There are many outcomes that could occur if a person lives an unhealthy lifestyle. These decisions a person makes when it comes to their health could make chronic diseases worse than they already are. Chronic bronchitis is a chronic disease that has an effect on the individual's lungs. This chronic disease can get even worse if a person does not maintain a healthy lifestyle. Chronic bronchitis can progress to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease occurs when the fibers in the lungs begin to deteriorate. The individual who has this disease must make sure they understand the lifestyle factors they will need to prevent chronic bronchitis from developing into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If people maintain healthy lifestyle factors such as reducing smoking habits and a healthy diet; will reduce your chances of worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could prevent the disease from getting worse if they stop the damage to their lungs. When a person has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease it is the deterioration of a person's lungs. There are many factors that contribute to the deterioration of a person's lungs and that can make chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worse. The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Health Center stated that “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worsens over time. You can't repair the damage to your lungs. But you can take steps to prevent further harm” (COPD Health Center, February 10, 2014). This article states that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will worsen if damage to a person's lungs continues. This means that a person should maintain a healthy lifestyle, factors that… half of paper… It is possible to prevent obstructive pulmonary disease from worsening only if a person maintains healthy living conditions, such as little or no. smoking and keeping fit. If a person stops smoking and associates with people who smoke his lungs, he will get better to start healing. Secondhand smoke also plays a role in worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If a person makes sure that their lifestyle is free from people who smoke, they will eventually improve. When people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease don't exercise or eat properly, they also make their disease worse. If they don't exercise, their lungs and heart work harder and become weaker, thus making the situation worse than it is. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a disease that should not be taken lightly and those affected by it should maintain very healthy lifestyles.