Super Charging Your Pulmonary Rehabilitation!...Do you think Usain Bolt would be the athlete he is if he had a serve of fries and a burger before training?... By Russell Winwood2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Very Merry Christmas in the Slow Lane: Part I...Dashing through the snow/In a one horse open sleigh/O'er the fields we go/Laughing all the way/Bells on bob tail ring/Making spirits bright/What fun it... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
It Was a Meltdown (Part 2)...I was grateful to all of the staff, they are so helpful and friendly. We had small-talk while he looked over my chart.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Effects of Bloat on COPD...Filling our bodies with high calorie, high carbohydrates like candies and sugary or deep fried foods promote bloating.... By Barbara Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Dentures Are Affecting My Breathing...The top one can be a mucus trap since the mucus somehow finds its way back there.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
COPD & Marijuana Smoking: Harmful or Beneficial?...And, in fact, according to a 2016 report on Marijuana use trends and health effects by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: "The U.S... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
The Winter of Our Discontent: Part II...“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Advantage Of Small Town Hospitals..."It’s always great when I come in here and meet friendly faces,” a patient once said to me. “It makes it so much easier when you don’t feel good.”... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Tips for Successful Outings with COPD...Just because you don't drive, or have a relative/friend to take you where you need/want to go, don't let that keep you housebound.... By Mary Ultes6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Foggy Brain Dead Zone...Have you ever been in a conversation and realized that you hadn't grasped what your friend was saying for some minutes now?... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Overcoming Eating Challenges, Part 4 - Microwave Cooking with COPD...When it comes to cooking, for people with COPD a microwave can be your best friend.... By Mary Ultes7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Community Feedback: Strange Symptoms of COPD...French fries are dangerous! I first started noticing it was easier to choke when I was in the hospital last March with a bad flare-up.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments23 comments
Are You My Doctor?...Here we have traveling Techs, who come from another clinic or hospital to help out in the various radiology fields once a week or maybe once a month, it... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
A Day in My Nice Life...I swam to shore and walked up the beach to where my friend was sunning himself. I took my towel and dried myself off.... By michelle.vincent6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Emotional Spring Cleaning: Let's Join the Party...“I am the way a life unfolds and bloom and seasons come and go and I am the way the spring always finds a way to turn even the... By michelle.vincent5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Same Devil, Different Levels - Same Level, Different Devils...Another friend is stage III, like the woman I described above with stage II on oxygen, so is she.... By Mary Ultes8 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Meal Planning...These include soft drinks and foods that are fried, greasy and spicy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Medical Review Board...The Health Union Medical Review Board is made up of board-certified healthcare professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields.... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for later
To the 53 year old with COPD...Your friend in Christ Ricky [Editor's note: edited for content, personal email address removed]... By pushboat1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Winter & Cost Of Living...The Flue or Chest Infections Are Not COPD Sufferers Best Freinds...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesFlares