Q&A: I am 81yrs old and enjoy gardening but I have a problem with skin cuts & scratches taking a while to heal. What foods will help me with wound healing?
Thanks for your question, it’s great to hear you are keeping active in the outdoors by doing exercise around something you enjoy! From my experience working in the community with Wound Care Nurse Specialists, quite often older people are unaware they need to increase their daily protein and energy intake to support their wound healing. […]
Q&A: “My grandma recently had a fall, what foods can she eat to make her stronger and help prevent future falls?”
There are a number of ways you could work with Grandma to retain her strength and reduce the likelihood of falls. 1. Encourage her to eat enough protein foods 2. Support her to eat sufficient amounts of calcium rich foods 3. Maintain good balance and muscle strength By Kaye Dennison (NZRD)