF)

Stress and breathing exercises

NHS Breathing exercise for stress information.

NHS 'Breathing exercise for stress' web page

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