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NUTRITION AS WE GET OLDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
superior, but frozen vegetables usually enough to get our juices digestion of these meats.
offer a handy extra portion of flowing. With age, our sense of Chew food until it is liquid
vegetables that are ready-to-cook smell and taste may be affected before swallowing, your stomach
alongside your main meal. lessening the secretion of our does not have teeth! Also,
As we age our protein needs gastric juices, leaving us less avoid large quantities of liquids
may decrease, but not by much. prepared for the digestive process. before during or immediately
The older person requires Ready-made, processed foods after your main meal. You can
protein for the same reasons as that require little preparation also use supplements to aid
anyone else – cell regeneration, also hamper the flow and offer digestion. Bitter herbs, were
immunity, muscle mass and little by way of true nourishment. once used as an aperitif, long
as the raw material for all our Meat and poultry dishes are best before it became a popular pre-
neurotransmitters. Eat moderate cooked over a longer period dinner drink. The bitter herbs
portions of meat - no bigger to help breakdown the tough were used to stimulate the
than the palm of the hand. Fish, proteins prior to consumption. gall bladder, stomach, pancreas
poultry, eggs, beans and lentils are Stews, soups and casseroles are and other digestive organs to
also good quality protein sources best for meat and poultry based secrete the necessary enzymes
and offer variety to your weekly meals while fish is best cooked by and acids required for efficient
menu. steam or in foil, baked in the oven, digestion. Bitter herbs are still
PUMP UP YOUR DIGESTION! for shorter times. If using dried available today in health food
It’s not just the skin that ages beans, allow for longer soaking shops and traditional chemist
as we get older, we also age times 24-48 hours and cook for shops. Most bitter herb formulas
on the inside which can pose longer to increase the digestibility included herbs such as dandelion,
difficulties for our digestive of these valuable foods. Back in artichoke, milk thistle, sorrel,
system. Decreasing gastric juices the day, many of our rich protein gentian, fennel, yarrow and
(stomach acid and enzymes), dishes were typically served with peppermint.
certain medications and dental fruits and vegetables that also SUPER SUPPERS!
problems can impair the digestive provided the enzymes needed With the main meal out of the
process. The gastric juices are for their digestion. Think back way, the evening meal can be a
stimulated with the thought of – gammon and pineapple, game simple, easily digested meal to
food. Choosing and preparing food with citrus fruits, pork and apple round off your day. Plan your
and the aroma of food cooking is – these were not just culinary supper to continue upping your
pairings but the fruits provided
some acidity to help with the
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superior, but frozen vegetables usually enough to get our juices digestion of these meats.
offer a handy extra portion of flowing. With age, our sense of Chew food until it is liquid
vegetables that are ready-to-cook smell and taste may be affected before swallowing, your stomach
alongside your main meal. lessening the secretion of our does not have teeth! Also,
As we age our protein needs gastric juices, leaving us less avoid large quantities of liquids
may decrease, but not by much. prepared for the digestive process. before during or immediately
The older person requires Ready-made, processed foods after your main meal. You can
protein for the same reasons as that require little preparation also use supplements to aid
anyone else – cell regeneration, also hamper the flow and offer digestion. Bitter herbs, were
immunity, muscle mass and little by way of true nourishment. once used as an aperitif, long
as the raw material for all our Meat and poultry dishes are best before it became a popular pre-
neurotransmitters. Eat moderate cooked over a longer period dinner drink. The bitter herbs
portions of meat - no bigger to help breakdown the tough were used to stimulate the
than the palm of the hand. Fish, proteins prior to consumption. gall bladder, stomach, pancreas
poultry, eggs, beans and lentils are Stews, soups and casseroles are and other digestive organs to
also good quality protein sources best for meat and poultry based secrete the necessary enzymes
and offer variety to your weekly meals while fish is best cooked by and acids required for efficient
menu. steam or in foil, baked in the oven, digestion. Bitter herbs are still
PUMP UP YOUR DIGESTION! for shorter times. If using dried available today in health food
It’s not just the skin that ages beans, allow for longer soaking shops and traditional chemist
as we get older, we also age times 24-48 hours and cook for shops. Most bitter herb formulas
on the inside which can pose longer to increase the digestibility included herbs such as dandelion,
difficulties for our digestive of these valuable foods. Back in artichoke, milk thistle, sorrel,
system. Decreasing gastric juices the day, many of our rich protein gentian, fennel, yarrow and
(stomach acid and enzymes), dishes were typically served with peppermint.
certain medications and dental fruits and vegetables that also SUPER SUPPERS!
problems can impair the digestive provided the enzymes needed With the main meal out of the
process. The gastric juices are for their digestion. Think back way, the evening meal can be a
stimulated with the thought of – gammon and pineapple, game simple, easily digested meal to
food. Choosing and preparing food with citrus fruits, pork and apple round off your day. Plan your
and the aroma of food cooking is – these were not just culinary supper to continue upping your
pairings but the fruits provided
some acidity to help with the
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