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Hi, I’m Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care and today I’m going to provide
some tips for making sure your senior loved ones are getting proper nutrition.
We’ve all heard the adage that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Certainly getting
enough fruit and vegetables in your diet is good thing and should be a lifelong practice.
But as we age our bodies and internal systems slow and change; illnesses can pop up that
can require a modification in what we can and can’t eat and often we don’t have
the same get up and go we had even in mid-life, so we need to reduce our caloric intake.
Helping our elderly parents manage their diets and eating habits can offer them numerous
benefits including increased cognitive function; resistance to illness; higher energy levels;
an improved immune system; faster recuperation times, and better management of chronic health
issues. You don’t have to be a nutritionist to help
your folks with their diet; you just need some simple guidance which we provide in this
video series. In the first two videos we’ll talk about why proper nutrition is important
and what can happen if your senior loved one doesn’t have good eating habits. This information
should help you help your parents understand why they need to be concerned about their
diets. In the third video we’ll give you some simple
ways to help your parents shop for good food and eat right. And, at the conclusion we’ll
give you some pointers for specific dietary and health concerns and places where you can
get additional help and information. Home Instead Senior Care, the national leader
in providing in-home, non-medical care services for seniors, is bringing you this video series
to help you, help your senior loved ones. Helping seniors is something Home Instead
has been doing passionately now for more than 15 years. I not only work for Home Instead,
but I am a certified senior advisor. More importantly, I am currently a long-distance
caregiver for my dad and I spent several months caring for my mom locally.
I’ve seen how important it is to help senior loved ones with proper nutrition and want
to share that experience with you, so let’s get started.