What once was thought to contribute to heart disease, Coconut oil is now considered heart-healthy. A recent posting on the Dr. Oz website, written by to Pina LoGiudice ND, LAc, Siobhan Bleakney, ND, and Peter Bongiorno ND, LAc, Co-Medical Directors of Inner Source Health in New York, coconut oil has many health benefits.

• Aid our body’s resistance to certain viruses and bacteria that can cause illness.
• Fight against yeast, fungus and candida.
• Control thyroid function, boost metabolism
• Improve our body’s insulin use
• Increases digestion
• Lowers cholesterol
• Balances weigh grain by leading to efficient burning of energy.
• Can actually help our bodies reduce the need for antioxidant intake.
• Organic coconut oil is a natural skin and hair moisturizer
• Tasteful, healthy cooking ingredient
• Aid in the slowing of the progression of dementia

Researches in the field of Nutrition believe that coconut oil could provide some cognitive benefit to people with Alzheimer’s through ketone bodies, the biological byproducts of the coconut oil in the digestion process and an alternate fuel source for brain cells when glucose isn’t efficiently absorbed – which is what happens in Alzheimer sufferers. Our bodies don’t usually churn out many ketone bodies on its own. However, using coconut oil may produce a temporary state of hyperketonemia—significantly elevating the number of ketone bodies in a person’s blood stream.

As with any untested, unproven treatment options, it’s important to consult your own doctor before beginning a regimen on your own. Remember, coconut oil is a saturated fat and the FDA cautions people to keep their consumption of saturated fats to a minimum. Too much saturated fat can lead to high levels of “bad” (LDL) cholesterol and an increased risk for developing heart disease.

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Have you ever asked yourself, what am I supposed to be doing with my life? Instead, according to Kathleen Taylor, a licensed mental health counselor who spent much of her career working with hospice patients, we should be asking ourselves Who am I being with my life.

Throughout our lives we strive to reach an “ideal”, some standard that we think is expected of us. The elderly have it right, says Taylor. Those who are in the last chapter of their lives have reached a point where they stopped living for everyone else. We may lose our physical strength, and our mental abilities will diminish over time, but the power to continue to grow our souls, continues until we’ve taken our last breath.

Maybe it’s an overused cliché, to live everyday like it’s your last, but instead of creating a bucket list of exotic adventures, historic places to see, or people to shake hands with, create a single entry in your list – “live an authentic life”, and don’t wait until the dying process to tackle it.

Dying people teach us that it’s never too late to discard what’s false in our lives and to become the person we really are. Taylor says we should all say, it’s never too soon to find out who you really are. So why wait until we’ve reached the end of our life? Don’t look back with any regrets and find yourself at the end of your journey saying, “I wish I’d had the courage to live life true to myself and not the life others expected of me.”

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Taking care of an aging parent can be emotionally charged, financially burdensome and physically exhausting. The new reality is that family members play a major role in the long-term care of their elderly loved ones. According to the MetLife Mature Market Institute, 25 percent of adult children over 50 now provide personal and/or financial support to one or more parents. With those statistics, you know you’re not alone.

The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), established in 2000, provides grants to States and Territories, based on their share of the population aged 70 and over, to fund a range of supports that assist family and informal caregivers to care for their loved ones at home for as long as possible.
The NFCSP offers a range of services to support family caregivers. Under this program, States shall provide five types of services:
• Information to caregivers about available services,
• Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services,
• Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training,
• Respite care, and
• Supplemental services, on a limited basis

More than 1 in 10 family caregivers report that caregiving has caused their own physical health to deteriorate, so it’s important to recognize these warning signs and call ‘time out’ before you burnout. Support services have helped caregivers stay healthy longer by reducing caregiver depression, anxiety and stress by offering advice, understanding and valuable legal and financial resource information, all of which allows caregivers to be able to provide at home care longer.

Through the NFCSP program, the NC Division of Aging Adults Services administers North Carolina’s Family Caregiver Support Program through services provided by 17 area-focused Agencies on Aging. For the services offered in your particular area, visit http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/aaa.htm.
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For our aging loved ones suffering with dementia, they can exhibit some outlandish behaviors associated with the condition, including irritableness, hostility and aggression. The challenging part is, you never know what to expect on any given day. Try a little patience, compassion, accommodation and flexibility to make your life as a caregiver, and your loved one’s dementia, a little less stressful.

How You Can Cope With Your Loved One’s Dementia

Patience

It takes a lot of patience to care for an aging loved one in general, but add the difficulties of dementia and you almost need to be a saint. The important thing to remember is loved one’s suffering with dementia may need things repeated several times, they may struggle with basic routines and become hostile with you or themselves. Take a deep breath, relax, don’t rush them. Your loved one can feed off your level of anxiety, making the situation exasperating.

Compassion

Often our loved ones with dementia walk a fine line between reality, or they remember their past so vividly yet have no perception of the present day. It’s easy for them to become confused and disoriented with time and place. Don’t try to correct them or push them to see your perception. Just offer them kindness and support and hug or two.

Accommodation

It’s a losing battle to try and control your loved one’s behavior, no matter how bizarre or unbalanced it seems to you. Whenever possible, learn to accommodate it. Within reason, make concessions and humor them.

Flexibility

It’s important to create a routine for loved ones with dementia to provide structure so it’s easier for them to establish daily living patterns. But know going in that environmental or other triggers can change behaviors so you’ll need to stay flexible and adjust schedules as needed.

Tips for Reducing Behavior Triggers

To help reduce irritable behavior in your loved one with mild to moderate dementia, the Family Caregiver Alliance offers these suggestions:

• Reduce your loved one’s caffeine, sugar and junk food intake.
• Reduce noise, clutter and the number of people in a room.
• Maintain structure with daily routines.
• Do not move household objects and furniture.
• Display familiar objects and photographs for a sense of security and pleasant memories.
• Use a gentle touch, soothing music, reading or walks to control agitation.
• Keep dangerous objects out of reach.
• Support your loved one’s independence by letting him care as much for himself as possible.
• Acknowledge your loved one’s anger and let her know you understand her frustrations.
• Distract your aging parent with a healthy snack or an activity. Don’t confront them, which can increase their anxiety; let them forget what triggered the episode

Above all, keep your sense of humor and learn not to take your loved one’s outbursts and demands personally. We know, easier said than done, but give it a try.

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