You've accepted the heavy responsibility of caring for an aging parent. To give them the best possible care you have to take care of your own emotional well being. As you readjust to the life of a caregiver remember that if your own bucket is empty you will have nothing to give. When you are making your elderly care to-do list add these 3 self care tasks.
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- No matter the circumstances, moving into an assisted living arrangement is a huge change that requires immediate adaptation. Here are three ways you can maintain control over your life, and improve the quality of it, as you make the leap into this brand new world. Tap Into Your Personal Power More than a third of assisted living residents experience depression, and th
- Do you routinely request that the cook leave the monosodium glutamate (MSG) out of your food when you order in from the local Chinese food restaurant? Have you given up sandwich bread in favor of gluten-free wraps? And most importantly, did you diagnose yourself with an allergy to these ingredients? MSG has been controversial for decades, with people claiming to have
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- One of the most common types of laser eye surgery, LASIK has allowed millions of patients to see properly without glasses or contacts. The surgery involves creating a flap in the cornea, and then using a specialized laser to reshape the corneal surface, correcting for the corneal abnormalities that cause the patient's poor vision. The flap is then folded back over the