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		<title>Boost Your Health with a Dose of Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Varisco, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is upon us. It typically starts with Thanksgiving and lasts through to New Year&#8217;s Day. Giving thanks or possessing the &#8220;attitude of gratitude&#8221; is linked to and celebrated during the holiday season. Studies have shown that a positive emotion such as gratitude can guarantee better health. Gratitude has been linked to better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1455&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stress and the Older Adult</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Heftler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress affects individuals throughout their life span, but in the older adult even those who have previously handled stress with ease may find they are having more difficulty dealing with the everyday stress in their lives. The reasons for this are two-fold: There is a decrease in homeostatic capacity. Basically this is a physical cause [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=731&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stressed Out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress! It’s a word we hear a lot about during the holidays.  And with good reason.  The holidays are not only filled with lots on everyone’s “to do” list but they are also a time filled with lots of emotion and expectation, whether it is anticipation of a special gift or social event or the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=603&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver Stress and the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Heftler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all know as joyous as the holiday season is it&#8217;s also stressful under the best of circumstances.  It can be even more stressful for those of us who are caregivers as well.  As a caregiver myself I have become acutely aware of how the change in routine can effect our loved ones and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=422&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Heftler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just the other day I went to a memorial service for a Client of Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management who had passed away. She was the mother of an only child and when I saw her adult daughter grieving it really made me think about the challenges faced by an only child caring for an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=81&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good News for Caregivers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Heftler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all heard so much about caregiver stress and the challenges that caregivers face. Caregiver stress includes both the emotional and physical strains of caregiving. Some symptoms of caregiver stress are: Frustration Anger Guilt Loneliness Exhaustion Women account for almost 75% of caregivers that report feeling very strained emotionally, physically and financially. Caregiving can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=55&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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