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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT, Health Pro

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Respiratory Therapist, COPD educator and author
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Eat to Breathe Better with COPD-Part I

In this sharepost 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 moreChevron
posted 05/21/2012, comments (0)|
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Kathi MacNaughton

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The Metacholine Challenge Test - What You Need to Know

Asthma can be difficult to diagnose for sure, because there is no one test that will prove that you have asthma. However, a test that is used frequently to help with asthma diagnosis is the metacholine challenge test.   This test checks to see if your airways are "hyperresponsive." That means that your airways overreact to certain stimuli,... Read moreChevron
posted 05/12/2012, comments (0)|
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Kathleen MacNaughton

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Nutrition and COPD - When Keeping Weight ON Is a Problem

A while back, I talked about how to eat healthy to avoid gaining too much weight when COPD makes it hard to stay active and burn calories. But many people who have COPD actually have the opposite problem -- keeping weight on.   As your disease progresses and makes breathing ever more difficult, you can find that the mere act of eating a... Read moreChevron
posted 05/27/2011, comment (1)|
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Kathi MacNaughton

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RN health writer & family caregiver for a person living with COPD
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New Blood Test May Detect COPD Much Earlier Than Traditional Diagnostic Methods

COPD/Emphysema often goes undiagnosed, sometimes for years, after it actually starts to cause damage to the airways and lungs. As the third leading cause of death in the United States, this is problematic.   When COPD is not diagnosed and treated, damage to the lungs can occur that could have been prevented or at least slowed down. And that... Read moreChevron
posted 05/05/2011, comment (1)|
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Anne Mitchell

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Author and Advocate
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Harder To Quit Smoking Than Quit Drinking?

It's been said that quitting smoking is harder than quitting alcohol, cocaine, and other addictions. As a recovered alcoholic and a former smoker, I can tell you from first-hand experience that this was true (at least for me). It was much harder for me to quit smoking than it was for me to quit drinking.   Once I admitted I was powerless... Read moreChevron
posted 06/21/2010, comments (0)|
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