Stress and Hypertension in Dementia Caregivers

"A trained MIM provider and dietitian will deliver the MIM DASH group intervention in eight weekly 1-hour sessions via telehealth. Participants will receive session materials so they can follow along. Each MIM session consists of material related to mindfulness-the somatic mind/body connection, relaxation, yoga, meditation, self-awareness, and bodily cues relating to emotional reactivity. Group interaction centers on sharing ideas toward effective practice and practical daily challenges to being mindful. Each class begins with a prompt for participant contemplation during the next hour that reference a unique weekly theme which will be reiterated in the session materials.~The DASH portion, led by the Registered Dietitian, focuses on education to increase vegetables, fruits, whole grains and decrease intakes of fat and sodium, sugar sweetened beverages and sweets. Education includes adapting traditional Soul food dishes to meet the DASH dietary guidelines."