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Check-in: Top 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During the Holidays

With the holiday season upon us, many of us are looking at our calendars and getting ready for fun parties and events. But how do we stay healthy while still enjoying all of the holiday happenings? Here are some tips for preventing COPD flare-ups. Plan …

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Exercise and Nutrition: It does a body good!

There are many things that impact our overall health and how we feel daily. Two of those things are nutrition and exercise. Making a habit of practicing good nutrition and moving your body is important for everyone but is vitally important if you have …

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What is the best protein powder for someone with COPD that needs to gain weight?

What is the best protein powder for COPD patients that need to gain weight? I cannot eat much at a time and need to add protein and calories to my diet.

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Are you ready for some scavenger hunt fun?

Head on over to our Nutrition Guide for Better Living http://copdf.co/guides , to learn more and fill in the blanks. With COPD, your body needs more _______ to do the work of breathing. _______ are the fuel that help your body work. Maintaining a …

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Shall we play a game?

Go team!

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Does what you eat impact how you feel?

I am thinking about the table full of food that many of us will be gathering around on Thanksgiving this Thursday. I know the tendency may be to try a little (or a lot) of the holiday foods, but that may not be the best thing for your health. I recall my …

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Check in – Does it Matter What I Eat?

This month at the COPD Foundation we’re talking about exercise, physical fitness, pulmonary rehab, and nutrition. There’s a lot we can talk about relating to nutrition and COPD, but today we’re going to focus on aspects of nutrition that may directly …

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How would you describe you eating habits?

I am on the end of the spectrum where gaining and maintaining weight is difficult. I have commented prior to this that my method to gain weight was to add more fat to my diet. I depended upon peanut butter and ensure. I also started selecting the cottage …

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Nutrition: Do you know if these are myths or facts?

Great information. I fail miserably on the water intake :( I often wondered about the 10X extra calories to breathe. What is the normal calories usage to breathe?

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Has anyone ever taken micellar casein protein powder in shakes for added nutrition

casein protien

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Do you have a question on the ketogenic diet?

Hi everyone. Next week I'm recording a podcast with a world leader in ketosis and the Ketogenic diet. This diet is made up of high (good quality) fats, medium to low protein and very low carbohydrates. John Hopkins is using the diet to help manage …

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Cured meats and COPD?

A PRAXIS colleague turned my attention to several articles on COPD & nutrition and I wanted to share these with you. Has anyone come across information on the relationship between cured meat intake and COPD symptoms and exacerbations? This was new to me: …

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Multi Vitamin

I love most of the health apps available, I take a 50+ men's multi everyday and try to eat 2 cups of vegetables a day, however when you eat to much vitamin A or sodium or calcium etc... your nutrition value goes down, very upsetting. I Googled it but get …

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Nutrition advice for COPD patients when first diagnosed?

Hi Russell, I was diagnosed in 2001, and do not remember getting any nutritional information at all at that time. I vaguely remember the RT's in pulmonary rehab talking a little bit about nutrition but that was probably in 2006. Hope all is going well …

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Nutrition

I do most of my meal prep for the week on the weekend - mostly because of time constraints during the week. But my favorite easy trick at the moment is that I make a crustless 'quiche' in a 8x8 glass dish, and when cool, cut into strips. I take this …

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Slightly obsessed

Sometimes it feels as if I'm overly obsessed with my diet, I keep a mental diary of foods and things that seem to bother or aggravate my COPD or Barretts. I try and let loose, but somehow my expressions don't let me stay loose and just enjoy the food. I …

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Am I eating right?

I keep reading to eat good fats and proteins, however my cholesterol is not in control. I try eating an egg a day and love all vegetables and fruits and lean meat. Trying to balance quick and easy, I found that pea soup with lots of carrots and lean ham …

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Honoring Hilde Hanson-What are your favorite recipes and tips for cooking with COPD?

Hilde was a true COPD champion, an advocate for the COPD Foundation in Florida and an important member of the EFFORTS community.  She was passionate about cooking and using nutrition as a way to fight the impacts of COPD.  Let's keep Hilde's …

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