Health Tip: Dealing With Grief: MedlinePlus

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Health Tip: Dealing With Grief

Suggestions to help you cope with loss

By Diana Kohnle

Thursday, January 3, 2013

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(HealthDay News) -- Grief is a normal reaction to any type of loss, from death to divorce.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers this advice about healthy ways to grieve:

• Reach out to loved ones to talk about how you're feeling and what you're going through. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
• Try to quickly resume your everyday routine.
• Get plenty of exercise and sleep each day.
• Eat a healthy, nutritious diet.
• Don't turn to alcohol.
• Avoid making major decisions too soon after your loss.
• Acknowledge the emotions you are feeling. It's perfectly acceptable to cry, to feel angry or even to feel numb.

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