The Topic Today Is Nutrition and Malnutrition
Malnutrition can be a real problem as we grow older, and we can’t take anything for granted. Just because you did OK when you were younger, you need to understand how much you need to eat to stay healthy.
Malnutrition Can Lead To:
- A weakened immune system, increasing the risk of infections
- Difficulty with wound healing
- You’re already fighting weakness and sarcopenia (muscle loss) and malnutrition makes it worse
- Falls and fractures
- A higher risk of hospitalization
Below is a link to an extremely informative article about nutrition for older people. It’s from The Mayo Clinic so it’s totally reliable.
Remembering A Time In 70s Music
Below is a link to a four-minute video with Ray Wiley Hubbard and Jerry Jeff Walker, also Cowboy Bob Livingstone. Ray Wiley Hubbard wrote “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother,” and in the video he talks about his experience before writing the song. He is a very funny raconteur and this will crack you up
Below is a link to the song “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother,” sung by Jerry Jeff Walker on his album “Viva Terlingua.”
Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother, Jerry Jeff Walker. – YouTube
Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies 