MyPlate for Senior nutrition in Ridgewood

MyPlate for Older Adults is Helping Improve Senior Nutrition

This May, the U.S. government rolled out a new version of its popular MyPlate for senior adults is a daily nutritional guide specifically tailored for the elderly. MyPlate shows a plate divided by food groups. Fruits, vegetables, protein, and other food groups are visually displayed to represent how and what healthy people should be eating daily.…

detecting Parkinson's disease earlier

Detecting Parkinson’s Disease Earlier

Long before the classic symptoms of tremors and gait instability appear, Parkinson’s disease, which affects 1.5 million Americans, might be diagnosable allowing for the possibility for earlier intervention and amelioration of the disease. There is reason to believe that detecting Parkinson’s disease earlier is a real option. Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease The Lancet published a…