10 Ways to Successfully Manage Lung Disease

Did you know that people with COPD require 10 times as many calories to breathe than a healthy person? Proper nutrition is an important aspect of lung disease management, not only because it gives you extra energy to get through your day, but it helps you maintain your weight and avoid malnutrition or obesity, both of which are common in people with COPD.

Following a COPD Diet

Healthy Eating Tips for People With COPD

How To Add Creative Calories To Your Diet

How to Reduce Your Salt Intake

Exercise and COPD should go hand-in-hand. Why? Because an exercise program can help you regain a sense of control over your life, increase your self-esteem and improve your overall quality of life. Exercise has proven to be beneficial to thousands of people with COPD, and it can help you too.

The Basics of Exercise for COPD Patients

How to Improve Your Flexibility

Walking and COPD

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The air we breathe is composed of 21% oxygen. For most, this is sufficient, but for some, particularly those with certain health conditions which impair lung function, the amount of oxygen that is obtained through normal breathing is not enough. While many people find oxygen therapy inconvenient and uncomfortable, there are many benefits to its use.

Facts About Oxygen Therapy

OxyView Oxygen Therapy Glasses

How Often Should I Change My Nasal Cannula?

Tips for Dealing With Nasal Dryness

A COPD exacerbation, put simply, is a worsening of COPD symptoms which can often lead to serious illness, hospitalization and death. Caused primarily by airway or lung infections and air pollution, learning how to prevent COPD exacerbation may ultimately help you avoid one.

How to Prevent COPD Exacerbation

What is COPD Exacerbation?

Image Gallery of COPD Complications

What Type of COPD Complications Have You Suffered From?

There seems to be an invisible stigma attached to the diagnosis of COPD, almost as if being a smoker, or having been a smoker, makes a person "deserve" their disease. Indeed, people can make some truly insensitive remarks which, for the most part, aren't meant to hurt you, but are made without the presence of forethought. Instead of letting nasty comments ruin your day, here are some creative ways to deal with them.

How To Deal With Insensitive Comments

Share Your Story: What Is the Most Insensitive Comment You Have Ever Heard?

The emotional effects of lung disease can sometimes be unbearable, particularly if you don't have a good support system. Learning how to recognize signs and symptoms of emotional overload is the first step to managing the negative emotions that may come with your lung disease.

The Emotional Effects of COPD

Depression Medication and COPD

Online COPD Support Group

You may be surprised to know that even indoor air can be polluted, sometimes more so than outdoor air. And because many people with lung disease or other chronic health conditions spend a great deal of time indoors, improving indoor air quality is especially important.

10 Steps to Improving Your Indoor Air

Medication errors can be deadly, so developing a plan to help you avoid them is a must. Remember, when it comes to medication, you're the boss, so taking a proactive stance will help ensure your medication safety.

Preventing Medication Errors

10 Medication Safety Tips

Are You At Risk For Medication-Related Problems?

If simple activities of daily living, such as eating or grooming, have you "huffin' and a puffin'," then learning how to get the most out of every breath you take should be an essential part of your COPD action plan.

Exercises To Help You Breathe Better

Breaking the Dyspnea Cycle

Diaphragmatic Breathing

Pursed Lip Breathing

Want some good news! Being diagnosed with COPD does not mean the end of your sex life. Learn to rekindle the flame that once burned so brightly with these tips for enhancing sexual intimacy.

Sex and COPD

Sex Toys 101