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Meenu Agarwal

Nutrition Needs When You’re Over 65

Aging is a natural process, and our nutritional requirements also change as we age. The food and drinks one consumed at a younger age may not be ideal now. In other words, there will be a change in the nutritional intake as you age. Ensuring a healthy diet becomes paramount for both men and women

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Meenu Agarwal

Optimal Nutrition for Old Age: A Guide for Healthy Aging

“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” – Ann Wigmore (Holistic Health Practitioner) As rightly pointed out, what we eat becomes super important for our health and well-being. So, we really need to focus on eating healthy stuff to stay in

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Geriatric
Shampa Banerjee

Sleep Problems among the Elderly: Tips to Overcome it

Aging is one of the most natural things to happen to us. No matter how healthy or fit we are, we all will age. And as we grow older, we often find it difficult to do things that we have almost always taken for granted. Not being able to sleep properly is one such problem that is widely seen among the elderly. Among all other sleep disorders, the most common is insomnia, that has several medical and psychiatric repercussions.

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Geriatric
Shampa Banerjee

Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia has become exceedingly common among older people. Almost 10% of adults above 50 are affected by it. Sarcopenia is characterized by muscle loss, that can decrease both the quality of life, as well as life expectancy. However, the good news is that sarcopenia can be prevented and reversed in certain cases.

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Meenu Agarwal

When do we consult a Nutritionist & Dietitian

You’re overweight but healthy.
If you’re technically overweight, but your physician says you’re healthy, the question is: How do you feel about yourself? If you’re happy with the way you look and feel, then don’t call a dietitian. But if you’re not happy with your image in the mirror, consider calling someone who can help you lose weight in a healthy manner.

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Geriatric
Meenu Agarwal

Health After retirement

Its not a great feeling say at 50 or 60 years of age if our health is poor and millions in assets or bank. What is the fun of not able to travel, enjoy, eat , party if we are struck down with obesity, overweight, cholesterol, blood pressure.

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Geriatric
Meenu Agarwal

What happens when we Age

Our body changes with aging because changes occur in all parts of the body starting from the smallest constituent of our body, namely the cell, then bones and so on

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