Tag: elderly
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Low Sodium = Poor Cognitive Function in the Elderly

During the aging process and since we try to keep sodium retention reduced to prevent cardiac hypertension and possible kidney disease, it becomes difficult to maintain sodium balance in the body. Low sodium in the body, or hyponatremia, has been shown to increase the risk of falls by contributing to neurocognitive dysfunction, which can cause…
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7 Water Intake Advice in Elderly

Water is essential in all biochemical processes that take place in our body. Water helps transport nutrients to the body’s tissues, eliminates harmful metabolic products, maintains healthy joints, controls body temperature. Older adults have a reduced sense of thirst. Also, when our bodies don’t have enough fluids, we become even less thirsty and drink less…
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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has the unique property of being able to be produced by the body from sunlight and does not depend solely on its intake through diet. Vitamin D is essential for the absorption and maintenance of calcium and phosphorus from bones and teeth, thus contributing to the maintenance of…
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Boron

Boron is a vital element, quite important for the normal development and health of the body. Boron has been shown to be an important trace element because it is essential for the growth and maintenance of bones, improves wound healing, positively affects the use of estrogen, testosterone and vitamin D by the body, enhances magnesium…