Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate Podcast: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!

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.

One of the most challenging consequences of having a chronic disease is the adjustments many must make associated with nutrition. For our elderly population, with often additional health challenges, repeated insults on the compromised heart muscle only lessen its ability to perform, and a poor prognosis is often the sad outcome.  Is it possible to slow down repeated exacerbations with nutritional strategies that decrease heart failure symptomatology? 

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I have dedicated it to nutritional health, my dissertation topic. No doubt, the pandemic has been brutal of us earthlings. We all know of families this horrible plague in our homeland has affected. For me, it has been heart-wrenching seeing how vulnerable we are with the most fundamental realities of life, food.

We know one of our basic needs is food. Unfortunately, healthy foods are pricier than the go-and grab items, often high in fat, sugar, and calories, hampering the nutritional health narrative. May I ask that you consider small but deliberate steps toward healthy health practices?

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Anyone who has taken care of someone who was once independent, and now the aging process has presented memory decline, physical slowness, or suffering from a debilitating condition, will understand and appreciate this discussion. Being motivated after a health challenge can be a real issue, but as a caregiver knowing the abilities of the one you care for should continue even when they do not want to participate.

What does a caregiver do? 

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Being a caregiver is giving care to another. In Texas, during the winter storm and freezing weather, the loss of power in many homes made my home "Hickman Hotel." With family everywhere and glad we all were safe, the gathering of the family made me sad. I was missing my mommy. Listen in for the real and raw reality of being vulnerable in thought.

Cold weather and harsh conditions are hard for anyone to handle, but they can be dangerous and deadly for our older adults.

Safety First! Safety Second!

A proactive step is to make such movements ahead of time. Listen in for more insight.

How many seniors in your family or neighborhood live alone and use adaptive aids? My mother lived alone until we changed the narrative. In the United States, millions of older adults live independently with the help of walking aids. While you work on a transition plan, there are a few things you can do. Being proactive is essential with seniors living alone. Listen in for more insight.

I am the first to acknowledge how difficult it was seeing my mother age. Watching the changes in the day-to-day activities, let alone suggesting she needed help, was an interesting time. She initially was resistant but later took much joy in all the pampering she received. She was so grateful for all the care, inside the family and outside the family circle.

Have you thought about who is in your care village? Listen in for more insight!

The diminished hearing of someone could result from earwax buildup. Do not go straight for the hearing aids. When earwax is unable to perform its duty due to buildup, or earwax blockage (hardened ear wax) that covers the opening in the ears, this can cause hearing loss.

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COVID-19! Yes, I went there! What one believes in, one shares! 

I want our precious elders to live as long as God allows. I know it is scary with the massive amounts of information and might I add, misinformation that has us all in a tizzy. Listen in for more wonderful and insightful information.

Let's take care of our seniors.