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Eating a balanced diet is sensible advice for anyone, but it’s even more important if you have pulmonary hypertension (PH). The body needs vital nutrients and vitamins in order to keep healthy, fight infections and perform at its best. When you are already ill, eating well can help ease the symptoms…

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can affect patients of all ages. However, while there are different treatments available for adults with the disease, there are fewer treatments currently available for children who have PH. MORE: Find out more about pediatric pulmonary hypertension Chloe Temtchine is no stranger to the PH…

Currently, there’s no cure for pulmonary hypertension, but there are ways that you can reduce your symptoms and manage the disease to improve your quality of life. We’ve compiled a list of nine ways to self-manage your pulmonary hypertension based on information from the Mayo Clinic: MORE: Seven facts…

Just because you have pulmonary hypertension (PH) doesn’t mean you have to stay home and forgo vacations and trips. However, traveling with PH means you have to do some extra planning before you go. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of tips for travelers based on information from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

Service dogs are typically thought of as necessary companions for the visually impaired, but service and therapy dogs can be a practical solution for people with a variety of chronic illnesses. As well as being a trusted friend, service dogs can expand owners’ motor abilities, granting them new independence and allowing them to…

A lung transplant is usually considered the last option for those with pulmonary hypertension, but if a patient fails to respond to medications, they may be eligible for the procedure. Viable lungs usually come from either patients with no brain function or those who have recently deceased (cadaver). According to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association,…

If you suffer from a chronic illness, then it’s highly likely that you’ll experience fatigue from time to time. Fatigue is different than just feeling tired, and generally it’s not something that can be fixed with an early night or by resting for a little while. With tips from the pros at …

If someone you love has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, you may be concerned with how to best care for them and what you need to do to ensure they maintain a good quality of life. You will inevitably become an integral part of their healthcare team which may be challenging at times. We’ve compiled a…

During the warmer weather, many of us will be thinking about vacations and traveling. While traveling with a lung disease does require some careful consideration, having a lung disease doesn’t mean that you have to be confined to the house. The British Lung Foundation has some advice for…

Chloe Temtchine is a well-known personality in the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community and in her latest ChloesPHriend vlog she talks about some of the medications she takes and why. MORE: Chloe Temtchine explains five key elements for improving PH health. Chloe explains that…

If breathing becomes too labored for a pulmonary hypertension patient and the level of oxygen in their blood becomes too low, they may be advised to begin oxygen therapy. MORE: Pulmonary hypertension 101: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment Doctors can prescribe oxygen therapy for when the patient most needs it, usually during exercise…

In this video from UPMC, Dr. Patty George talks about the importance of exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation for people living with the chronic lung condition pulmonary hypertension (PH). MORE: Four tips for caring for someone with pulmonary hypertension Dr. George explains that regular exercise can…