Our nutritional needs change as we age, especially as we enter our 50s and beyond, which means that we may need to adapt our approach even if we’ve always maintained a healthy diet. Browse our articles on nutrition for helpful tips, healthy and delicious recipes, and more.
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Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate all that’s good in life, and being in an assisted living facility shouldn’t make it any less festive. To make this holiday great for all the seniors in your facility, start celebrating early on…
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It’s the age-old struggle: You’ve been looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner all year, but you know that many of these foods are bad for you. Rather than make your tastebuds and willpower fight it out, consider cooking healthier versions of…
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Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family and friends, celebrate the season, and eat. Food has become so central to the holiday that we even refer to it as “turkey day.” Managing diabetes during this time of year can…
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If there’s one thing on your fall to-do list, enjoying the season’s plentiful and flavorful harvest ingredients should be it. To get you started, we’ve tracked down these delicious fall recipes, perfect for main and side dishes alike. Squash Gratin…
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Inflammation is a necessary part of the immune system, and its purpose is to make an inhospitable environment for invading microbes and other irritants. The redness, pain, heat, and swelling that you experience when you have a cut are the…
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As we age, our lifestyle has more and more of an effect on health and wellbeing. As the saying goes, “move it or lose it”. A sedentary lifestyle is one of the more common ways adults can harm their health,…
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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent data, 70.7 percent of Americans 20 and older are overweight, meaning that having an unhealthy weight is now the norm in the United States. Being overweight puts these individuals…