Healthy eating habits remain important especially as seniors age. Older people tend to not eat as well as they should, leading to a range of health issues. Knowing what a healthy plate looks like and leaning on the companionship of caregivers during mealtimes helps seniors practice healthy eating habits. What health problems develop from unhealthy eating? An aging body that…
The Mediterranean diet has long been reputed for benefiting heart health and supporting weight loss. Recent studies now link the Mediterranean diet with a reduced risk of dementia and overall cognitive decline. Consuming this healthy diet can actually protect the brain from disease. The National Institutes of Health estimates that more than five million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease,…
Food consumption is a vital activity of life. Medications, too, are essential to supporting the well-being of many people. When certain medications are taken with specific foods, an adverse reaction could occur. Food-drug interactions can be prevented by knowing what foods do not react well to medicines. Approximately 42 percent of people over the age of 65 take five or…
Flu season, along with the ubiquity of runny noses and sore throats, has arrived. While seniors can protect themselves from the flu by getting a flu vaccine, it is important that they eat nutritiously and boost their immune system. Here are superfoods that help protect the elderly from the flu. Exposure to the flu virus can lead to a host…
While the basic guidelines for a healthy diet are pretty much the same for people of every age, older adults have special needs and concerns. Nutrition affects the all-around health of seniors and their ability to properly absorb medications, and it can have an impact on various health conditions that are common as we get older. If a senior loved…
