Tag: food and death

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Ep. 464 Nutrition at the End of Life with Barbara Karnes RN

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Learn about a guidebook that teaches how to offer appropriate nutrition for a loved one approaching death.

This week I’m welcoming my recurring guest and friend Barbara Karnes RN, hospice nurse, author, thought leader and expert on end-of-life care and the dynamics of dying. Barbara is the author of Gone From My Sight, “the little blue book” used by hospices around the world to teach families what to expect as their loved one dies. She is also the author of the new book Always Offer, Never Force that teaches caregivers about the changing needs for food and nutrition as the body approaches death. We discuss the book and our personal experiences in this informative conversation. Learn more at Barbara’s website:

bkbooks.com

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This episode includes:

  • How food is a top concern for caregivers when a loved one is nearing death
  • The body needs food less and less as death approaches
  • How food represents love for most of us and is tied to our emotions and socialization
  • Concentrate on high protein and high calorie foods from the time of diagnosis to build up an energy reserve
  • Having a flexible plan for nutrition during the last months of life can help alleviate stress and tension
  • How the judgments of others can cause guilt for caregivers around food
  • Why tube feeding and IV nutrition are not helpful and may be harmful at the end of life

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Ep. 453 Gravestone Recipes: Cooking to Honor the Dead with Rosie Grant

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Learn about Rosie Grant’s unique project to memorialize those who have died by cooking their special recipes.

My guest Rosie Grant has a library science degree from the University of Maryland and now works at UCLA as an archivist. She is well known on social media as a “cemetery tiktoker” who researches recipes found on gravestones in cemeteries across the U.S. She shares her story and how she began to collect these gravestone recipes and cook them to honor the people who left them behind. We also discuss the value of exploring cemeteries and the treasures that can be found there. Learn more at her website and social media sites:

ghostlyarchive.com

Instagram: @ghostlyarchive

YouTube Channel

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This episode includes:

  • How Rosie got interested in gathering gravestone recipes
  • The benefits of visiting cemeteries as part of travel
  • Rosie’s inspiration to visit the gravestones she has learned about and to prepare the recipes she has found there
  • How food is connected to death and grief
  • How Rosie finds gravestone recipes to cook
  • Other interesting cemetery discoveries Rosie has made
  • Talking about gravestone recipes is a less threatening way to approach the subject of death and dying
  • How she finds gravestones that contain recipes

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