COPD

COPD and exercise
If you have COPD, you should not attempt any exercise before consulting your doctor.

COPD and leaving the house
There are many things to consider before going out, if you have COPD. The weather, pollution levels and your energy levels being of the most important.

COPD and shopping
Going shopping is essential, but there are many things you can do if you have COPD to make this less strenuous.

COPD, you and housework
Where housework is concerned there are many things those with COPD can do to make the burden lighter.

COPD, your social life and keeping busy
We all need friends, whether we are ill or not, whether we are young or old, whether we are single or married.

Living with cystic fibrosis
Cheryl Vermeulen has been on antibiotics since she was 10 days old and, by all calculations, shouldn't be alive today.

COPD and clothing
There is no point in complicating your life by choosing the wrong clothing.

COPD and meal preparation
Preparing meals can be strenuous - even for those people who are healthy. If you have COPD, careful planning lies at the centre of dealing with this issue.

Psychological aspects of living with COPD
Being diagnosed with COPD is stressful. How you deal with it on a mental level will have an impact on your physical health.

COPD, you and your bedroom
There are many things you can do to make your life simpler when you have COPD.

Check your emphysema risk
Older people who do get this disease had the foundations for this disease laid decades before the first symptoms appeared. So young people need to read this too.