“You are what you eat.” The old adage is now truer than
ever. Good health is largely dependent on good nutrition, so much so that
doctors trace many physical and emotional ailments back to a diet deficient in
vitamins and minerals. Eating a well-balanced diet is a major part of
encouraging long life, lowering the incidence of disease, and helping sick
people recover. On the flip side, inadequate nutrition and poor quality foods
can generally cut life span and open us up to many illnesses and disease. In
effect, food is medicine per Webster's definition of medicine: "The
science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention,
alleviation, or cure of disease." Food acts as medicine - to maintain,
prevent, and treat disease.
With this month’s Alive in All Seasons focus on food, we’d
like to give you a prescription for a healthy diet: breakfast daily (do not
skip); meals x3 (at least) daily; foods from each of the food groups per meal
daily. The food pyramid defines the food groups as grains, vegetables, fruits,
dairy and proteins. The amounts vary according to age, sex, height, weight, and
physical activity level. Here’s a good guideline to start you on your way. Make
half your plate fruits and vegetables. Make half your grains whole grains. Move
to low-fat and fat-free dairy. Vary your protein routine and eat and drink the
right amount for you.
Join us as we continue our focus on healthy aging by
shedding light on our hydration program with healthy snacks and juices, and
demonstrate how food and nutrition help us to Live in Wellness from a
dietitian’s point of view.
Our fabulous June 2017 events in Denver, CO at Juniper
Village at The Spearly Center include our:
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Spearly Sidekicks Live In Wellness BBQ because
enjoying the outdoor environment can be as simple as sitting on the patio and
spending time with friends and loved ones, so come join us as we celebrate good
food, living in wellness and joyous times as we host this festive BBQ, as we
welcome our family members, friends, First Responders and neighbors for a tasty
and healthy meal on our sunny Outdoor Patio on June 9th at 11:30 am.
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Father’s Day Luncheon as Michael Jordan once
said, “My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted
to do; you never know what you can accomplish until you try,” so please join us
in our Main Dining Room as we pay tribute with family, friends and community
neighbors to wise and amazing fathers everywhere on June 19th at
noon.
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Summertime Fun BBQ as we invite friends, family
and community neighbors to enjoy the outdoors, mingle with friends, and feast
on grilled favorites, and a special invitation is extended to our first
responders for a quick bite on the go, so meet us on the sunny Outdoor Patio
for great food, great friends, and a great day on June 23rd at 11:30
am.
We look forward to sharing our June 2017 events in Denver,
CO at Juniper Village at The Spearly Center with you as you Live In Wellness.
