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Self Care

If you are living with a chronic health condition, having a new set of skills to help you cope can make a real difference. Self-care techniques are things you can do for yourself, by yourself. You can incorporate them into your life and use them whenever you need. They can help you de-stress and can actually improve your health. Here are some of the specific benefits these practices offer:

  • Decrease stress hormones
  • Improve depression, mood and anxiety
  • Help to stabilize blood sugar levels
  • Increase blood circulation and wound healing
  • Decrease pain

And the best part is, they are relaxing and easy to do.

  • Yoga: Simple movements for flexibility, health and relaxation
  • Reflexology: A simple self-massage technique
  • Breathing for Relaxation: a quick exercise in deep breathing
  • Walking Meditation: A new experience in walking
  • More Online Exercises: More simple, interesting and fun exercises to try
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