Breathe Well magazine features articles, information, and tips that may help you live better with COPD. Hear from medical professionals. Read tips from respiratory experts. Learn about the unique dietary needs of COPD patients. It's an excellent patient resource for everything about COPD. And it's free.

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Choose from the best of Breathe Well. We've included articles from the past few years' issues to give you a taste of what Breathe Well has to offer. They offer advice from experts and cover lots of key areas: nutrition, smoking, exercise, medicine, and more. Read. Learn. Enjoy.

• COPD in the Workplace (Volume 7, Number 3)
• Why Only Some Smokers Get COPD (Volume 7, Number 3)
• Warning Signs of an Exacerbation (Volume 7, Number 3)
• Latest Surgical Options for COPD (Volume 7, Number 2)
• Is it Asthma or COPD? (Volume 7, Number 2)
• How Pollution Affects Your Health (Volume 7, Number 2)
• What's to Gain from Pulmonary Rehab? (Volume 7, Number 1)
• Still Smoking? Why Cutting Back Isn't Enough (Volume 7, Number 1)
• Understanding Chronic Bronchitis (Volume 7, Number 1)
• The Pulmonary Protective Workout (Volume 7, Number 1)
• Depression and COPD (Volume 8, Number 1)
• When Do You Need an Antibiotic? (Volume 8, Number 1)
• Caring for a Loved One with COPD — and Yourself (Volume 9, Number 1)
• When COPD Coexists with Heart Disease (Volume 9, Number 1)
• Don't Forget! Tips for Daily Medication Management (Volume 9, Number 1)
• Asthma, COPD, or Both? It Does Make a Difference (Volume 10, Number 2)
• Make Fitness Part of Your Daily Life (Volume 10, Number 2)
• Getting the Most Out of Your Next Doctor Visit (Volume 10, Number 2)

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A good relationship with your doctor can make all the difference. And this downloadable brochure can give you a good start. In it you'll find tips, trackers, and sample questions to make sure you and your doctor both learn more from your next visit. Just click the link below to download.

• Doctor-Patient Discussion Guide

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You can do lots of things to manage your COPD — take medicine, exercise, avoid smoke and pollution, and keep your regularly scheduled doctor visits. But the most important thing you can do is to keep learning.

So talk to your doctor. Make sure you have regular checkups. And use these online resources to increase your knowledge about managing COPD.