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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Stress

i Have been having heavy labored breathing. I feel axious work from home, get little excercise and am overweight. I have slight asthma. I am thinking my lungs are out of shape due to stress and the above factors. I have started on my treadmill to get my lungs up to shape and hopefully loose weigtht. And am thinking with stress from work I am having some anxiety issues with out of shape lungs. What do you think?
Tue, 28 Jul 2015
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Hi, welcome to HCM. Thanks for asking your query at this forum.
We understand your concern. I have read your question carefully and understood it. I will try my best to answer it.

As you told, you work from home and apparently having a routine with little physical activity. This is certainly not a healthy routine and you also accept it. It is nice to hear that you started working out now a days.

A stress free lifestyle consists a regular daily routine with early morning awakening before sunrise, doing yoga/meditation/relaxation exercise going for jog for some time, having balanced nutritious diet (with lots of fresh fruits and salads and without much fatty foods), having some time for recreation and socialization (spending good time with family members and friends), playing outdoor games, listening soothing relaxing music for some time in evening, taking warm water bath an hour before going to bed and having adequate rest and sleep. Are you missing these things in your routine? If yes then it is time to change now. You may have to find out some time from your busy routine for these essential activities.

Since you have slight asthma, you should try to be in fresh air and in well ventilated places. Asthma does not change the shape of lung, so you should not worry on this aspect. Overweight may cause heavy laboured breathing and worsening of asthma. With above mentioned routine you may reduce your weight, get a good body shape and a stress free life.

I hope it answers your query. I wish you all the best.
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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Stress

Hi, welcome to HCM. Thanks for asking your query at this forum. We understand your concern. I have read your question carefully and understood it. I will try my best to answer it. As you told, you work from home and apparently having a routine with little physical activity. This is certainly not a healthy routine and you also accept it. It is nice to hear that you started working out now a days. A stress free lifestyle consists a regular daily routine with early morning awakening before sunrise, doing yoga/meditation/relaxation exercise going for jog for some time, having balanced nutritious diet (with lots of fresh fruits and salads and without much fatty foods), having some time for recreation and socialization (spending good time with family members and friends), playing outdoor games, listening soothing relaxing music for some time in evening, taking warm water bath an hour before going to bed and having adequate rest and sleep. Are you missing these things in your routine? If yes then it is time to change now. You may have to find out some time from your busy routine for these essential activities. Since you have slight asthma, you should try to be in fresh air and in well ventilated places. Asthma does not change the shape of lung, so you should not worry on this aspect. Overweight may cause heavy laboured breathing and worsening of asthma. With above mentioned routine you may reduce your weight, get a good body shape and a stress free life. I hope it answers your query. I wish you all the best.