Respiratory

What E-Cigarettes Really Do to Your Lungs
Respiratory

What E-Cigarettes Really Do to Your Lungs

August 11, 2015

Let’s face it—debates over e-cigarettes won’t be over anytime soon. Users (and, of course, manufacturers) say that they are safer…

Musician’s Lung Secret
Respiratory

Musician’s Lung Secret

April 14, 2015

With Leonard Nimoy's recent passing, we've been reminded of the extensive damage lung disease (usually caused by smoking!) can do.…

Breathe Easier with COPD, Asthma, Allergies and Other Respiratory Conditions

Breathe Easier with COPD, Asthma, Allergies and Other Respiratory Conditions

March 17, 2015

People with chronic respiratory illnesses often use drugs to help them breathe better. But these drugs can have serious side…

Can a Chinese Herbal Paste Help COPD?

Can a Chinese Herbal Paste Help COPD?

Hong Jin, DAOM, MD (PRC), LAc | March 17, 2015

Eastern and Western medicine often seem to take very different approaches to the concept of wellness—a perfect example is an…

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

CART: A Better Way to Catch Your Breath if You Have Asthma

February 23, 2015

Asthma. The very mention of the word can make you feel like you have a boa constrictor wrapped around your…

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

Relieve COPD Flare-Ups with Vitamin D

February 13, 2015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a crippling combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. If you have it, you’re worn…

Give Your Cough the Finger
Respiratory

Give Your Cough the Finger

February 9, 2015

You are in the middle of a crowded room and a coughing jag hits. The usual helpers—throat lozenges, water or…

A Drug-Free Solution to a Lingering Cough
Respiratory

A Drug-Free Solution to a Lingering Cough

November 13, 2014

A very common cause of a lingering cough is an upper respiratory infection that has come and gone. You and…

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe
Respiratory

How Cooking Oil with the Right Vitamin E Can Help You Breathe

Joan M. Cook-Mills, PhD | July 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve been keeping up with the “good cooking oil/bad cooking oil” health updates. Remember when we were all…

How to Survive an Asthma Attack Without an Inhaler

How to Survive an Asthma Attack Without an Inhaler

Richard ­Firshein, DO | April 10, 2014

If you have asthma, then you know how scary it can be when you have an attack and have trouble…

Why Your Asthma Treatment May Not Be Working

Why Your Asthma Treatment May Not Be Working

John V. Fahy, MD | April 10, 2014

If you have asthma and feel that your steroid medication just doesn’t help you much, there’s a bit of good…

Garlic Steam Treatment for Bronchitis
Respiratory

Garlic Steam Treatment for Bronchitis

January 17, 2014

If you have been diagnosed with bronchitis—the kind that lasts a week or two and generally is caused by a…

Herbal Paste Applied in Summer Eases Breathing in Winter
Respiratory

Herbal Paste Applied in Summer Eases Breathing in Winter

Yongjun Bian, MD | June 7, 2013

For people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an incurable condition characterized by chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, winter often brings…

Stop That Nagging Cough
Respiratory

Stop That Nagging Cough

March 6, 2013

A cough is nature’s way of helping us loosen and get rid of mucus that’s congesting our system, but you…

Best Exercise for COPD Patients

Best Exercise for COPD Patients

Renae McNamara, BAppSc | December 19, 2012

My friend’s dad suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as back pain, so it’s hard for him…