Four Ways to Help Your Dad Improve His Emotional Well-Being
Your dad has been down for a while. He’s tired of feeling sluggish and sad and asked for your help in improving his emotional well-being. Before you start, talk to his doctor. It would be best if you made sure that he can physically take the steps needed to improve his emotional health.
Hobbies
Personal Care at Home in Media, PA: Emotional Well-Being
Find hobbies that your dad finds engaging. He may find that knitting relaxes him while also occupying his mind. If his mind is busy counting stitches, it’s less likely to focus on the things that are bothering him.
Painting is a popular hobby. It’s relaxing and allows you to tap into your artistic side. He might like working with power tools and find he enjoys building furniture. Baking is an excellent hobby for strengthening the fingers and wrists when arthritis is present.
A Healthy Diet
Fueling the body with healthy food options can uplift and energize your dad’s mood. If he avoids processed foods that are high in saturated fat, added sugar, and sodium, it helps. Instead, he needs to focus on whole grains, lean proteins like fish, and a lot of fresh vegetables.
When you’re serving your dad’s meals, the idea plate set up is half the plate has vegetables, a quarter has your lean protein, and the remaining quarter has a whole grain. Avoid processed grains like white rice and choose grains like farro or whole barley instead.
Daily Exercise
The current recommendation is for people to get 30 minutes of moderate activity each day. If your dad is falling short, it can affect his emotional health. Help him find activities he loves to help him improve his health.
Some exercises, such as Tai Chi, help reduce stress and anxiety and improve muscle tone and balance. Aerobic exercises like Zumba get the heart pumping, lower blood pressure, and build stamina. The music also helps you feel happy, which boosts the body’s chemicals that help fight stress.
Companionship
How often does your dad get to see people? Loneliness and isolation are proven to affect your mental and physical health. By making sure he can socialize and engage with others, it can boost his emotional well-being.
Having someone you trust with you from time to time eases stress and boosts your happiness. Personal care at home services ensure your dad has help with everything from showering and grooming to companionship and transportation. Call a personal care at home specialist to learn more.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Personal Care at Home in Media, PA please contact the caring staff at True Direct Home Health Care today.
Doc, as he is called by everyone - staff, patients and clients - first experienced home health care and hospice care while as a colleg student at King's College as he cared for his mother every day while she first battled COPD and then lung cancer. It was during this time that he came to understand that caring for a patient was more than just clinical expertise.
"Admittedly, my strongest attribute is my communication skills and the simple fact that I love to help people. Even the smallest thing you can do for someone really can mean so much to them long term. In fact, it could change them forever. That's what providing quality personal home health care should be all about."
In his spare time, he cooks for homeless shelters and children's music and arts events. He also is highly involved in his local youth sports soccer academy as a coach and Board member.
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