Water Therapy for COPD Patients...Some studies found that this type of water therapy can affect clotting and other blood factors.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Coping With COPD Flare-Ups...This suggests mucus or pus is blocking your airways. Gurgling could mean fluid in your lungs. There might be changes in your skin or nail color.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Tudorza Pressair (aclidinium bromide inhalation powder)...LAMAs work by blocking the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Getting to Know Series: Tonya Hidalgo...As I started writing that book, I began The COPD Life website and began blogging.... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Steroids, Bruising, and Bones...Summer last year at one time my arm was so bruised it looked as though I had taken a beating.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
COPD and Congestive Heart Failure - How to Tell the Difference...However, those who have heart failure may notice their heart beating irregularly or rapidly.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
The Winter of Our Discontent: Part II...It is no season in which to wander the world as if one were the wind blowing aimlessly along the streets without a place to rest, without food, and... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Safe Are Your Blood Oxygen Saturation Levels?...In many cases a no-win situation develops as the lungs are not capable of getting enough oxygen into the bloodstream as the heart continues its rapid beating... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Should Vitamins and Supplements Be Part of Your COPD Treatment Plan?...Boosting your dietary intake might be in order at any rate, though.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Why I Gave Up the Store Power Chair...Like, he takes care of all of the lifting and toting and carting and loading things in the van and all I have to do is be good company... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Yupelri (revefenacin)...LAMAs work by blocking the action of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
The Heat is On: Effects of Hot Weather on COPD...COPD patients but also puts us at risk for those dreaded exacerbations.1An online article by Deborah Leader RN called “COPD: The Heat Is On: 8 Tips for Beating... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Respiratory 101: The Respiratory Tract...(If you listen closely, you can hear the distant beating of the heart).... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finding Out Your COPD Stage...If you are being tested, you will be asked to inhale the deepest possible breath into your lungs and then exhale your breath by blowing into the mouthpiece... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Ask the Advocates: Running Errands...In the spring, I always have to think about allergies and if someone is burning, mowing, or if the trees and flowers are blooming, etc.... By Editorial Team 8 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments47 comments
Hot weather blues...By the time I get in the car, a/c blasting on high, it takes me 5 minutes or longer to recover my breathing to just get going.... By mamagretired1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Cramping in lung cage area...Excerpt: "Magnesium is involved in the production of protein, blood clotting, and muscle contractions. Magnesium helps the muscles work.... By bdoggett1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Eating Well While Eating Frugally Pt 2: Cooking and Recipes!...go a step further, I like to bake them whole in the oven by preheating to 500 degrees, piercing the potatoes with a fork or knife several times, then By michelle.vincent9 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Mourning the Death of Your Previous Life - Part 2...Being angry at or blaming someone or something for your COPD doesn't change the fact that you have it, nor will it make it go away.... By Mary Ultes8 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Help for rib cramps...I don't know why but I held my nose shut and blew out and my lungs felt they were blowing up and the pain went within seconds instead of... By andy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments