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Senior Diet Solutions: Addressing Multiple Health Conditions

Seniors often have multiple conditions resulting in a thorny diet problem. A good example is the combination of heart problems, diabetes, and renal failure. Heart problems and diabetes call for a for a heart-healthy diet low in saturated fat, loaded with vegetables, fruits and whole grains. But when diabetes leads to renal failure, the patient […]

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Brain Food: Eating Right to Fight Alzheimer’s

We’re all familiar with the concept of  “superfoods,” but few people actually know why some foods are so much better than others. Fewer still know that some foods have a direct effect on the brain, reducing inflammation, facilitating communication between cells, and building new neural pathways. Here are some of the best foods to keep […]

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Can Exercise Help Prevent Breast Cancer in Seniors?

Let’s be honest. There are a million reasons to exercise and not many acceptable reasons to avoid it. People who exercise are happier, less stressed, more well rested, leaner, and overall healthier than couch potatoes. But recently, researchers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill added another reason for women to exercise to […]

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