Recommendation

• Stop smoking
• High antioxidant diet (e.g. more fruit/veg, berries, herbs/spices)
• Avoid processed/cured meat
• Vitamin C (e.g. strawberries, kiwi, orange, bell pepper)
• Vitamin D supplement (e.g. 1000IU daily with main meal)
• Exercise (build up gradually)
• Try a salt inhaler (e.g. 5mins twice daily)

Results: one study showed that adding just one more daily portion of fruit/veg was able to halt progression over the next few years. Imagine what doing more than one of the above could do.

How it works: reduces inflammation and improves lung capacity.

Side-benefits: improvements in diet/exercise may lower risk of other diseases and increase life expectancy.

References: healGB.com/copd

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