Nutrition is often the missing link for so many people who are experiencing greater difficulties with daily life, especially seniors. And if your elderly family member still lives on her own, nutrition may be one thing that she’s ignoring on a regular basis. Home delivered meals can turn all of that around for your senior. These are just a few of the benefits your elderly family member is likely to see.
Better Cognition
The brain needs fuel in order to function and if your senior isn’t eating healthy meals, her brain doesn’t get what it needs. By adding just one healthy meal to her diet, your senior may notice her brain working better and her memory improving. Malnutrition takes a serious toll on your elderly family member’s brain.
Stronger Immune System
Her immune system may also be struggling if your senior isn’t eating healthy meals regularly. Her immune system needs building blocks in order to keep itself going and to fight off germs and other issues. Once her immune system is struggling, it’s so difficult for your senior to stay well.
Better Healing
Nutrition also helps your elderly family member’s body to heal faster. Whether you’re talking about surgery or a paper cut, malnutrition robs your senior of what her body needs in order to repair the wounds and heal. As she starts to add nutrients back into her regular diet, she may find that she doesn’t bruise as easily and if she does sustain a small injury, it heals more quickly.
Heightened Energy
Nutrition is powerful stuff, and your elderly family member may notice increased energy levels when she starts eating healthier meals. That increase in energy can help her to move more and to give her body all of what it needs. She may even find that she’s able to sleep better, too.
Improved Pain Management
Managing pain is no joke. It takes a lot out of your elderly family member’s body and her emotional well-being. When she’s malnourished, it’s even more difficult for your senior to deal with even minor pain. Chronic severe pain is far worse for her to have to face. Eating meals that support her body’s needs ensures that she’s better able to handle all aspects of her life, including managing pain.
Better Emotional Health
Your senior may also find that she’s better able to regulate her emotions and deal with her emotional needs. Mental health and emotional health rely a lot more on the body than people realize. So, when your senior is taking the best care possible of her body and eating right, her emotional health is just as likely to show improvements, too.
It’s so difficult to cook for just one person and your elderly family member just may not have the energy to keep making meals that are balanced and delicious. Having home delivered meals can relieve her of that effort while also ensuring that she is eating the right mix of healthy foods brimming with nutrients. They’re easy to eat and they don’t take anything away from her.
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If you need respite and/or help with caring for your loved one in any corner of Ventura County, CA (Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Camarillo, etc.), talk to the caring staff at Oxnard Family Circle, Inc. today. 1-805-385-4180
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