Life stages

Expert advice on keeping fit and healthy during your senior years.

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Healthy ageing: The link between memory loss and meals

Q My mother has significant memory problems and forgets to eat. She’s now...

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Healthy ageing: Going green while taking Warfarin

Q Following on from the question about medications in HFG May 2019, can...

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Editor’s letter: Strength and ageing

Joni Mitchell famously sang “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”,...

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Healthy ageing: Managing dry mouth symptoms

Q I’ve been having problems with a lack of saliva and a dry...

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It’s never too late to start building muscle

Staying strong is essential to good health as we age. Senior nutritionist Rose...

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Healthy ageing: Nutrition and falls – is there any connection?

Q I live alone and had a fall a couple of months ago...

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Healthy ageing: Meals on wheels a good start for rehab

Q Following two weeks in hospital my 82-year-old aunt is getting Meals on...

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Healthy ageing: Managing medication side effects

Q I’m 86 and during a recent stay in hospital was prescribed new...

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Healthy ageing: Why you need protein at every meal

In summary Protein needs actually increase as we age, helping maintain muscle strength,...

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Healthy ageing: When weight loss is a red flag

Q My mother, who is 80, has lost 5kg in the past six...

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Healthy ageing: Learning to cook later in life

Q Last year my wife and I separated after 45 years. I don’t...

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Cabbage keeps you strong

An increased daily intake of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts may help...

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Healthy ageing: Social eating

Q My dad died earlier this year, and although my 83-year-old mum is...

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How to live well, longer

There’s no denying it: we’re getting older. As a nation, I mean. According to...

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Carer alert : Focus on you own health first

As about half of Kiwi seniors being cared for at home are being...

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A little exercise goes a long way for older people

Getting old doesn’t necessarily mean becoming weak and frail, as just a little...

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The nutrition crisis our elderly face

When we think of malnutrition, it brings to mind images of starving children...
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