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As we get older, our senses of taste and smell decline.  If this is a problem for you, try a small amount of strongly flavoured food at the beginning of a meal.  This may stimulate the taste buds as well as the flow of saliva and could increase interest of the food to follow.

Getting enough calcium in your diet is important for all ages.  One food that may not be number one on your list is sardines.  They are quite high in calcium supplying 370mg per ounce.  When you eat sardines, you are actually eating the whole fish skeleton.  By comparison, one cup of milk contains 250mg.  They also have a good amount of omega-3 fatty acids which are good for the heart.

Many people have trouble swallowing tablets and capsules.  There are many ways to help.  Here’s one of them.  Place the tablet or capsule in your mouth with some water.  Bend your head  forward, looking at the floor.  Allow the medication to float to the top of the water in the mouth then swallow.  (Note: some tablets disintegrate quickly so you might taste some of the drug).

Our skin ages in two ways.  One is chronological aging which is an inherited tendency to age.  The other is photo-aging or solar-induced aging which results from sun-exposure.  You can’t do much about the first type but you can slow down the second type of aging with proper use of sunscreens, using proper clothing in the sun and avoiding sun activities between 11 and 4pm when sun is most intense.