Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Nutritional Health Is for You!
Thank you for journeying with me during the month of March. I appreciate you taking the time to hang out with me and learn about the importance of eating to stay healthy and feeding your loved-ones in healthy ways. Listen in for some closing thoughts on nutritional health. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-cynthia-j-hickman/support
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Nutritional Health Is for The Caregiver and The Care Recipient
Well, we did it! Remember, I committed the month of March (my birthday month) to share proactive tips to better care for our care recipients. The month of March has come to an end. The last blog on nutritional health will consider both, the caregiver, and the care recipient. Let us end the month by […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Do Men Do Better with Nutritional Health as Caregivers?
Don’t you ever count out the men in our society who cares for their loved-ones? Yes, I know; people think it is a female-oriented role. Tis true! That is accurate information, documented in an array of research journals. Men are navigating the role of caregiving from all aspects. I am not sure why as a […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Nutrition, Teeth and Dentures
Caregivers, have you check on your loved one’s mouth often, if not daily. Did you know bad teeth and poorly fitted dentures and painful gums can affect nutrition? Did you also know there are foods that are problematic with dentures and bad teeth? Maintaining a usual diet could have challenges to enjoying favorite foods. This […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Nutrition and Medicine in The Elderly
As I continue to honor my word of sharing nutritional health tips in March, let’s think about the foods seniors love to eat and the medicines they take daily. Some medications can affect appetite or the capacity to take in nutrients because of medications. Foods can augment, delay, or lessen drug absorption. Listen in for […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Should Nutritional Supplements be Given to the Elderly?
We all have heard, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. What about those expensive nutritional supplements that are plentiful and questionable? We all want to achieve good nutritional health, and many will tell you supplements are the way, the truth, and the light. Listen in for more insight. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-cynthia-j-hickman/support
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: What Foods Should Senior Avoid Eating
Healthy eating for seniors can help with illness and disease and better management of chronic health problems. To help older adults accomplish health benefits that align with proper eating, certain food groups should be avoided. Listen for more insight. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-cynthia-j-hickman/support
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Nutrition and Sibling’s Caregiving Contributions
Disagreement among siblings rarely happens with wanting good nutritious meals for parents. We would all suffer if nutrition were not provided to our care recipients. A significant part of being a caregiver is providing meals and snacks. How do you deal with siblings looking for their place in caring for an elderly parent? Listen in […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Topic: Nutrition, Swallowing Concerns with Elders
Seniors can have trouble eating such meals. They can choke and suffocate from foods caught in the throat. There are also health challenges that can create swallowing problems. There is a word for swallowing problems. It is dysphagia. Listen in for more insight. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-cynthia-j-hickman/support
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks! Nutritional and Bone Health in Seniors
Bone health is an important conversation to have as it relates to seniors and falls. The kinds of shoes worn are also very important. The kinds of food to provide is important. Listen in for more insight. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-cynthia-j-hickman/support