#25 - Diagnosed with asthma? Now what?

What to do if you are diagnosed with asthma? How to best manage asthma to control it long term.

In this episode I go over important treatment and lifestyle tips to deal with having asthma.

Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/er4Vc2YCwps

With adequate treatment, support and a healthy lifestyle, most people who have asthma should have relatively normal lives.

Chapters:

(03:06) What treatments may be given?

(07:55) Understand what asthma is

(10:01) Know your asthma triggers

(11:46) Written asthma action plan

(14:33) Know how to use inhalers

(15:58) Good diet

(18:07) Healthy weight

(19:07) Exercise

(20:16) Good sleep

(22:21) Regulate your circadian rhythm

(25:03) Smoking

(27:03) Vapes and e-cigarettes

(28:59) Indoor air pollution

(32:01) Seek support

(34:18) Asthma is not your identity

(36:49) Conclusion

#asthma