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By Jim Dueck
e boiling frog is a story describing a frog being slowly boiled alive.
e premise is that if a frog is suddenly dropped into hot boiling water, it will jump out, but if the frog is put in cool wa- ter which is then slowly heated to a boil, it will not realize the danger and will be cooked to death. e premise is false but is often used as a metaphor for the inability or unwilling- ness of people to react to threats that arise gradu- ally rather than suddenly.
is happens to some seniors as they age. ings around them change and they may not realize it. When they were younger, they took care of all that was needed. Now that they are older and health has changed, help is needed with the yard, house- keeping, food prepara- tion, dressing, bathing, maintenance and repairs. Many are no longer driv- ing so nding transpor-
tation becomes impor- tant as well.
One of the questions I ask seniors and their families when health has changed is, “can this se- nior be left alone and if so for how long?” When the answer is, “only for a few hours or less, then I know they are already living an assisted living lifestyle and just hap- pen to be living in their home.
is change and the
increased care needed usually happens over time and the family may not have realized what the current situation has become. When chang- es happen gradually, just like the frog in the kettle, the family often thinks everything is ok and sometimes it is.
If you have a senior in your family who cannot be left alone, check the temperature of the water, so to speak, to see if it
is getting hotter. Fleet- wood Mac sang a song titled Landslide and one of the lyrics is, “I’ve been afraid of changing ‘cause I’ve built my life around you. But time makes you bolder, even children get older and I’m get- ting older too”. Changes happen to all of us as that is part of life and living. A change that promotes better health and safety can be something to look forward to.
The various health benefits of yoga
Health-conscious in- dividuals can do many things to improve their overall health. As medi- cal researchers continue to uncover new things about how to achieve op- timal health, one practice dating back to ancient times remains a highly e ective way to take care of the human body.
ough there’s no writ- ten records regarding the origins and invention of yoga, the practice is be- lieved to date back to an- cient India. e earliest written record of yoga is “ e Yoga Sutra of Pan- tañjali,” a collection of aphorisms that histori-
ans believe was compiled sometime between 500 BCE and 400 BCE.
Despite its age, yoga has not been studied ex- tensively by medical re- searchers. According to the National Center for Complementary and In- tegrative Health, many studies looking into the health e ects of yoga have included only small numbers of people and have not been of high quality. As a result, the NCCIH can only say that yoga shows promise in regard to helping peo- ple manage or overcome certain health issues, but not that it has been prov-
en to do so.
ough yoga may need
to be studied more close- ly and extensively, many people who include it in their regular health care routines report feeling better both physically and mentally for having done so, and that may not be a coincidence. A 2004 comprehensive re- view of yoga’s use as a therapeutic intervention published in the Journal of Physiology and Phar- macology indicated that yoga targets unmanaged stress, which has been linked to chronic disor- ders like anxiety, depres- sion, obesity, diabetes,
and insomnia.
In addition to that re-
view, the NCCIH notes that research has sug- gested yoga can:
• Relieve low-back pain and neck pain
• Relieve menopause symptoms
• Help people man- age anxiety or depres- sive symptoms associated with di cult life situa-
tions
• Help people quit
smoking
• Help people who are
overweight or obese lose weight
• Help people with chronic diseases manage their symptoms and im- prove their quality of life.
It’s important that any- one considering making yoga part of their health
care routines recognize that there are various forms of yoga, some of which are more physical- ly demanding than oth- ers. So it’s best if indi- viduals speak with their physicians before trying yoga so they can nd the type that aligns best with their current levels of tness.
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