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What we eat can help improve COPD
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) encompasses a range of respiratory diseases including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Often a result of smoking, COPD symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, a chronic cough, excess mucus, weight loss, frequent respiratory infections,...
Dietary fiber! …Wait! Don’t let the “F” word scare you away just yet!
Fiber helps keep us healthy! Our bodies require an average of 30 grams of fiber per day in order to maintain good health, but the reality is that most of us only get about half of that. A high-fiber diet...
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Asthma Attacks
Lead author of the study Dr. Ronit Confino-Cohen believes that people with uncontrolled asthma should have their vitamin D levels checked. A change in diet or a simple daily supplement may be all they need to reduce symptoms and get their asthma under control.