By Tracy Frisch, Gabor Mate — 2012
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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If you have suddenly been put into the role of caregiver, what should you do—and how can you stay strong while you do it?
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When romantic partners are caregivers.
Cultivating insight can help caregivers build resilience to loss.
Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.
Caregivers should take advantage of resources and supportive services to safeguard their own health. Remember that a caregiver can’t provide proper care if their own health is compromised.
An attitude of heightened awareness and focused attention can have great benefits.
You can ease your stress with a few simple techniques that don’t take a lot of time. Try these methods to ratchet down the tension.
If you know someone with PTSD, there are ways you can help. In fact, you can be very beneficial to their recovery, but only if you also care for yourself, too.
Whether you feel guilty for taking time out for yourself, or if you just feel like you don’t have the time to take, consider this perspective: If you don’t take care of yourself, you won’t have anything left to give.
As California’s first surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris, MPH ’02, is carrying out the visionary agenda she has brought to medical care: finding the roots of disease in childhood adversity and treating the long-term consequences.