Emphysema, its causes and treatment options
March 7, 2009 by David
Filed under Personal Blog
Emphysema is a very serious lung disease involving damage to the lungs, which of course effects breathing. There is an ongoing damage and destruction of lung tissues resulting in difficulty with breathing. Emphysema can be quite medically distressing and disabling and is often a major contributing factor to heart disease and lung cancer.
By far, the primary cause of emphysema is smoking, smog and air polution, including second-hand smoke. Once a person gets emphysema there is liitle that can be done as far as cures and treatment goes but we strongly suggest you avoid smoking and air polution in combination with a doctor recommended lung-strength exercise program to help stop this chronic lung disease from getting worse as time goes by.
A good emphysema organization we suggest you pay a visit to is Emphysema.org and one more good lungs resource is LungDisease.org
