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Grandma, 82 years old, diabetic with headaches every morning

Hello, maybe you can help me out. My grandma is 82 and has diabetes type 2. She has a pretty constant diet but has this constant headache every single day, sometimes only in the m …
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Elderly woman with mid-range BMI, but ‘morbidly obese’ body fat %. Why, and how to get it down?

So, my 75-year-old MIL just got her bodyfat tested. At 5'2" and 125 lbs, it's 44%. Her doctor's recommendation is to get her weight between 106-118 lbs; her set-point for many year …
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What type of fitness do you think is ideal for the elderly?

What type of fitness would be the best to introduce to someone who is over 60 and sedentary? I believe the joints start going bad around this time and Crossfit may not be appropr …
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Do you look at the faces of the elderly … and see health?

Over the Holidays I spent a little time with a group of +70 yos. They were conceived during WW2, when food rationing was a normal in their countries of origin. Yet, when looking at …
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Kefir or lassi better probiotic?

I just found out that my 77-year old mom is having regular diarrhea. She is quite weak and underweight after a major spinal fusion last spring (112 at 5'7" + 2 of those Pounds are …
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Diet for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

I'm afraid a fair bit of background needs to be set out before the question, please bear with me! My mother-in-law has just been diagnosed with dry AMD at the age of 89. Her sigh …
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toothless for a while

I'm elderly and in the process of getting dentures ( years of vegetarianism got to my teeth!), I want to start eating Paleo, I've had a history of diverticular disease (2 surgeries …
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Paleo/primal and the elderly

My mom turned 87 today. She's in good shape, fortunately, not overweight (too thin if anything) and lives by herself. She does not drive anymore, so grocery shopping is a bit of a …