Understanding and Managing Appetite Decline in Seniors

You’ve just made a large batch of Mom’s special chili recipe. Your house smells delectable, and you can’t wait to dig in. But while you are enjoying not merely the taste but the memories the meal invokes, Mom is simply stirring the food around in her bowl. And it’s not the first time. Lately her […]

Improve Heart Health With These Top Foods for Seniors

There are plenty of visual reminders around this time of year to bring to mind that vital organ that works around the clock to keep us healthy! Store shelves are full of heart-shaped balloons, boxes of candy, and cards. Since it’s also American Heart Month, it is the perfect time to take steps to help […]

Nutrition 101: The Importance of Healthy Eating for Seniors

Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The tantalizing scents wafting through the kitchen would draw everyone in to assemble at the table to take pleasure in her home cooking. There were always lots of leftovers for future meals or late-night snacks. Yet for a number of older adults, these kinds of family meals are infrequent. […]

Maintain a Cholesterol Friendly Diet With Healthy Food Choices This Holiday Season

From November to January, it’s easy to get off track with our eating habits, thanks to family and holiday gatherings. For individuals with high cholesterol, however, maintaining a cholesterol friendly diet is particularly important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, says, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s the […]

Nutrition for Older Adults: Making Healthy Food Choices on a Budget

Everyone knows the importance of proper nutrition for older adults; however, knowing and doing are sometimes worlds apart. As people age, it’s even more crucial to steer clear of the temptations of making unhealthy food choices – and, often harder. For most seniors, lifestyle choices are influenced by a number of factors: Prescription drug complications […]