Monday, October 13, 2008

7 Tips To Help You Remain Healthy During Flu Season

As a caregiver of someone with dementia, your health is extremely important. The tips listed below will help to ensure that you stay healthy this winter. The tips are courtesy of OurAlzheimer's.com
by Dorian Martin
In a Health Magazine story, "How Some Women Never Get Sick," on CNN's website that described seven secrets that help women avoid becoming sick. These seven tips (which are greatly expanded on the CNN website) include:

Get a massage. Health reports that massage "can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and heart rate -- and lowering these is likely to cause your stress level to drop, one key to building immunity." Another way to get the benefits is to use a stiff, natural-bristle brush while showering.
Take a cold shower. Although there's little...read the whole story
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Link to CNN story
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