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Taking Care of the Caregiver
- Learn to Manage Stress. Breathing exercises, meditation and other techniques may help.
- Get Enough Rest-Get enough sleep to awake and feel refreshed.
- Get Plenty of Exercise-Try to get 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise each day.
- Eat Healthy Foods-Limit sugar, sodium and fatty foods.
- Eat plenty of fruit, vegetables and whole-grain foods.
- Take Time for you! Take breaks and relax.
Making your job as a Caregiver easier:
- Physically-using proper techniques and equipment can make some tasks much easier
- Mentally-Learning to plan ahead and use time efficiently is vital.
- Emotionally-Caregivers can easily feel isolated and frustrated. Understanding the challenges of caregiving is the first step in meeting them.
Know when to Get Help:
- The client's condition gets worse.
- Your duties are interfering with your life too much.
- You don't feel good about yourself or caregiving.
- You are overeating, abusing alcohol or other drugs, or risking your health in other ways.
- You feel exhausted most of the time.
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