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Stay Healthy. Stay Home. Issue 78
Care Receivers Nutrition Movement Wellness Aging In Place Caregivers
As we announced earlier, the newsletter has considerably more content going forward and will now be published every two weeks. There is a large amount of information available for the subjects we cover and it will be more efficient to provide the most relevant content over a two week period of preparation. Please see “Click Here To Learn More” at stayhealthystayhome.net for more detailed information. Feedback and suggestions are appreciated and can be submitted to: [email protected].
We will introduce you to affiliate relationships over the next several weeks, beginning today, with vendors who will provide valuable, relevant products and services to our subscribers. As we discussed earlier, in the next 30-60 days, we will develop a site with a store offering fitness equipment and other wellness products. Monthly rebates will be made to SHSH subscribers. We will also design fitness/exercise rooms for those interested.
Other features and changes will be announced as we go forward.
Mission Statement
To provide information, products and services regarding home based living in a way that preserves the wellbeing of those in the 45-85 year old demographic who want to stay healthy and remain in their homes for care recipients and for their caregivers.
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Care Receivers
Nutrition
Registered Dietician Rachel Hartley has a blog post describing what is normal eating. Here is her intro to the post:
In this world of diet culture and fatphobia, where disordered eating is shockingly common, what is normal eating anyway? This blog post explores the definition of normal eating, and discusses some of the problems with labeling eating as normal and abnormal.
This article has results of a study from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology on fasting-mimicking dieting (FMD). This is interesting information. I am not a fan of intermittent fasting but this is a five day fast that the study shows improves our mental and physical health as we age in several ways. I am going to try it for five days, probably after the holidays, and I will report back with the results.
Gut Health. Registered Dietician Kasey Benavides brings us an extensive list of foods we can eat for a healthy gut. As we have pointed out before, the subject of gut health is very important and becoming more prominent and this article will help us get there. Again, we will continue to post content that will be helpful for gut health.
Movement
This week Meredith, of Senior Fitness with Meredith, a 28 minute video that is a standing dumbbell workout for those in the intermediate fitness category. I would start with light weight dumbbells here and work your way up. If you don’t own any dumbbells, there is a variety of them on the Amazon web site with free delivery for Prime members. Dick’s Sporting Goods, a national chain, is another good source.
Ask Dr. Jo. Dr. Jo has an 8 minute video, that she describes as an easy, real time workout, for us that will help ease shoulder pain, something that I deal with and I think many of us do as we age.
The AMRAP workout. As Many Reps As Possible. Not as intimidating as it sounds. About once a week, change up your routine of doing a set number of sets, reps, etc,. and see how many reps you can do for one set of your regular exercises. This is not just a good change of pace, but also an excellent way to track your progress, as your maximum reps increase doing this workout.
Wellness
Dr. Leslie Kernisan has a video for us today explaining why we need to exercise to age well and the best ways to do that. She refers to this process as reverse aging. As always, valuable, helpful information from Dr. Kernisan.
11 Tips For Coping With Anxiety Disorder, from the Mayo Clinic. Anxiety disorder is another issue we hear more about all the time. This can be a debilitating disorder and it is important to seek help if it persists. In many cases, medication is required and in others, breathing exercises and changes of habit are effective. This article offers helpful tips and will also help us determine if we need professional help.
Understanding 10 blood tests for older adults. Dr. Kernisan again brings us good information, in this case for those of us who need care and also for caregivers for whom this information will help assess the needs of those they care for.
Aging In Place
The Love Method of Aging In Place. Here love stands for light, optimization, visual and ease. Designer Lisa Cini is an expert in designing Alzheimer’s and long term locations for those aging in place and shares her expertise here with us. A properly designed living space can make all the difference for a healthy, injury free experience. Adopting all of her methods is not really necessary. Taking some good ideas from her and making your home or that of you loved one as safe and comfortable as possible is the goal.
Forbes has statistics and facts about aging in place that provide extensive information that is helpful when deciding if we want to age in place or if it is feasible for our loved ones if they choose too. This is another article to archive if it is not relevant just yet in your life. It will provide valuable help when it is.
The website Oasis Space lists 15 essential items for aging in place. SHSH has no relationship with Oasis Space. I thought the list they provided could be helpful. If you click on the affiliate page at www.stayhealthystayhome.net and click on senior.com, you will see similar products and SHSH does receive a small commission from them.
Caregivers
This article from Guardian Life Insurance titled Standing Up and Stepping In is in pdf form and is 24 pages. This is another post to archive if caregiving is not an immediate issue. They have done extensive research and have information along with statistics that is very helpful. We will continue to post information that is helpful to caregivers of all kinds. Caregiving is a major commitment and the better prepared we are the more effective and successful we will be for who we are caring for and to maintain our own health and well being.
November is National Month. Caregiver Action Network has a nice article here recognizing caregivers. We should have recognized them earlier in the month. Going forward, we are expanding our content for caregivers and are talking to vendors about offering discounts, coupons, etc. Anything that will help make the caregivers commitment more comfortable.
Here is the introduction to an article by the Cleveland Clinic regarding caregiver burnout.
Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that happens while you’re taking care of someone else. Stressed caregivers may experience fatigue, anxiety and depression. You can reduce your risk of burnout by participating in respite care, joining a support group or talking with a mental health professional.
These are several ways to get assistance so a caregiver can take care of themselves and their loved one, friend or client. Again the caregivers health and well being is key to this system continuing to function.
“Caregivers Crisis” by Harvard Health. This information can all seem to get overwhelming but this is an issue that will continue to grow and the more we can do to help ourselves and those in our lives who are caregivers the better.
Caregiven app. We have no affiliation with this company and earn no income from them but came across this app and thought some might find it helpful. It contains some good options and could be a useful tool to get and be organized. 6.99 per month for individuals.
https://senior.com/ is a company that supplies a variety of home equipment, medical and otherwise along with fitness and wellness products, for those aging in place. They represent over 500 brands that comprise over 150,000 products offered. SHSH earns a small commission from any products ordered by our subscribers. See their link when on the menu on our website at www.stayhealthystayhome.net and click on Affiliates.
Heart.org with some tips on movement for caregivers. This is different from our videos we feature each week from Meredith and Dr. Jo. More basic suggestions regarding different ways we can incorporate movement into our days.
From Penn State College of Medicine, an article that is geared towards care receivers but also includes caregivers as it lists exercises the two can do together. As we know by now, all activity is beneficial.
And One More Thing
I apologize, this article is for iphone users, but it describes how Air Pods that they recently released can assist with hearing issues. It tells how they work. My impression is that they will help people with hearing issues that are not at a level where they might require professional medical help. Read for yourself and see if you think they are something you can benefit from.
As usual, SHSH derives no income from any pop-up ads or from any vendors other than those listed as Affiliates on the web site menu.
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