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Tips for daily living

My Lungs My Life tips for daily living with asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Tips for daily living 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 UK information on fasting with asthma.

Asthma UK 'Fasting and asthma' web page

Could weight loss help your asthma?

Asthma UK information on weight loss and asthma.

Asthma UK 'Could weight loss help your asthma?' web page

Healthy eating

My Lungs My Life information on healthy eating for asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Healthy eating' web page

laptop and inhalerWork and asthma

Having asthma at work

Asthma UK information about having asthma at work.

Asthma UK 'Having asthma at work' web page

Work and asthma

My Lungs My Life information about working with asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Work and asthma' web page

person walkingExercise

General exercise

Asthma UK exercise and asthma information.

Asthma UK 'Exercise and activities' 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

Adventure sports

Asthma UK adventure sports and asthma information.

Asthma UK 'Adventure sports' web page

Gardening

Asthma UK gardening with asthma information.

Asthma UK 'Gardening and asthma' web page

Elite athletes

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

ELF 'Asthma in elite athletes' web page

person snoringSleep and asthma

Sleep

Asthma UK advice on sleeping and asthma.

Asthma UK 'Sleep and asthma' web page

Sleep and asthma

My Lungs My Life advice on sleeping and asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Sleep and asthma' web page

globe and aeroplaneTravel

General Travel Information

Asthma UK information on travelling with asthma.

Asthma UK 'Travel' web page

Holidays and travel

My Lungs My Life advice on holidays and travel with asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Holidays and travel' web page

Air travel

European Lung Foundation (ELF) information on travelling by air with asthma.

ELF 'Air travel when you have a lung condition' web page

fireworksSeasonal celebrations

Christmas

Asthma UK information on staying well at Christmas.

Asthma UK 'Stay well with your asthma at Christmas' web page

New Year

Asthma UK information on staying well at New Year.

Asthma UK 'Stay well with asthma at new year' web page

Valentine's day

Asthma UK information on staying well on Valentine’s Day.

Asthma UK 'Stay well with your asthma on Valentine's Day' web page

Festivals

Asthma UK information on staying well at music festivals.

Asthma UK 'Stay well with your asthma at music festivals' web page

Bonfire night

Asthma UK information on staying well on Bonfire Night.

Asthma UK 'Stay well with your asthma on Bonfire Night' web page

Supporting those with asthma

Asthma UK advice on supporting friends and colleagues with asthma.

Asthma UK 'Supporting friends or colleagues with asthma' web page

two heartsRelationships

Sex and relationships

Asthma UK advice on relationships and asthma.

Asthma UK 'Sex and relationships' web page

Relationship help

My Lungs My Life advice on relationships and asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Relationships and asking for the help you need' 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

Financial support

Asthma UK information on financial support and benefits for those living with severe asthma.

Asthma UK 'Your finances when you have severe asthma' web page

Music

Asthma UK information on music and asthma.

Asthma UK 'Music and asthma' web page

Social life with severe asthma

Asthma UK information on social lives with severe asthma.

Asthma UK 'Social life and severe asthma' web page

cigarette with smokeSmoking

The benefits of stopping smoking

European Lung Foundation infographic on the benefits of quitting smoking.

ELF 'Quit smoking: the benefits' infographic (225 KB PDF)

Help to stop smoking

My Lungs My Life help to stop smoking information.

My Lungs My Life 'Help to stop smoking' web page

Smoking with a lung condition

European Lung Foundation (ELF) information on smoking when you have a lung condition.

ELF 'Smoking when you have a lung condition' web page

Asthma, pacing and overcoming fatigue

My Lungs My Life information on pacing and overcoming fatigue with asthma.

My Lungs My Life 'Asthma, pacing and overcoming fatigue' web page

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