Excerpt: One-third of older adults are at nutritional risk due to lack of appetite, reduced taste and smell, eating alone and medication;
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People who get optimal sleep of seven or eight hours a night improve their cognitive skills, particularly reasoning and verbal abilities, ;
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Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If you’re looking to make 2019 one of your healthiest and happiest years yet, consider focusing on;
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World Diabetes Day is held on November 14, the birthday of Canadian physician Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with;
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Many older adults in North America get most of their protein during dinner and less at breakfast, says McGill University. However, older;
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Gardening is an activity that many older adults enjoy through the warm spring and summer months. It’s relaxing, engrossing and gratifying;
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Men’s Health Week is celebrated in Canada and internationally from June 11-17. A key goal is to raise awareness about men’s health risks;
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Dehydration happens when your body loses too much fluid. Although dehydration can occur at any age, older adults have an increased chance;
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Typically, when we talk about trying to eat more healthily, we focus on what we eat, taking into account taste, nutrition and cost;;
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Pardon the pun, but it’s a subject not to be taken lying down. In the same way good hand-washing hygiene helps prevent colds and flu,;
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March is National Nutrition Month, a great time to take a look at your eating habits. Seniors have unique nutritional requirements —and;
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