Question: I'm continuing your diagnosis here because I think the end is coming to the other thread.

Before I give my thoughts I would like your comments on sudden dietary changes to the body that in the long run would be beneficial but all at once what how might the body react.

You and I have spok n in the past regarding gerd and lpr. I fell I have some of both but are not treated as would be suggested.

Change majority of my dietary supplements and food s to more healthy foods
Even though the upper gi and lower have never reflected Ibs would the changes to this improve recgulation of food digestion
Reduction of stress so that digestion falls back in to normal operation

Your comments to men and women and thoracic and abdominal breathing is interesting. When I smoked, I would pull off the cigarette and breath in to the upper lung area. When I quit I still breathed from there but lessened until it hardly occurred and went to belly. Now I feel I don't get that same deep breath in upper and when I want a deep lower I feel that internal organs or fat or a combo of all keeps from expanding.
If I tried to make the necessary changes to adjust diet to Mediterranean diet low fats a bit more exercise reduce some of the grains and cut the sugar. aND cut the stress all at once will it hurt or should I do it in steps.

I have a select group of favorite foods some healthy some not so. I must find a way too keep a few but always set goal to reduce obstacles for healthier breathing.


Your thoughts

Oh I've started wondering if this house has bacteria or unhealthy fungi in it that I breath Must check that out too

I agree that stress and anxiety management comes first mild exercise included. Dietary comes in a normal fashion. No rushing. I would rather keep the anxiety levels reduced and reducing and not cause them to go back up

As I go forward in our conversations regarding my pulmonary health, I will focus on the fact that my 7 PFTs are stable and over the time have not shown any decline other than variable fef25/75

In a previous thread we talked of the stair issue. I will refrain from discussing the time lapse of this situation but I will mention that using a rational course of thinking I find that I believe i probably have an issue of the following
Lack of exercise causing the heart to call on more oxygen and respiratory health not accustomed to that, stress and added weight. . You recently mentioned that stress and anxiety has a interaction with inflammation to airways and keeping the possibility of mild asthma airways causing an issue I may have to do a program of start slow and increase over time but work at exercise starting on stairs a few at a time until it improves.

I may also have an inspection done on this house for respiratory allergens. My stepson has not a record of asthma but a respiratory issue. When we have him on his visitation time he has to use a nebulizer quite often. But when he is at his fathers on a farm he uses it rarely. I found a leak in the roof that I have yet to finish repair. When I tore down the ceiling area I found mold growing. So I may have some additional issues