Heart & Metabolic Heath

22 Jun Stay Active to Strengthen Your Immune System During COVID-19

Posted at 10:19h in COVID-19, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Infections & Pneumonia 1 Comment

Even before COVID-19, lower respiratory tract infection (pneumonia) was the most common cause of death by a communicable disease, accounting...

23 Apr Staying Active During Safer-at-Home

Posted at 09:03h in COVID-19, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Infections & Pneumonia, Mental Health 1 Comment

In these generation-defining days, we all find ourselves at home, inactive, in front of the computer or TV, tentative to...

24 Sep Latest Research on COPD and Exercise Tolerance

Posted at 10:52h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath 2 Comments

In research presented at the American Thoracic Society annual conference in Dallas in May 2019, the Pulmonary Education and Research...

14 Aug 4,400 Steps Daily Tied to Lower Mortality Among Older Women

Posted at 08:53h in Better Breathing, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath 0 Comments

This headline quickly became viral. Unlike some less conclusive research, this was published in JAMA, one of the worlds’ most...

26 Feb Foods to eat with COPD: The Benefits of The Mediterranean Diet

Posted at 10:27h in COPD Research, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Nutrition & Diet 0 Comments

Are there specific foods to eat with COPD? What you eat has a big impact on your overall health. No, there...

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/.