Subject: Health Insights

Tips for eating well after a stroke

Tips for eating well after a stroke

Choosing healthy foods may contribute to recovery after stroke. Healthy foods can help control blood pressure, body weight, reduce the risk of another stroke, and may help with the demands of stroke therapy and other daily activities. In this post, we explain why a...
The caregivers’ tips for surviving the holidays

The caregivers’ tips for surviving the holidays

There are over 44 million Americans who care for a family member, friend, or neighbor. Depending on the situation, they may provide medical and nursing tasks, as well as daily living care like helping with bathing, transportation, shopping, etc. Because the...
“But you look fine” | unmasking brain injury

“But you look fine” | unmasking brain injury

Anyone who has had a brain injury understands what is meant when brain injuries are called “invisible injuries.” You look the same, and everything on the surface seems normal, but underneath everything has changed. Survivors have described this as “feeling like they...