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In this brief article I would like to share with you some thoughts about nutrition. These thoughts are really quite different from what is usually expressed in health-related Education focused on nutr…
In this brief articl…
In this brief article I would like to share with you some thoughts about nutrition. These thoughts are really quite different from what is usually expressed in health-related education focused on nutrition. Typically, there is education and advice offered about how to structure a Diet to include more of certain things, such as fruits and vegetables, and less of other things, such as saturated fat. Frequently nutrition-themed writing emphasizes how to best make decisions about foods to eat and not eat if you have a certain underlying medical problem such as Diabetes or obesity or heart disease.…
Victor Acquista
March 17, 2023 
Active Aging The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has identified seven dimensions of wellness which should be considered within the context of the nine principles that make up their act…
Active Aging The …
Active Aging The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has identified seven dimensions of wellness which should be considered within the context of the nine principles that make up their active aging model. These nine principles are as follows:Populations Perceptions People Programs Products Promotions Places Policy PotentialMuch has been written about the so called “Silver Tsunami” sweeping our country. This refers to the baby Boomer Generation which is now turning 65 years and older resulting in the graying of our nation. The elderly con…
Victor Acquista
March 16, 2023 Preventing Falls Among community-dwelling adults aged 65 or older, 30—40% fall at least once per year. Many of these falls have accompanying injury and many of these falls and injuries are preventab…
Preventing Falls Amo…
Preventing Falls Among community-dwelling adults aged 65 or older, 30—40% fall at least once per year. Many of these falls have accompanying injury and many of these falls and injuries are preventable. A sound approach to fall prevention focusses on risk factors which increase the chance of falling and intervention strategies to reduce or mitigate these risks. A helpful way to sort this out is to consider individual fall risks and environmental fall risks. Individual fall risk factors When you stop and think about all the body components and systems that play a role in keeping us on our feet…
Victor Acquista
March 15, 2023 
WE ARE EACH HEROES AND HEROINES OF OUR OWN STORYWe are always telling stories to one another. It’s part of who we are, how we share information, how we communicate. Did you listen to the news …
WE ARE EACH HEROE…
WE ARE EACH HEROES AND HEROINES OF OUR OWN STORYWe are always telling stories to one another. It’s part of who we are, how we share information, how we communicate. Did you listen to the news today? Someone told you a story. Did you repeat it to someone else? You told a story to that other person. How was your day? How did work go? What happened? These are all invitations to tell stories. The collection, assembly, accumulation of your personal stories amount to the story of your life. It is bookended by your birth and your death. In some cases, there is a prelude as in your parents hop…
Victor Acquista
March 15, 2023 Dementia Differences I receive a lot of questions about dementia. Often people use the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease as though it describes all types of dementias but this is not the case. Alzh…
Dementia Differences…
Dementia Differences I receive a lot of questions about dementia. Often people use the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease as though it describes all types of dementias but this is not the case. Alzheimer’s disease is only one of many conditions which are all variations of dementing illnesses. In this column I’ll describe some of the more common subtypes of dementias and some of their distinguishing characteristics. Let’s start with a definition: Dementia is a syndrome of progressive cognitive decline, often accompanied by additional symptoms in behavior and movements. The specific area…
Victor Acquista
March 15, 2023 
