Mon, May-27-13, 09:18
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Posts: 51
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 280/227/150
BF:
Progress: 41%
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As a home-health CNA who has cared for quite a few dementia patients, I have noticed one common thread: their family eats like I was raised: white bread, and lots of it. Refined carbohydrates are the bulk of their diets. White Rice, pasta, and sugary desserts fill their tummies. They may have worked hard physically all their lives, and thus have been able to avoid diabetes, but much harm has been done in their brains and otherwise.
These families simply do not understand good nutrition. a small serving of green or yellow vegetables may be eaten every other day, perhaps. But it's usually cereal for breakfast, with sugar added. The same cereal or a sandwich for lunch, with very little protein. Dinner is often completely meat-free. Dinner is usually pasta, rice, or potato-based, and white bread is served with the meal. Of course, a very sweet dessert follows both lunch and dinner. A cake or pie, and always cookies, are setting on the counter, waiting for any snack desired.
My mom ate the same way. And she is now, in her 80's, having a hard time remembering her family. Her anxiety is through the roof, and she is diabetic. Of course, she doesn't want to change the way she eats now. Her body is too used to eating a certain way. So, I expect to lose her soon.
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