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June is Men’s Mental Health Month — a reminder that strength isn’t about silence, it’s about honesty. For too long, too many men have felt the pressure to mask their emotions, to carry the weight quietly. This month, and every month, we’re holding space for real conversations. Check in on the men in your life. Encourage them to speak up. Let them know they don’t have to carry it all alone. When we break the stigma, we build connection. And sometimes, that’s what saves a life. 💙

#mental health #men #health

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial time to address the intersection of mental health and dementia, which often affects mood, emotions, and cognitive function. Up to 40% of people with Alzheimer’s face significant depression, making it essential to address stigma and offer support to both those living with dementia and their caregivers.

Key Connections: Dementia and Mental Health

Unique Mental Health Struggles: Dementia is not merely memory loss; it causes damage to brain areas governing emotional regulation, leading to depression, anxiety, and apathy.

Depression Mimics Dementia: Symptoms of depression in seniors often appear as cognitive impairment, social withdrawal, and lack of interest, which can be misdiagnosed or overlooked.

Supporting Caregivers: Caregiving is emotionally taxing. Awareness efforts emphasize that caregivers must look after their own mental well-being to avoid burnout, by seeking support groups, taking breaks, and asking for help.

Focus on Brain Health: While focusing on mental health in May, proactive steps to manage risk factors include exercising, social engagement, and proper nutrition, leading into June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.

Resources for Support

Alzheimer's Association: Provides a 24/7 helpline for support and information.

NAMI: Offers resources for mental health advocacy and support groups.

Local Agencies: County-level aging and disability departments often have resources for caregivers.

If you are in need of mental health support, resources like the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 are available.

Although there is no proven prevention yet, we can address risk factors linked to dementias. Lifestyle strategies that are recommended include the following:

Maintain a health weight

Manage blood pressure and blood sugar

Eat a health diet

Keep physically and mentally active

Manage mental and physical health

Sleep well

Engage in social activities and connect with others

Treat hearing problems

Stop tobacco use

Limit alcohol

Keeping your brain healthy involves a combination of regular physical exercise, a nutritious diet, consistent social interaction, and mental stimulation. Key habits include aerobic exercise, eating leafy greens and fish (Mediterranean diet), learning new skills, sleeping 7–9 hours, managing stress, and preventing head injuries.

Key Brain Health Strategies:

Physical Activity: Regular exercise, such as walking, dancing, or gardening, increases blood flow to the brain and helps grow new brain cells.

Healthy Diet: Focus on a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, and healthy fats (e.g., olive oil), such as the Mediterranean diet, to reduce cognitive decline.

Mental Stimulation: Keep your brain sharp by learning new skills, reading, playing musical instruments, or doing puzzles.

Socialization: Regular interaction with friends and family helps ward off stress and depression, which can affect memory.

Quality Sleep: Consistent sleep (7–9 hours) allows the brain to rest, process memories, and clear out metabolic waste.

Manage Health Factors: Monitor blood pressure, manage diabetes, maintain a healthy weight, and avoid smoking to reduce dementia risks.

Protect Your Head: Wear seatbelts and helmets during sports or biking to avoid head injuries.

Daily Tips:

Drink enough water to stay hydrated, as mild dehydration can affect focus.

Limit alcohol consumption.

Reduce passive activities like excessive TV watching

#mental health #dementia #caregiver #awareness

Quick tips to spot a stroke with the F.A.S.T. method.

The F.A.S.T. Method. This acronym can save lives. F stands for Face Drooping, A for Arm Weakness, S for Speech Difficulty, and T for Time to call 911. Quick action can make a huge difference in recovery.

Being informed about these signs and acting fast can lead to better outcomes and might even save a life.

#mental health #stroke #awareness

ust something I found that I seriously relate to, caregiving is not for the weak, its a lot it crushes you at times but in the end you know you did everything you could while others just stood by!!!!!

The family never said no.

They just never said yes either.

And somehow, you ended up doing everything.

Not because anyone assigned it.

Not because there was a vote.

But because you were the one who noticed.

The one who couldn’t look away.

The one whose conscience wouldn’t let things fall apart.

And that quality in you became the system everyone else quietly relied on.

Here’s what doesn’t get said enough:

Caregiver exhaustion isn’t just physical.

It’s the thousand invisible decisions no one sees, counts, or thanks you for.

It’s being surrounded by family

and still feeling completely alone in it.

The hardest part isn’t the exhaustion.

It’s being told the exhaustion was your idea.

When someone says “you chose this”

they’re not just being dismissive.

They’re rewriting history.

Turning a family failure into your personal decision.

Making your sacrifice look like preference.

Letting themselves off the hook using your love as the excuse.

And the cruelest part?

For a moment, it works.

You start to wonder if they’re right.

You start shrinking the very thing that deserved to be seen.

You didn’t just choose to stay.

You stayed because leaving felt like abandonment.

You stayed because the need was real.

You stayed because love and guilt and history aren’t easy to walk away from.

That’s not a personal quirk.

That’s a family system and you were the load-bearing wall.

#caregiver

Sandwich time 😋 honey ham, rotisserie turkey, hard salami, bacon crumbles, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, American white cheese, Italian salad dressing, mayonnaise, Italian seasoning some good bread it came out really good 😋

#food #sandwich

#puerto rican #boricua #puerto rico

I wish a time machine existed so I could use it and go back a few days, and notice what was happing and gotten things handled sooner, maybe if I wasn't lazy on Sunday I could've noticed what was happening maybe on Monday I should've noticed what was happening and not chuck it up to oh they gave her, her meds and that's why she sleepy and tired, maybe if I was better more attentive I could've noticed what was going on. I know everything is not my fault but in part it is, and this is what happens when you have an overthinking, overanalyzing brain, this is not for pitty or anything or for people to feel sorry for me, I know it is what it is and these are the cards we are delt in life, but I need the cards reshuffled and delt a better hand and for things to turn and start to progress and things to get better, I don't know what I'm going to do!!!!

#mom #stroke #helpless #overthinking

I normally don't do this or ask for anything but I need some serious prayers like some serious prayers!!!!!! I've never prayed as hard as I've prayed in this moment, I need a miracle I needs things to change and not be as the first doctor painted!!!! Because I'm not ready 😭

#lost #mom

#birthday

Its curious how art depicts the woman full figured, curvy, lushes, messy hair, but soft and beautiful then you go to social media and some of these "models" need to eat, nothing against the skinny, fit woman but some of what social media depicts as healthy doesn't look healthy 🤷‍♂️ but what do I know 😂🤣

What many people don’t understand is that Puerto Ricans are a beautiful mix of races.

We carry African roots, Spanish heritage, and the legacy of the Indigenous Taíno people.

Sometimes people look at my skin color and assume I am only white or black without realizing the deep mixture that lives within me.

And that is what many fail to see.

I feel Black.

I feel Spanish.

I feel Indigenous.

I feel Boricua.

I feel Puerto Rican.

And I am also American.

I belong everywhere, because I carry a little bit of everything inside me.

And that is our true flavor… our sazón.

By Myrna Picón

#puerto rico #puerto rican #boricua #latinos #loykinis

#aquarius

😡 why do we pay so much into medical insurance and when you need it, it hardly covers anything I gotta get a few sinus procedures done and I gotta come up with $4,900 for it, either get procedures done and pay or continue to suffer, with headaches, poor breathing, constant facial pain and feeling tired and angry 😕

#help #medical #bills #sinuses

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