Lung Health

Joyce Hollman

Why fruit matters for healthier lungs

Our lungs have a lot going against them. But unless we experience an illness, we don’t give them a second thought. If you want yours to stay healthy and keep effortlessly doing their job, you need to know why fruit matters…

Joyce Hollman

The vitamin treatment for COPD that delays cellular aging

COPD is an inflammatory lung disease with no cure that can compromise quality of life. A simple vitamin holds much promise as a potential treatment and improves levels of a coenzyme that delays cellular aging…

Joyce Hollman

The nutrient your lungs need during flu season

Every day we get reports about how to improve brain and heart health. But if you can’t breathe, it’s all for naught. With one of the biggest threats to your lungs around the corner, here’s the one supplement to boost healthy lung function…

Joyce Hollman

Newer cholesterol drugs linked to reduced lung function

Cholesterol-lowering drugs, especially statins, have been controversial almost from the get-go. After years of use, the list of side effects keeps growing. A newer class of drugs treats cholesterol differently, but it sounds like the same old story…

Joyce Hollman

How smokers can live longer at any age

If you’ve been a lifelong smoker, you might question whether it’s even worth the trouble to give up the habit now. A fifteen-year-long study found how to quit so you can live nearly as long as someone who has never picked up a cigarette in their life…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

4 reasons men’s cancer-related deaths are expected to double

It looks looks like cancer is here to stay, in spite of all the money going into research. In fact, for men, the numbers are expected to double. What can you do? Pay attention to these 4 factors fueling the rise…