Handful a Day does Not = Healthy It’s Not What You Think

Handful a Day does Not = Healthy

It’s Not What You Think

Supplementation Needed!

Food Changes and Benefits for Seniors

• Soybeans now have higher protein. • Golden rice is enhanced with vitamin A beta-carotene for better

eyesight. • Some beans have more essential amino acids.• We’re growing many vegetables and fruits with no pesticides. • Our cattle aren’t drinking water that has run off from pesticides.• Farm raised Salmon get larger faster.• Some cattle are given hormones to increase muscularity. muscle = meat

to eat• Milk cows are producing 15% more milk and it’s being fortified with

Calcium & D3. • Chickens are developing larger breasts.

Is that

chicken

drinking

my milk?

Choosemyplate.org

MyPlate for Older Adults

Physical activity: Walking, Stretching, Chores or Hobbies

ComplementaryAlternativeMedicine..“AnythingGoes”

The Internet says.. The internet is always right.. Right? NOT!

NCCAM.NIH.govWebMD.comMayoClinic.comNIH.govLivestrongHelpguide.orgHelp.govEatright.orgFitday.comMyfitnesspal.com

ChooseMyPlate, (2013). Retrieved from http://choosemyplate.orgGerson Institute, (2013). Retrieved from http://gerson.org/gerpress/trans-fats-banned-by-fda/Mayo Clinic, (2013). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL00002/NSECTIONGROUP=2NCCAM, (2013). Retrieved from http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acai/ataglance.htmOffice of Dietary Supplements. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH (2011). Dietary supplements: What you need to know. Retrieved from http://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DS_WhatYouNeedToKnow.aspxOffice of Dietary Supplements. Retrieved from http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/Tai Chi for Seniors Video, (2013). Retrieved from http://www.taichiforseniorsvideo.com/?gclid=CI3qi4X_-LoCFdFcfgod9wQANgTufts University, (2013). Retrieved from http://nutrition.tufts.edu/research/myplate-older-adultsWebMD, (2013). Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-truth-about-red-meat?page=2Wieczorek, Ania. (2003). Use of Biotechnology in Agriculture—Benefits and Risks retrieved from http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/BIO-3.pdf

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