Epilepsy Talk
A Caregiver’s Guide to Survival…
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It’s called “burn out.” Because, let’s face it, being a caregiver is exhausting.
You may feel guilt, resentment, anger, anxiety or helplessness.
You may have to give up your income and career prospects to care for someone.
Even if you love the person very deeply, it can feel as though the focus is always on them and your needs and wishes go unnoticed.
Often you deal with the situation alone and feel very isolated.
(My mother-in-law didn’t leave the house for two years when my father-in-law was dying.)
But you can’t do anything to help another person if you’re a basket case yourself.
To be the best caregiver possible, you need to be physically and emotionally well, yourself.
After all, how effective can you be…
Tags: balance, burn out, caregiver, emotionally, health, help, isolated, physically, support group
Laugh a little — it’s good for your health!
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They say that “laughter is the best medicine.”
Well, believe it or not, it could help your EEG results!
The Miracle of the Coconut
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Coconut oil is one of the few foods that can be classified as a “superfood.”
And there are plenty of reasons to love it: Health, healing, immunity. Liver, kidney and bone health. Energy, weight loss, hair, skin care…and that’s just scratching the surface.
Let’s start with your health:
Tags: benefits, coconut oil, external benefits, food, health, internal health, superfood
The Promise of the New Year…
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The new year falls upon us…
With hopes of health, dreams of joy…
Wishing you a blessed Christmas…
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May all your hopes come true…
May you be seizure-free…
The Dalai Lama on Life
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A question was posed to the Dalai Lama:
What is the thing about humanity that surprises you the most?”
His answer was as follows:
Factoids for the trivia lover
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Here are some factoids you may or may not know…
I tried to keep my trivia to things associated with health and the human body, but there are millions of other health tidbits that exist. So, if you want to add to the list, Chime in!
Ok. Here we go!
Did you know that…
It takes 17 muscles to smile — 43 to frown…
Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system…
The human brain uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb…
The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime…
Naps improve memory…
Your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching TV…
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair…
During thinking, we use on about 35% of our brains…
The human brain is 80% water…
There are about as many nerve cells in your brain as there are stars in our galaxy (give or take a billion)…
