Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — more commonly called COPD — is certainly a challenging condition that makes breathing difficult. But making the right lifestyle choices can significantly reduce the effect that COPD has on your life.
“Some of the common fears that people have when it comes to COPD is their ability to maintain their daily life activities,” says Margarita Oks, MD, Pulmonologist at Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health. “Both lifestyle and medication adherence are hugely important.”
Dr. Oks is a pulmonologist at Lenox Hill Hospital and Northwell Health. She is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Pulmonary Disease.
References
American Lung Association. (2022). COPD management tools.
American Lung Association. (2022). Nutrition and COPD.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Smoking and COPD.
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