Discover the essential vitamins and minerals older adults need to stay healthy, energized, and independent. Learn how nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, B12, and more support aging bodies.
Warm Foods To Keep You Warm Through The Winter
Cold days and nights can really take a toll on the human body. Cold weather can affect all the various systems of the body–from your immune system and heart, to your skin and balance or coordination skills. In addition to taking the proper precautions both...
Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder With Your Diet
Once the cold weather sets in and the days get shorter, it’s not uncommon for your mood to reflect the bleak winter season. For some people, however, the winter blues can develop into Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that follows the seasons. It...
Foods for Flu Prevention
We hear a lot about flu prevention this time of year, and for good reason. Although the flu season begins in October, flu activity peaks in the wintertime, resulting in about 200,000 hospitalizations a year. Since seniors are at a much higher risk of suffering severe...
Eating for Diabetes
Diabetes has become a growing problem in the United States, especially with the senior population. On average, type 2 Diabetes is diagnosed around 53 years of age, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control. While the CDC estimates that over 29...
Build Up Healthy Bones with a Healthy Diet
It’s no secret that a well-balanced diet is a key component of healthy aging, but a lesser-known fact is that our bodies lose the ability to absorb essential vitamins and minerals as we age. Although many of us take them for granted, our bones — just like any...
