Being senior doesn't mean being abandoned!

Good night,

Today I'll speak a little about what means taking care of the elderly people. Being old doesn't mean being useless, who just have to wait for the end of their life, who no longer need to take care about what they eat or drink for living, who are a burden to others. All this is what goes through the minds of many people and society itself let this to happen. If you have your elderly parents, do your best to be with them. As time pass by, with aging, physically and psychologically they are losing faculties. Even if the older tell you they do not need, you give them your attention because it helps a lot giving them the strength to go on living. Control and take care about what your elderly eat. The body with age has less defenses and they all require each of the food groups of the food table. So please, control them because their well being will be your peace of mind and you'll get your most restful awareness. Beware of diseases like colds. In addition to vaccine against flu, a balanced diet is required.

Do everything you can to help your elderly to have a good life, if they helped you while you were young you have the obligation to help them in this stage of their life.

Behave in the communion of your family.

Dry skin in winter

I'm taking care of my mother, who is already old , and I noticed a very dry skin and peeling. It is very cold right now in Lisbon (Portugal), about + 5 ° C, she has to wear warm clothes which protect her from the cold and she's usually in an environment where the heater usually works a long time turn the skin of a older woman to dry. She made me mad because she didn't warn me of her skin's dry state, and to help her with it I moisturize her legs and feet with Nivea Soft to turn them hydrous.

Therefore, in the elderly is necessary to be very alert to this situation. The hydration of the body is very important since the body of an elderly no longer have the defenses when it was young . In addition to the cream the elder should drink plenty of water, says somewhere in the Internet that one should drink 2 liters per day, but even I can only drink that many water in the days when I go running. My mother is unreceptive to drink water, but I can make her drink half a liter of water (0.5 liters), it's better drink some water then none.

TAKE CARE TO THE ONE YOU LOVE BECAUSE NO ONE DO IT BETTER.