Breathing exercises for stress may help caregivers.
Caring for a relative with cognitive impairments can be disruptive, thus frustrating, in someone's life. However, breathing exercises for stress can help caregivers cope, according to dailyRx.
Researchers from Virginia Tech conducted a study in which they interviewed people who were caring for a spouse that had mild cognitive impairments. The scientists also collected saliva samples to analyze levels of cortisone, a stress hormone.
Results showed that behavioral changes in the spouses caused by cognitive problems can make caregivers set aside other chores in order to help take care of them. Negative interactions, as well as a lack of positive interactions, also aggravated caregivers' stress in these situations.
Both the interviews and saliva samples suggested that stress escalates in times like these. Chronic stress can have negative effects on the cardiovascular system, metabolism and immune function, according to the news source.
"Try yoga or relaxation breathing to lower the stress of care giving," Deanna Morey writes in dailyRx.
Nevada yoga classes can have many benefits for participants. The practice has been associated with improvements in body chemistry, strength, flexibility, lung capacity and mood, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
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