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  1. Pressed for Time? Here’s How Busy Caregivers can Eat Healthier

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    A healthy diet contributes to your energy and well-being.

    Pressed for time? Here’s how busy caregivers can eat to reach good health. Eating healthy food is important to maintaining your energy and well-being, especially when you’re taking care of others. Sometimes the world feels like a fast-paced rat race. Between your morning routine, job, family, and taking care of the loved ones in your life, planning meals and snacks may rank low on your to-do list. But having a busy schedule is even more of a reason to maintain your health, so it’s very important to eat well while on the go. To stay healthy for those who depend on [...]

  2. A life lived with fat—my health journey

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    Weight loss story has a happy ending.

    As a writer for CaringBridge, I try to be an Amplifier in all that I do for my day-to-day work activities. I find it so rewarding to play a part in supporting people facing any health condition—whether big or small, acute or long term—and those who care for them. However, I knew there was more I could offer you by sharing my story and introducing you to people who have helped me along the way. Obesity as a life-altering condition For the past 30 years, I have been on a health journey of my own. Thirty years is how long [...]

  3. 3 new ways to think about stress and find peace of mind

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    Stress is inevitable, but ways to deal with stress are plentiful.

    Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I could rid myself of all the stress in my life, everything would be so much better?” How many times have you heard that stress is harmful and something to be avoided at all cost?  Quote Anthologist Terri Guillemets offers this: “Stress is the trash of modern life—we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” Yet, there you are, bombarded with interruptions of your attention and time, — physical challenges, family duties, your job, community and kids — all contending [...]

  4. Nutrition: the foundation of self-care for caregivers

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    A balanced, well-planned diet helps to prevent caregiving stress.

    I first heard Darlene Kvist speak about the life-changing power of good nutrition in May, 2007 on her weekly radio show, Dishing Up Nutrition. At the time, I was 100 pounds overweight and feeling hopeless about my health (read my story). With her guidance, I got well and drastically improved the quality of my life. I hope you find information in her article that will help you on your health journey. Nell Kauls, CaringBridge staff member What do your day-to-day nutritional choices have to do with being a caregiver? A great deal, it turns out. The food you eat affects [...]

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