Eating healthy is important, but good food is even more important for the elderly and seniors.
We all know that sugar is a big problem for us and seniors in particular. We consume too much sugar and can even be addicted to sugar. Diseases like heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and even cancer are related to the sugars we use in our daily food. There is a big health benefit in reducing…
When you start reading about coffee and the benefits and if it is good for you it is clear that there are many opinions about that subject. There are however recent studies that show that coffee contains some essential nutrients.Can coffee be more than just a beverage? Can it be considered a medicine maybe? Benefits…
Vitamins have become a necessary part of most seniors daily modern lifestyles. However, supplements add an extra cost to the average shopper’s grocery bill, so it’s no wonder that seniors want to focus on only taking the vitamins that they have to take. Let’s look at the 13 essential vitamins, and how they help you…
The world health organization has announced that Iodine deficiency is one of the easiest preventable deficiencies to help with impaired cognitive development. Impaired cognitive development means that there is a measurable change in memory and thinking skills. This can lead to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia at a later…
I don’t know about you but I like to cook on the grill and use one outdoors and indoors. Especially after my retirement, I spent more time using my grill. There are many articles written about the health benefits of grilling versus frying and it is obvious, in my opinion, that deep frying food is…
I don’t know about you but I love a good piece of pie or cake and a cookie with my coffee. But is all that sugar a good idea when getting older? There are recent studies that have been done on rats show that sugar is more addictive than drugs. Even rats that were initially…
The Truth About Potatoes The fact about potatoes is that it is the most popular food to eat worldwide. If we go by the rule that only fruit has seeds we have to conclude that a potato is a vegetable. There are many different opinions about potatoes and they vary from completely negative and tell…