{"id":1417,"date":"2016-05-27T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T19:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shct.wpengine.com\/jonesboro\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2016-05-27T14:40:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T19:40:27","slug":"stressed-take-a-chocolate-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/2016\/05\/27\/stressed-take-a-chocolate-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Stressed? – Take a Chocolate Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a Caregiver produces a range of emotions from feelings of accomplishment in caring for others or loved ones up to a state of overwhelming odds.\u00a0 When the stress adds up to more than one can bear, you must take time for yourself even if it’s just a few minutes.<\/p>\n

In a recent article on Caring.com<\/a>, the author suggested 5 Quick Ways to Relieve Caregiver Stress.\u00a0 These include reliving a happy moment, perhaps through a photo, slowing your breathing, taking a chocolate break, imagining your problems floating away, or taking a fantasy shopping spree!<\/p>\n

Dark chocolate contains antioxidants, which help fight the biological effects of stress and provide a small hit of energizing caffeine.<\/h3>\n

According to the article, “snacks made of simple carbs, like white flour and sugar, tend to give you a quick spike of energy followed by a crash. Eating a small square of dark chocolate<\/a>, on the other hand, offers longer-lasting benefits.”\u00a0 Now there’s a reason to indulge.\u00a0 Just a small amount can provide great benefits.<\/p>\n

A 2009 Swiss study<\/a> found that eating 1.4 ounces of dark chocolate (about a two-inch square) every day for two weeks lowered stress hormone levels in people who were feeling highly anxious. They ate half the dark chocolate at mid-morning and half at mid-afternoon.<\/p>\n

Next time you are feeling a bit overwhelmed from your caregiving duties, grab some dark chocolate and a shopping magazine.\u00a0 Then imagine you’re somewhere else for just a few minutes. It could provide just what you need to keep going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being a Caregiver produces a range of emotions from feelings of accomplishment in caring for others or loved ones up to a state of overwhelming odds.\u00a0 When the stress adds up to more than one can bear, you must take time for yourself even if it’s just a few minutes. In a recent article on…<\/p>\n

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