nutrition for seniors

A VERY QUICK INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION FOR SENIORS: LEARNING THE BASICS

A VERY QUICK INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION FOR SENIORS: LEARNING THE BASICS

Healthy eating keeps our muscles strong and our minds alert and gives our bones the nutrients they need to stay strong.

When we increase our physical activity and exercise, our metabolic demands increase. What this means is we should ensure we are getting adequate nutrition.

We want the nutrients required to keep us healthy and the energy to fuel our body, to not only undertake the activity but to assist in the recovery process to make us stronger and healthier versions of ourselves.

To understand how to do this, a short nutrition lesson is required. Nutrition is a big topic, so I’m going to break it down in a simple way to understand and give some guidelines to help you keep healthy.