I know some people are against vaccines, but the shingles vaccine is a quality of life saver. If you have every had chickenpox you stand a great chance of having shingles, and can have them more than one time. Even though the vaccine is expensive the cost is no more than the cost to treat if...
Just my 2 cents worth, but I had the same problem a couple years ago. Fried foods, breads were my weakness and over weight. I cut out the fried foods and breads and lost about 65 lbs all with a few months and numbers came back in line and have been ever since. Now the rest of the story I went...
Just go for it, list your experiences and list the time as caregiver. I was out of the public work force for 16 years wife and I taking care of both sets of parents. Hired on the first interview and listed the years as caregiver.