Nutrition & Diet

26 May When COPD Symptoms Flare Up, Adjust Your Eating

Posted at 05:40h in COPD Research, Infections & Pneumonia, Nutrition & Diet 0 Comments

When you’re having a COPD exacerbation, you may find it hard to cook the way you usually do – or...

21 Apr Top Nutrients That Help With COPD

Posted at 05:26h in COPD Research, Nutrition & Diet, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Last week we talked about foods that COPD sufferers should avoid because either they don’t contribute good nutritional value to...

14 Apr Nutrition and COPD: 5 Types of Food to Avoid

Posted at 05:21h in COPD Research, Nutrition & Diet, Uncategorized 4 Comments

You’ve no doubt heard of nutrition as a factor in improving energy levels, healing, strength, and joint health, but did...

20 Aug How Does Alcohol Affect COPD?

Posted at 06:18h in COPD Research, Mental Health, Nutrition & Diet 0 Comments

We are often asked whether drinking is particularly bad for COPD sufferers. As with so many things related to COPD,...

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...

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