Jeff DaileyAdd Healthy Snacking to This Year's Resolutions
Add Healthy Snacking to This Year's Resolutions Forget diet shakes and strict meal plans. This year, pledge to eat more snacks! Healthy snacking is emerging as a new food trend for consumers who have resolved to focus on health and wellness.Add Healthy Snacking to This Year's Resolutions Today's consumers see snacking as an integral part of their lifestyles. From stressed-out Generation Xers to comfort-seeking Baby Boomers and wellness-savvy Millennials, consumers recognize that smart mini-meals can be part of an all-day wellness plan, according to U.S. trend watcher Iconoculture. Iconoculture reports that consumers want to bring their lives back into balance.
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Richard BitnerSenior Healthy Eating this Fall
Healthy Fall Foods for Seniors (and Care Providers!) Fall is the most beautiful time of year for many Americans. It’s also one of the most delicious. Harvest season is a time of abundance, with many of our country’s tastiest staples in season. For those of us in the senior care industry, it’s also a fantastic opportunity to get seniors eating healthier. Simply put, there are all kinds of healthy fall foods for seniors. Senior Healthy Eating this Fall And of course, it’s not just seniors who benefit from harvest season. Even senior care providers — whether you’re a family caregiver
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Exercise, diet—even attitude—can be as important as genetics when it comes to growing old gracefully. "Old age," as Bette Davis once said, "is no place for sissies." But that doesn’t mean you need to chicken out. Sure, growing older affects nearly every part of your body—including your hair, skin, heart, muscles, and more—but aging well may be as simple as adopting these (mostly) easy everyday habits. 7 Habits of People Who Age Well 7 Habits of People Who Age Well Maintain a positive attitude. You are what you think you are when it comes to aging. Seniors who think of age as a means to wisdom and
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5 Healthy Foods You Should be Eating Many of us are looking for fresh ways to lead healthier lifestyles and eat nutritiously, without having to sacrifice flavor. You may already be eating fruits and veggies, like broccoli and bananas, but here are five nutritional superstars you should be piling on your plate if you aren’t already: 5 Healthy Foods You Should be Eating Lentils. Lentils may look like the runt of the legume family, but don’t be fooled. These are rich in dietary fiber and are a good source of iron and folate, which collectively help reduce the risk of heart
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