Elder Care Cafe

With new discoveries made in medicine and technology, many senior citizens and baby boomers are becoming more aware of how food is impacting their everyday lives. Many times, convenience foods do not fit into the dietary needs of seniors. Carbohydrates, gluten, and sugars have become unwanted elements in so many diets. There are still a [...]

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No matter how long you have been caring for an elderly loved one your caregiver stint will someday come to an end. Whether you want to retain the memories of those days will often depend on who you are caring for and what relationship the two of you have. For example, in my case I [...]

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Caring for the elderly is difficult no matter how self-reliant they are. The emotional and physical stress of being responsible for another person tends to pull the caregiver down whether they realize it or not. Suddenly one day the caregiver realizes how exhausted he or she feels, how time seems to have slipped away, and [...]

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Many of us are concerned about losing our memories as we age, and rightly so.  We notice that we don’t remember details as much as we used to or we begin to forget names of people we’ve known for a long time. Although there are a number of products available, for some of us the [...]

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I was traveling around the web earlier this morning and ran across a couple of gratitude lists. Sounded like a great idea, so I put this one together. If you are interested in sharing all or part of your list, you are welcome to leave it in the comment section.  Thanksgiving is always a time [...]

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For some seniors, a large part of Thanksgiving Day is spent in the kitchen. There are dishes to prepare, meat to cook, and desserts to make. When they finally sit down at the Thanksgiving table to join their family they are already feeling fatigued. Here are some ideas for meal planning this Thanksgiving to help [...]

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We are beginning a new series of healthy eating tips and ideas for the elderly every weekend during the holidays as part of our healthy aging  and healthy living series. Many seniors are on special diets and may not be able to eat what most people consider the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. We may even through in a [...]

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In recent years there has been an increasing focus on the link between healthy eating and longevity. In fact, there are some who believe that there is a longevity diet and if people carefully adhere to that diet they can significantly extend their life span. Where do they get that idea? Researchers have been studying [...]

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Many of us find out the hard way how our body changes as we age. We can no longer move as we used to, our hearing diminishes, and we become increasingly dependent on bifocals and trifocals in order to read or see into the distance. Another change that many of us are not as aware [...]

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The importance of getting fit and staying fit becomes all the more important as we move into our senior years. When it comes to senior health, risks multiply the older we get because our body doesn’t bounce back the way it used to when we were younger. If we are not physical active or exercising, [...]

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There are a growing number of resources with good nutritional advice for those of us who are trying to stay healthy into our senior years. There are nutritional labels on the food we buy or consume and books, videos, and websites for those of us who enjoy gathering information from experts who desire to share [...]

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Just because we are getting older, we should not let up on healthy living. Following a healthy diet and exercise program is more important than ever for those over 60 years of age. We started off the year with a desire to focus on healthy living and have tried to follow that plan. As we [...]

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For some reason I did not think about the fact that, since Dad and I moved to Texas, whenever we are out with my daughter and grandson, we have a four-generational outing going on. We have been to lunch or dinner several times, and on one other shopping trip in the month that we have [...]

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As you age, dental care becomes more and more valuable to your overall health. Many senior citizens experience dental problems, but it’s good to know that these problems can be reduced and improved by a few simple techniques. Basically, changes take place in your mouth as you age — gums soften and the muscles in [...]

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Although summer is winding down, there are still plenty of daylight hours left especially in the southern states. Many people, particularly aging seniors, are not aware how easy it is to get skin cancer. My mother spent a lot of time outdoors all her life, and in her later years developed skin cancer on her [...]

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