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what are the strategies to promote lifestyle changes in patient with COPD AND how that strategies are beneficial
Strategies to promote lifestyle
1. Quitting smoking
Is the first thing is essential in patient having copd and a best way to stop and control COPD .And there are effective strategies and safe medications to help for successfuly quitting smoking.
2. Eating healthy diet and exercise.
Eating a healthy diet and exercising are important to keeping and improving the fitness level. Eating a balanced diet and exercise will help to manage with COPD .
3. Proper Rest should take
Rest is important overall to the health . Several things that can make sleep difficulty in COPD . So proper rest taking will help to manage with good health.
4.Avoid close contact with people who have respiratory infection.
Because COPD patients have more prone to infections and less immunity. So avoid close contacts.
5. Try to avoid environmental irritants
Avoid such dust and fumes exposure , or otherwise it will lead to breathing difficulty