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Stay Healthy. Stay Home. Issue 86
Care Receivers Caregivers Nutrition Movement Wellness Again In Place And One More Thing
Beginning with this issue, we will go back to publishing Stay Healthy Stay Home each week, on Thursday at 9am CDT. We have changed the format somewhat to make the newsletter more reader friendly. We will continue to post articles, videos, interviews, etc., that will connect our subscribers with relevant valuable information. Our bodies are a gift and we will do our best to provide information that will help all to get and stay healthy and live their lives on their terms.
We are also launching a store this week that will offer fitness and wellness products at discounted prices. We will discount as much as the manufacturers or distributors will allow us to. Our goal is to make your fitness and wellness plans as affordable as possible. We will add more products in the coming weeks. If there is a product you are interested in that is not in the store yet, please email [email protected] and we will see if we can source it for you.
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Feature Article
Wellness
Ozempic and other options like it have been around for a while now and are very popular so we thought we would publish an article, brought to us by Greater Good Health, that discusses Medicare coverage for Ozempic and some diabetes supplies. This article answers a lot of important questions for those of us on Medicare that will help decide if it is a feasible option or not.
Table of Contents
Care Receivers
Nutrition
From “The Conversation”, a subject we have discussed before, and that is consulting with your doctor about diet related disease. Many chronic conditions are diet related and as the article states, many doctors do not receive much training regarding our diets. I stated recently, I think I receive excellent care from the physicians I see, but when it comes to diet, I have consulted with a registered dietician for dietary advice. We post articles by dieticians on a regular basis here and will continue to do so as another source for you.
A somewhat different perspective from an article here by Dr. Rachel Hartley titled “Your Weight Is Not Your Worth”. Excellent information from a Registered Dietician.
Movement
Meredith of Senior Fitness With Meredith has a 16 minute, low impact, standing cardio workout for us today. This is an intermediate level workout, so adapt to your level of fitness as needed.
Dr. Jo has osteoporosis exercises today to protect yourspine and enhance strength. These exercises are performed lying down. More valuable information from Dr. Jo.
This Article from Dr. Sherri Betz, a board-certified geriatrician, offers advice and some exercises to develop core strength, which is so vital to our movement and safety as we age. In the last paragraph, she recommends working with a physical therapist (such as Dr. Jo) or a personal trainer (such as Meredith). Again, we will provide you with information such as this every week.
Aging In Place
This article from Lifeway Mobility has a lot of good information about safely aging in place and about products that can assist with that. SHSH has no relationship with Lifeway but thought the information could be helpful.
Caregivers
Nutrition
This handbook from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is geared towards cancer patients, but it is 23 pages of excellent information that can help all caregivers on how they can maintain good nutrition. This is such an important part of the life of a caregiver.
This is an excellent article from an excellent site, “Adult Family Care”. This article emphasizes how a healthy diet can help caregivers avoid stress in their important role for their family or for their friend. There is a link to their blog in the right column which has more good information.
Movement
How many steps should we walk in a day? This article says 4.500. The author, Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA, has years of experience in the fitness and wellness industries. I usually walk quite a few more than that but after reading this, I may cut back.
Wellness
Caregiver Stress. The Mayo Clinic lists tips for caregivers to manage the stress from their roles of taking care of family members or friends. Please, share this information with anyone you know who is a caregiver, whether a family member or not.
From the Rush University Medical Center “Center for Excellence in Aging” is an article titled “Caring for Caregivers” or as they refer to it, C4C. Again, it can’t be emphasized enough how important this information is for those serving as caregivers.
Both Care Receivers and Caregivers
Nutrition
Archwell Health suggests that we share meals with others when we can and they talk about how, in general, sharing a meal with another or others is healthy for us mentally. Care Receivers and their Caregivers sharing meals could be valuable to both. Timely information as more and more of us isolate today in our society.
Movement
The Caregiver Resource Center has some good ideas here for activities caregivers can carry out with those they care for. Very good options for both the receiver and giver to get active.
Wellness
TheHealthwell Foundation suggests activities that caregivers can participate in with their care receivers, many of whom are loved ones. They emphasize why joy is such a critical survival skill for caregivers. Again, a different perspective. Something to think about.
And One More Thing
Padel. Is it coming for Pickleball? Many, including those in the 45-75 age range, give or take on either end, are giving it a try. I’m posting two articles here, one on Padel and another on Padel vs. Pickleball. I’ll let you decide which you want to pursue, if either. Please be careful when participating in these great activities. Also, there are a lot of products for sale on the Padel USA site. SHSH has no relationship with them.
Disclaimer
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