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Health and Wellness
July 27, 2023
A Healthy Quality of Life Includes Social Opportunities for Seniors
Quality of life (QOL) is a phrase often used by our Home Helpers team when we assess seniors and aging adults and explore the many ways we can improve and enhance their lives. After all, quality of life simply means “ overall enjoyment of life; general well-being; ...
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February 19, 2020
Helping Seniors with a High Protein Diet
Did you know that a diet high in protein is incredibly important for seniors? Protein is particularly important right before medical procedures or surgery and can help the healing time during an acute illness when the body doesn’t digest protein as easily. For our seniors, ...
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April 01, 2019
Lowering the Risk of Heart Disease Among Seniors
Did you know that heart disease kills more people than any other condition in the United States? While there can be genetic risk factors that increase your odds of developing heart disease, most often it is brought on by lifestyle choices that can be corrected. With one in ...
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April 09, 2018
How Alternative Sweeteners Can Help Alzheimer’s
Bet you don’t know that there is a link between Alzheimer’s Disease and…. wait for it…. SUGAR! We’ve been told for years how dangerous the effects are from a diet high in processed sugar. It’s not just an issue of getting cavities anymore; sugar has a far more terrible ...
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