by GAtherton | May 18, 2020 | COVID-19, General interest, Information and Learning, Lifestyle and Coping Skills
[toc] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uye-jTS1MYA The UK NHS has released a list of helpful resources to assist in safeguarding your mental health during this current COVID isolation period. We have reproduced some of it here for the purpose of allowing indexing of...
by GAtherton | Jan 17, 2020 | General interest, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis
Air pollution is increasingly reported as being something we need to improve if we are to prevent damaging the health of millions of people. Anyone who experienced the ‘pea-souper’ fogs of the 1960s and earlier needs little introduction to the subject, but...
by GAtherton | Oct 28, 2019 | General interest, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis
What does our liver do? Our livers are really important for us to live a healthy life. Tucked right underneath our ribcage it is a large soft organ that has a rich blood supply. It can recognise and break down or filter any toxic substances that it may find –...
by GAtherton | Oct 14, 2019 | General interest, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis, Video
Many patients with respiratory conditions like aspergillosis report increased frequency of chest infections during the winter months, and this is mentioned repeatedly in our Facebook support groups (Public, Private). The cold weather brings problems of many kinds, but...
by GAtherton | Oct 12, 2019 | General interest, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis, Video
We Are Undefeatable is a campaign which aims to help those with chronic health conditions exercise. Both the conditions and forms of exercise vary widely – the goal is to find out what works best for you! Visit the website to discover how exercise has helped...
by GAtherton | Jun 27, 2019 | General interest, Lifestyle and Coping Skills, Living with Aspergillosis
Find tips from the British Lung Foundation here