When speaking previously about Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), one of the causes discussed was damage to the heart. So how exactly does that happen? Unfortunately, long standing coronary artery disease, or CAD, is one of the key factors. CAD occurs when the blood vessels supplying the heart with blood and oxygen are narrowed, often from […]
View ArticleOkay, technically your heart is not a machine, but it’s very similar. Your heart is a human pump; and like other pumps, it can break down. One of the most common heart problems is something called Congestive Heart Failure, or CHF. With CHF the heart has been damaged by some type of medical condition and is […]
View ArticleDo you have a dog? If so, you will both benefit from the walk and you may even make some new friends in the neighborhood. You don’t have to go to a gym or purchase expensive equipment to burn calories and increase your fitness level. No matter how old we are, ideally we want to […]
View ArticleDo you ask yourself “Why Am I Tired?” You go to bed at a reasonable hour, think you had a good night’s sleep and yet the next day you are exhausted! Why?
View ArticleAsthma – most everyone has heard this term or knows someone who has it, but what exactly is asthma? In lay terms, Asthma is a constriction or narrowing of the airways and an increase in mucus production. As a result, it makes it hard for air to enter and to exit the lungs, causing shortness […]
View ArticleIn a prior blog I talked about information to bring to your physician, as well as a preliminary test that may be done to aid in the diagnosis of breathing problems. To continue, there are several other tests that may be done. These are often done based on the results of the physical examination, symptoms […]
View ArticleThere are many reasons one can feel short of breath, ranging from participating in vigorous exercise, having some type of lung congestion or blockage, a chronic lung disease, as well as being at a high altitude without enough time to transition from a lower altitude. Obviously, the issues related to exercise and altitude are not […]
View ArticleBreathing is an essential part of life, yet we take it for granted. Many times we are not aware of even doing it. For the majority of people, this is the case – until the time when you have a stuffy nose due to a head cold or allergies, or when you have exercised heavily. […]
View ArticleAs of early 2012, most of the United States was experiencing an abnormally dry and warm winter. That, however, quickly changed. As of January 11, 2012, snow was present in 49 of the 50 states (the sole exception being – surprise – Hawaii) confirming that winter, at long last, has arrived.
View ArticleWhy the need for home oxygen therapy? For the human body to work perfectly it must have enough energy to pull oxygen from the air. If the amount of oxygen is being restricted, because of a chronic disease, such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, severe asthma, to name a few, a […]
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