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How your body uses food
Maintaining the right weight for you
Foods to breathe better, foods to boost energy and foods to avoid
It’s easy to see why you should pay attention to what you eat when you’re trying to lose weight, gain weight, or if you have issues with your digestive system. But, if you have... Read more
This is the fourth and final part of our series on COPD Medications.• Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI’s)• Nebulizers• Timing and sequencing of inhaled medicinesDry Powder Inhalers (DPIs)A dry powder inhaler (DPI) is different from a metered dose inhaler (MDI), because the medicine... Read more
Today we’ll talk about:• Inhaler technique for Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)• How to clean and store your MDI• How to tell how many doses are left in your MDIIf you have diabetes, you wouldn’t be sent home with insulin, needles and syringes without 1.) being taught how... Read more
In Part I we talked about the difference between controllers and relievers, inhaled corticosteroids (one type of controller) and inhaled short (fast) acting beta-agonists (relievers). We learned that the goal is for controller medications is for them to work well enough so you need rescue medications as little as possible, or not at all.Today... Read more
When I ask patients what their inhalers do, they almost always respond by saying, “They open up my lungs.” Yes, that’s true. But what’s really important to know - and understand – about COPD medications is that there are different types of medications that open the airways in different ways. This might sound kind of... Read more
