Inflammation is a key driver of many chronic diseases including COPD. The race is on for pharmaceutical companies to come up with molecules which suppress inflammation. But is the race already over and has the Silicon Valley company HVMN come up with a home run? Beta-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) has become the talking point amongst amateur biohackers … Continued
In May 2007 Professor Peter Barnes of the Imperial College in London authored an article titled “COPD A Growing but Neglected Global Epidemic”. In 2008 NIH (National Institutes of Health) funding for COPD was $75m and in 2018 the funding estimate is $79m. In 2016 the Lung Foundation Australia admitted there was a funding … Continued
A little over six months ago the last thing on my mind was running another marathon but here I am back to full health and excited to be running another one. Why Boston? I remember a few years ago now reading a blog by Stephen Gaudet about how he and fellow respiratory patient Mike … Continued
November marks Lung Awareness month, a month where we all have the opportunity to shine a light on our particular disease. In my mind, as patients we should be making a noise everyday, as lung disease is not fashionable so we need to worker harder to be noticed. What’s the point? In the case … Continued
November is lung awareness month, a month in which patients, carers, healthcare professionals and advocates from around the world shine a light on lung disease. With this in mind it seemed an appropriate time to release my COPD Wellness podcast series. The goal Every week through my website and Facebook page I receive a … Continued
From time to time I am sent products to review and give my opinion on. Some are good, some not so good. In this article, I’m reviewing the Wing Smart FEV1 and Peak Flow Meter. I have been looking into home spirometry devices for a while as I believe this would be advantageous for … Continued
Imagine lying in bed, you cannot breathe, your medication is not helping and you’re on a cruise boat with no medical help close by. Your fate is in the lap of the gods and there’s nothing you can do but hope you’ll be ok. If you have a severe respiratory disease then you have … Continued
My name is Russell Winwood, I was born in 1966 in Brisbane, Australia. I’ve had a good life thus far but have had a few health issues along the way. I decided to take to blogging to share my experiences with other people in the hope that it can help others with similar health issues. I … Continued