Better Breathing

18 Jun Is It Worth Moving to a Different Altitude to Relieve the Symptoms of COPD?

Posted at 03:15h in Air Quality, Better Breathing, Oxygen, Travel 18 Comments

If you have COPD and live at a high altitude, such as in Denver, should you consider pulling up roots...

04 Jun Leonard Nimoy Still A Force – for COPD Awareness and Treatment

Posted at 06:05h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Nutrition & Diet, Smoking Cessation 4 Comments

Leonard Nimoy still lives on as a force for the improvement of outcomes for COPD patients; his daughter Julie Nimoy...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.