We ve been focusing on senior health and wellbeing in the blog lately with advice on making easy meals and getting the most out of doctor visits. But the best way to ensure the highest level of healthy living for a Read more
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Seniors and Healthy Heart Care — 3 Essential Tips
The human body is an amazing machine that s made up of a number of amazing parts. An array of complicated systems operates like clockwork to ensure that the body keeps moving through life, and the heart is chief among the Read more
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Seniors Seeing Clearly — 5 Tips for Healthy Eyes
Eyesight is something that people tend to take for granted — especially when they’re younger and can see for miles — but it’s something that seniors need to be proactive about as they advance in age. As people get older, their vision deteriorates, but the process can be slowed, and a number of maladies can be prevented by following some simple tips. Are you looking for tips to ensure healthy eyesight as you age, or are you concerned about an elderly loved one who may be losing his or her vision? Keep reading for some great advice! #1 — Improve Your Diet It may not be apparent, but your eyes and their abilities are greatly influenced by the fuel you feed your body. It’s been shown, for example, that a diet rich in antioxidants like vitamins A and C can contribute to healthy eyesight. Eating fish is also beneficial because it contains essential Omega-3 fatty acids that can assist with the maintenance of the macula, one of the eye’s most important components. #2 — Quit Sm
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Stay Heart Healthy for National Heart Health Month
February is National Heart Month, and as such, Always Best Care has pulled together some of the best foods and activities to help your heart stay healthy, so that you can live life and be happy at any age. Here are a few ways you can maintain a healthy heart: Quit Smoking Go for Daily Walks Stay on Prescribed Medication to Lower Blood Pressure Eat a Healthy Diet You can rely on your in-home care professional to help set reminders for you so that you stay on track and avoid behaviors that increase your risk for heart disease. Eat the following foods, recommended by the American Heart Association: Blueberries – Blueberries may be small, but you’re getting big health benefits when you eat them. Blueberries have vitamin C, ellagic acid, anthocyanin, potassium, magnesium, fiber, and a whole list of other heart-healthy, smile-inducing benefits. Salmon – This beautiful pink fish is packed with Omega-3 fatty acids, which have been known to help reduce heart disease with a healthy diet a
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Healthy Eating Choices for Seniors
A nutritious diet is important at any age. Making healthy food choices provides special benefits to seniors. Eating well promotes health and energy, improves digestion and helps you maintain a healthy weight. Making these healthy eating choices may be easier than you think. Assisted living facilities offer a variety of healthy eating choices for seniors. If you live at home, you can create your own healthy meals by yourself or with the help of a home care expert. Simple Steps to Good Nutrition Every senior can make two highly effective and very simple healthy eating choices right away, with absolutely no extra help, planning or expense – removing salt from the table and switching to whole grain breads. Lowering your salt intake is good for your heart; simply keeping the saltshaker out of view naturally reduces your sodium consumption. Whole grain breads are high in fiber that makes you feel fuller and optimizes your digestive system. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that olde
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Healthy Aging and Dietary Supplements
Dietary supplements add nutrition to your diet when you cannot consume enough vitamins, minerals and other nutrients your body needs to stay healthy or ward off disease. People over the age of 50 usually need to consume more vitamins and minerals than young people do. As you grow older, for example, your body has more trouble absorbing vitamin B12, which is important for healthy nerves and red blood cells. You may not get out into the sun as much, either, which could leave your body low on vitamin D. The best way to get the nutrients you need is to eat a healthy diet, of course, but that is not always possible when you grow older. You might find cooking for one or two to be time-consuming, wasteful or expensive. Your appetite may not be as hearty as it used to be when you were physically active. You might even have trouble eating because of poorly fitting dentures or an illness that causes lack of appetite. Important Vitamins and Minerals to Supplement Discuss your need for supplement
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