by Lung Health | Feb 12, 2019
When you have COPD, you need to get medical treatment and do everything you can to keep your lungs healthy. This is because the disease causes shortness of breath and other symptoms that make it difficult to perform routine tasks or even walk around. Flare-ups that...
by Lung Health | Feb 5, 2019
COPD is a condition that makes your daily life more challenging. It causes shortness of breath that can strike you during physical activity or even while resting. COPD cannot be cured, so if you have the disease, you must learn how to live with it. Medical treatments...
by Lung Health | Jan 30, 2019
You may be surprised to learn that the foods you eat every day may help or worsen your COPD symptoms. While there are foods, such as vegetables, nuts and fish, that you should consider eating, there are also five foods that you should think about dropping from your...
by Amanda Maucere | Jan 30, 2019
Staying hydrated is important for every person. However, the Lung Health Institute health care team knows that it’s particularly important for COPD patients. In fact, one whole section of our Anti-Inflammatory Initiative™, or AI2™, plans is dedicated to helping you...
by Lung Health | Jan 24, 2019
One issue that many COPD patients may be struggling with is a way to detox your lungs. The health care team at the Lung Health Institute may be able to help you find ways to detox your lungs that may also help you breathe easier™. Three natural lung cleanses that may...
by Russell Winwood | Jan 24, 2019
My name’s Russell Winwood, and I’m one of the advisory board members for the Lung Health Institute. After being diagnosed with COPD in 2011, I’ve worked hard to make healthier diet and exercise choices that help me better manage my COPD symptoms. One thing that’s been...
by Lung Health | Jan 17, 2019
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a condition that has many symptoms. One of the common symptoms of this chronic lung condition is inflammation, and it can be very hard to treat this symptom effectively. However, the health care team at the Lung...
by Lung Health | Jan 10, 2019
There are many medically-approved treatments available these days for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD. However, you may not know that there are also natural treatments you may be able to use at home to supplement the treatments prescribed by...
by Lung Health | Jan 3, 2019
At the Lung Health Institute, our health care team knows that clearing mucus from your lungs is an important daily task if you have a chronic lung condition, such as COPD. To help you find tools that may help you accomplish this task, our health care team recommends...
by Lung Health | Jan 2, 2019
At the Lung Health Institute, we know that patients with COPD need to stay active. Performing light exercises every day may actually have several positive benefits for you if you have COPD. Some exercise options you can use with your COPD Exercising has been shown to...
by Russell Winwood | Dec 20, 2018
Oh! Hi there. I’m Russell Winwood, and I’m someone who lives with COPD, but I’ve been able to complete marathons and the Ironman competition all the same. For this reason, some people refer to me as the COPD athlete. During the holidays especially, I like to give...
by Russell Winwood | Dec 11, 2018
Hi folks. My name’s Russell Winwood, and I’m both an athlete and a person who lives with COPD every day. Many people refer to me as the COPD athlete because I’ve run marathons and finished an Ironman competition since my COPD diagnosis. As you can imagine, I’m a huge...
by Lung Health | Dec 6, 2018
Having a chronic lung disease can make exercise difficult. Depending on the severity of your condition, even walking across the house may be difficult. And yet, you know that you have to exercise and move in order to improve your health, and to maintain a certain...
by Lung Health | Nov 27, 2018
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that causes shortness of breath and congestion. COPD cannot be cured, and it grows worse over time, but some treatments can help slow the progression of the disease and manage its symptoms....
by Lung Health | Nov 21, 2018
Identify Your Risk Factors for COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that causes inflammation and congestion in the lungs. This makes it difficult to breathe and to live out your daily life without challenges from shortness of...
