Nutrition for the Elderly: Making Healthy Food Choices on a Budget
We all know the importance of adhering to a healthy and balanced diet, yet knowing and doing are commonly worlds apart. For seniors, it’s much more important to prevent the temptations of making unhealthy food choices – and, often tougher. For many seniors, lifestyle choices are subject to a number of factors: Prescription side effects […]
The Bitter Truth About Artificial Sweeteners
Most of us are familiar with the ongoing debate over the benefits vs. the risks of using artificial sweeteners, especially when it comes to controlling weight gain or managing diabetes. New data, however, tips the scale in favor of forgoing artificial sweeteners, linking them to potentially contributing towards the obesity and diabetes they were intended […]
Nutritional Supplements for Seniors: Good Idea or Bad Choice?
If you are what you eat (or drink), you want to make sure that you’re selecting healthy, well-balanced choices. This is especially true for seniors who have troubles with eating. For older adults who have problems chewing, or who do not otherwise get enough calories in their diets, nutritional supplements are often seen as good […]
Eating to Live: Nutrition and Failure to Thrive
Many people are picky eaters. As we age, our appetites can change, and age-related issues may make eating properly or getting out to buy healthy food difficult. However, not eating properly or losing weight without trying may be a sign of failure to thrive in an older adult. Identifying & Treating the Issue Because decline […]
Nutrition Tips for the Elderly
As people age, their diets may need to change, especially if their diets are not well-balanced. Generally, doctors will recommend a well-balanced diet for elders, meaning that they should eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, protein, and whole grains to maintain and improve overall health. According to Ruth Frechman, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the […]
Resources to Breathe Easier with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, an estimated 12 million adults are currently diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and it’s estimated that another 12 million may be living with the disease without even knowing it. It’s also worth noting that COPD usually strikes in middle age, with smoking as the […]
Ten Tips to Breathe Easier with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
One of the first warning signs of COPD is mild coughing with clear sputum, usually after waking in the morning. Other symptoms may also crop up with this progressive disease, including coughing that produces excessive mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. While there is no cure for COPD, there are some steps one […]
Simple Steps to Take With Diet to Manage Common COPD Symptoms
One of the first warning signs of COPD is mild coughing with clear sputum, usually after waking in the morning. Other symptoms may also crop up with this progressive disease, including coughing that produces excessive mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. While there is no cure for COPD, there are some steps one […]
Reducing The Risk of Stroke
As part of a national public education movement Live Free Home Health Care encourages quick assessment as the key to reducing the side effects of a stroke. A stroke is the result of interrupted blood flow to an area of the brain and can cause brain damage. How a stroke patient is affected depends on […]
Fighting Dementia With Apples
There is hope for those with cognitive impairments: whereas in the past, a diagnosis of progressive dementia may have been a cause for little treatment, new evidence suggests a more proactive approach to cognitive impairment and dementia. This proactive approach includes promoting not only healthy eating and dietary supplementation, but exercise and cardiovascular treatment (when […]