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Although the elderly are less active and need less energy from food than young adults, their nutrient requirement is just as important, if not more. Therefore, it is crucial that meals are planned for the elderly to ensure that they can receive their daily required servings of nutrients. Here are some guidelines that can help you during your meal planning for the elderly:

1. Select white fish or white meat of poultry. Darker fish and the dark meat of poultry are much higher in fat. When eating red meat, be sure you trim the fat. Choose packages of ground meat that are marked “extra lean”.

2. Drink skim milk often. The calcium and high-quality protein in milk are extremely beneficial. Even though bones may have stopped growing, the body needs calcium to prevent bone deterioration. Continue reading ‘Healthy Eating Guide For the Elderly’ »

Eat your greens!…Sound familiar?

Green drinks are a great way of taking in some of your daily vegetables. Green drinks usually consist of one or several of the following: Wheat grass, Spirulina, Chlorella, Barley grass, Broccoli and spinach. Typically, to improve palatability, various fruit juices are mixed in with the greens.

There are claims that a shot of wheat grass juice is equivalent to a kilogram of vegetables. There is no scientific research to back this up. However, there are definitely benefits to be had from drinking greens.

Many of the greens available in drinks, are high in various enzymes, phytochemicals, and nutrients.

Wheat grass in particular, contains 70% chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green pigment, and also has many benefits for humans. Studies have shown that chlorophyll aids in the creation of red blood cells, wound healing and also has antioxidant/anti-inflammatory properties. Continue reading ‘The Benefits of Green Drinks’ »

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Regardless of which way you lean politically, the fact is that there’s something that all seniors… and everyone really… in the U.S. should be thinking about right now, more than ever before.

Your health!

That’s right, if you haven’t been paying attention lately, the health care bill that might (or shall I say, will likely) get passed may not be…shall we say…great for the older people in this country.

Here are some very strong reasons why:

“PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Government provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death!”

“PG 427 Lines 15-24 Government mandates program for orders for end of life. The Government has a say in how your life ends!”

“Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An “adv. care planning consult” will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates.”
“PG 429 Lines 10-12 “adv. care consultation” may include an ORDER for end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOVERNMENT!!!”

“Pg 429 Lines 13-25 – The government will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.”

“PG 430 Lines 11-15 The Government will decide what level of treatment you will have at end of life.”

Now I’m not going to tell you to call your senators or congress men and women. I’m not going to tell you what you should think of this proposal, nothing like that!

Continue reading ‘Obama’s Healthcare Plan – Should You Be Worried?’ »