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Health Can Be Enhanced at Any Age!
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Fat Granny - Trimming Down the Fat GrannyDaily Diet Tips for Seniors to Improve Health & Well-BeingGranny's are commonly perceived as having a little fluff. After all, there's nothing like hugging a soft, warm pillow. But when that pillow becomes 'more fluff' than desired and the mirror reveals a 'fat granny', we've got some tips that can take 'Fat Granny' down a few pounds with very little effort. Those Fat Granny Pounds May Not Be Your Fault Before we get to the tips, it's important to acknowledge that growing older naturally invites unwanted pounds. Although an individual may be living much the same lifestyle in their granny years as they did in their spring-chicken years, pounds may slowly creep onto the body. Although a slow-down in activity level is commonly blamed for those extra pounds, there is a bit more to the cause of slow weight gain. If Granny Gail remains as equally active in her granny years as she did in her spring-chicken years, and also enjoys the same diet, she too may discover that pounds are slowly creeping on.
- For one, our bodies often instinctively pack on pounds during our senior years. A bit of padding goes a long way should a sudden illness settle in. Mother Nature knows best. - In addition, as the body ages so does the metabolism. Although we may feel and look great, the metabolism doesn't have the benefit of wrinkle creams, metabolism-tucks & lifts and so forth. It's an ageing metabolism and the ageing metabolism naturally slows down. This isn't to say that the Senior Metabolism evolves into a snail. It is to say that the metabolism slows with age whether we like it, or not. To what degree depends upon a number of things - from the gene pool to diet to activity levels. And now for those tips to help the Fat Granny eliminate the extra fluff:
If you're unable to run to the store at the blink of a hat, fresh fruit may not always be an option. A great substitute is frozen fruits which can either be defrosted on the counter or in the microwave in a matter of seconds or minutes - depending upon which thawing method is used. Bananas may also be frozen in their natural skins and are delicious. Freeze when bananas are at their sweetest, but before they become over-ripe. To eat, simply remove the peel and slice into small bites.
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To
satisfy the ageing metabolism, try enjoying six small meals per
day rather than the basic three.