Living Better With COPD: A Family Caregiver’s Guide

Coughing. Shortness of breath. Wheezing. If you’re taking care of a loved one with COPD, you are familiar with these symptoms. Your aim is to help the person with living better with COPD, but it’s not easy. Though there is currently no cure available for COPD, it is treatable, and there are steps you can […]

Know the Most Common COPD Triggers to Watch For

We’ve waited all winter for March! At long last, the days are growing longer and we can begin to feel the promise of spring in the air. For a person with COPD, there is additional cause to celebrate the seasonal shift. Dry, cold air is one of a number of COPD triggers to watch for, […]

Live Free Home Health Care Shares the Facts You Need to Know About COPD

As many as 11 million men and women in the United States alone are presently diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and we at Live Free Home Health Care fully understand the complexities and complications associated with the airflow restrictions – and as a result, the lifestyle restrictions – that seniors with the disease […]

12 Lung Disease Dietary Tips from New Hampshire’s Home Care Experts

As the saying goes, we are what we eat! And for those with lung disease, eating a healthy diet can go a long way towards improving their overall health and wellbeing, by providing more energy for breathing and daily activities, fighting chest infections, and more. Try these dietary tips specifically for those with lung disease: […]

Breathe Easier with These Lung Disease Tips

Pause for a moment and take a deep, cleansing breath. If you’re like most people, that felt invigorating and refreshing! However, if you’re one of millions of Americans suffering from some form of lung disease, that deep breath could have been a challenge. One of the leading causes of death in the U.S., the term […]

Breathe Easier with New Techniques for Controlling COPD

For the many Americans affected by COPD – upwards of 12.7 million of them, according to the American Lung Association – help is on the way, in the form of three innovative treatments that are showing promising results. COPD causes air to be trapped in the lungs when they are inflated. To counteract this, some […]

COPD: Improving Home Air Quality to Relieve Symptoms

​According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, an estimated 12 million adults are currently diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and it’s estimated that another 12 million may be living with the disease without even knowing it. It’s also worth noting that COPD usually strikes in middle age, with smoking as the […]