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 Loving Arms Elder Care Newsletter | December 2010
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Greetings!
It's that time of year again! The time to begin reflecting on all of the events of the past year, both good and bad, and express how thankful you are for the good and make new year's resolutions in hopes that the bad don't happen again!
I am thankful for so many things this year...my beautiful rambunctious children for sure! But also, for my wonderful supportive husband who is the best friend and partner in crime ever, and for all of my family and friends who have remained true after so many years!
This year I am especially thankful for the relationships I have developed while building the Loving Arms Elder Care business. I have the most caring and dedicated caregivers who have brought so much joy into our client's lives. I have many dear clients with loving families who have been such a joy to work with!
...So, what are you thankful for?
Blessings to you all,
Aimee Read
Loving Arms Elder Care
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Keeping Your Mind Active - SudokuThere is a new puzzle craze that can help in keeping your mind active. Its name is Sudoku. Sudoku is not a new game but was invented in 1979. It became a craze in Japan in 1986 with the rest of the world catching on in 2005 when it was given attention by media, websites and book publishers. What does the word Sudoku mean? It actually stands for the Japanese phrase suuji wa dokushin ni kagiru. In English, it means the digit remains single. A Sudoku puzzle is composed of a 9 X 9 grid. Within a bigger grid is a smaller 3 X 3 grid. Some of the squares have the numbers 1 to 9 in them while some are blank. The object of the game is to fill up all of the squares with numbers from 1 to 9. Sounds simple, however the main rule in Sudoku is not to have the same number in the same row or column within the smaller grid. The difficulties of Sudoku vary from beginner level to expert level. Finding Sudoku puzzles is very simple--most book stores, dollar stores and the Internet are treasure troves for everything Sudoku. In my opinion the best place to give it a try is on the Internet. You can find printable Sudoku puzzles that you can download or you can complete them directly on your computer. Here are two links that you can try right now. www.websudoku.com or www.sudoku9x9.com
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Keeping Your Body Healthy -
Surviving the Holidays with Diabetes
If you have diabetes, you know that the holiday season can be a very tricky time of year to manage your health. With a little planning, you can make sure that your holidays are both happy and healthy. Eating OutIf you know ahead of time that you will be in a situation of temptation, plan your day accordingly. Eat healthy at home and have a healthy snack before going out so you don't give in to cravings. Decide what foods you want to splurge on and avoid the others. Cooking - Revising Recipes · Substitute fat-free or light ingredients for regular. · Steam vegetables · Replace up to half of the sugar in a recipe with a sugar substitute. · Use diet salad dressing, fat-free sour cream, and light margarine.
If you are on insulin, you may want to speak with your physician about how to plan ahead for situations in which your carbohydrate intake may increase. Remember if you become ill with a cough or cold over the holidays, some OTC medicines have a lot of sugar or may react with medications you are currently taking.
AlcoholCheck with your doctor about drinking alcohol. Insulin and some diabetes pills do not mix well with alcohol. If your doctor has told you it's OK for you to have an occasional drink, make sure you have food with it and stick to one serving of alcohol. Don't overdo the spirits of the season.Exercise
This is not the time to take a holiday from your daily exercise routine. Being more active helps lower your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.Stress With so much to do and so little time, stress is very common. Help yourself to be more relaxed by: · Planning your gift-giving list and shopping early to beat the crowds. · Shopping online or ordering from catalogs. · Finding some quite time for yourself every day.TravelingRemember to get all of your diabetes prescriptions refilled before you go. If possible, take some extras just in case. Carry fast acting sugar such as glucose tablets/gel or candy along with crackers, granola bar, or trail mix in case meals are delayed. Get up and move around every one to two hours to increase comfort and reduce risk for blood clots. Check your blood sugar It is very important to check your blood sugar regularly during the holiday season. With a little bit of planning, the holidays can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of diabetes. And, with a little bit of moderation, you can help to ensure that there are many more holiday seasons to be enjoyed in the future. For more information on surviving the holiday, please visit our web site.
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Keep Your Spirit Alive...
Celebrate Traditions
Traditions are a wonderful way to keep the spirit of the holidays alive in each one of us. I'm sure that your family has some special traditions that have been handed down from one generation to another. Whether it is the reading of the story of Christ's birth on Christmas Eve, the making of latkes for Hanukkah dinner, or the family football game played after the Thanksgiving meal, we all have special little things that make our celebrations unique.
In the busy rush of this Holiday season, it is very easy to push those traditions aside and perhaps take an easier path to the big finish. I would like to encourage you this year to take that extra time to explore the history of some of your traditions - ask the seniors in the family how the traditions began and if there are any other special traditions that they may remember from their childhood. If there are currently no special traditions in your family, why not create one this year and let this be the start of keeping the spirit of the holidays alive in each one of us.
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