Self Care
Self-Care For Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Caring for yourself while looking after a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is essential for your health and the quality of care you provide. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is a rewarding but extremely challenging job. Caregivers…
Why Do Hangovers Get Worse with Age? Plus, Tips for Relief
As you age, your body’s ability to process alcohol changes. For example, a slower metabolism, lower water content in your body, and decreased liver function can cause worse hangovers. If you think your hangovers are more severe now that you’re…
Recovering from Chronic Stress: Actionable Strategies
Recovering from chronic stress is possible. Lifestyle modifications, relaxation routines, and reframing unhelpful thoughts are all strategies that may help reduce the long-term effects of stress. Stress happens when your mind or body perceives a threat or challenge. It can…
Haegarda: Side Effects and How to Manage Them
Haegarda (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) is a prescription drug used to help prevent hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks. Haegarda can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. Examples include injection site reaction, dizziness, and skin rash. Specifically, Haegarda is…
Improve Mental Health with Stress Relief Strategies: Take Control Now
This post provides strategies to help better manage stress and take control of your mental health. It guides readers through various aspects of the topic such as understanding difficult situations, identifying vocal behaviors, developing a plan for issues, and creating a self-care routine. It offers practical advice for creating space for self-reflection, managing your thoughts and emotions, and cultivating self-compassion. Furthermore, it emphasizes that while no one strategy fits all, self-awareness, determination, and consistency are key to achieving personal wellness.
9 Month Well-Baby Checkup
What is 9-Month Well-Baby Checkup: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results Definition and Overview The 9-month well-baby checkup is a consultation with a pediatrician with the goal to check the baby’s overall health condition and if applicable, detect, diagnose, or monitor…
What is Burnout?
Burnout is a state of ongoing mental, emotional and physical exhaustion which occurs as a result of overwhelming demands, chronic stress, or job dissatisfaction. Although it is not an illness on its own, it is recognized as being a stepping…
Taking care of yourself
We want to show you that taking care of yourself can be simple. Take a few seconds to think about a houseplant. Whatever you’re imagining, be it cactus, fern, or peace lily, that plant needs care and attention. Tend to…
Avoiding burnout
Does stress ever leave you feeling run down and unmotivated? If the answer’s yes, you may be experiencing burnout. So what do we mean when we say ‘burnout’? It’s the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term workplace stress,…