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It’s cold and flu season so I asked a respiratory therapist I know — Lee Guion — to offer some guidance. Here are Lee’s 7 Tips for Respiratory Health which are critical for those with a condition that causes weakened muscles:
- Attend a Multi-Disciplinary Clinic
- Get the flu and pneumonia vaccines
- Treat upper respiratory tract infections
- Hydrate
- Maximize your nutrition
- Exercise — especially disciplines coordinating the breath with movement
- Sleep Well
But this list is only a list. You should listen to the podcast.
There are many online videos to guide you in a practice combining breath work and movement but here’s one from the Niroga Institute for people with asthma.
Here are Homework Assignments for the rest of 2017:
- Listen to previous podcast episodes about everything from medical cannabis to mindfulness meditation as well as fermentation.
- Soon there will be cool videos here.
- Check out this documentary film, Unrest. It’s a “story of love and loss” about people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome).
This episode features personal stories about how the use of essential oils has helped with a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, fatigue, post-surgical pain and post cancer treatment.
This podcast episode explores the experiences of six people who have used medical cannabis for a variety of conditions including cancer, depression, muscular dystrophy, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bone fracture, and bipolar disorder.