It’s Never too Late to
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Eating healthfully may also ward off digestive disorders , diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic ailments.

Eating healthfully may also ward off depression and help to keep your mind sharp.

Here are a few suggestions to get you on track with a healthy eating plan:

• Do not skip meals. Eat breakfast every day. If you skip meals, it may cause your metabolism to alter and slow down. Or the next meal or snack you eat might be a high-calorie, junky one.

• When you go shopping, select high-fiber foods like beans, vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals, and fruits . They help with regularity and also lower your risk for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

• Aim for low-fat meals . Our bodies need fewer calories as we age, especially if we aren’t very active.

• The author of this website (me!) does not recommend eating animal products. Since adults over the age of 50 may have difficulty absorbing nutrients, you may want to take a vitamin B12 supplement and consider taking natural daily vitamin supplements . (Check with a trusted health professional if you aren't sure.) Some foods, such as soy milk, are fortified with vitamin B12, and…

• Choose soy milk or nut milk over dairy products .

• Keep some nutrition-dense foods on hand, such as dried fruit (don’t eat too many—they are high in sugar ) and nut butters to spread on whole grain crackers, and fruit. It’s good to have something healthy at hand for those snack attacks!

• Drink plenty of water and/or water-based fluids such as herbal teas.

• If you are unable to prepare meals for yourself, find out about programs in your area that serve or deliver meals. Call Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 or check online at http://www.eldercare.gov.
  
  
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  Remember: It’s never too late to make healthy changes to your life. May abundant and vibrant senior health be yours!

  Click here to learn about the benefits of eating a whole foods diet.

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